Changes: Purple Firecrackers

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"It took several purple firecrackers exploding from the end of Professor Dumbledore's wand to bring silence."

— Description.^[src]

Purple Firecrackers^[1] is a charm used to emit purple firecrackers from the tip of one's wand. Professor Albus Dumbledore used this charm on 31 October, 1991 to settle the student body after Professor Quirrell announced the presence of a troll in the school dungeons^[2].

This spell is omitted from the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. In it, Dumbledore raises his voice in a yell of "Silence!" to settle the student body down.

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-This [[spell]], described as causing "'''purple firecrackers'''" to burst from the tip of one's [[wand]], was used by [[Albus Dumbledore]] to get the attention of panicking diners in the [[Great Hall]] when [[Quirinus Quirrell|Professor Quirinus Quirrell]] revealed that a [[troll]] was loose at [[Hogwarts Castle|Hogwarts]] on [[31 October]], [[1991]].<ref name="PS10">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' - Chapter 10 (''Halloween'')</ref>
+'''Purple Firecrackers'''<ref name="TCG">''[[Harry Potter Trading Card Game]]''</ref> is a [[charm]] used to emit purple firecrackers from the tip of one's [[wand]]. [[Professor]] [[Albus Dumbledore]] used this charm on [[31 October]], [[1991]] to settle the student body after [[Professor]] [[Quirinus Quirrell|Quirrell]] announced the presence of a [[troll]] in the school [[dungeons]]<ref name="PS10">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' - Chapter 10 (''Halloween'')</ref>.
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