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+ | '''Slug & Jiggers Apothecary''' is a shop in [[Diagon Alley]], established in [[1200s|1207]],<ref name="TMOHP">''[[The Making of Harry Potter]]'' {{see image|File:Slug&JiggersWormwoodEssence.jpg}}</ref> which sells [[potion]] ingredients. |
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+ | ==Etymology== |
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− | '''Slug & Jiggers Apothecary''' is a shop in [[Diagon Alley]] which sells [[potion]] ingredients. It is presumably owned by [[Slug]] and [[Jigger]]. |
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+ | It is possible that "slug" refers to the mollusc, and "jigger" to a liquid measure (1½ fl. oz. or about 45ml). The latter is often an apothecaries' measurement. |
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− | ===1991=== |
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+ | *''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]'' |
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− | [[File:Beetle Eyes.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Beetle eyes on sale for five [[Wizarding currency|Knuts]] a scoop in [[1991]].]] |
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+ | *''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]'' {{Comment|Name seen on sign}} |
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− | On [[July 31]], [[1991]], [[Rubeus Hagrid]] took [[Harry Potter]] to Diagon Alley to purchase supplies for his [[first year]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]. Harry looked around the store while Hagrid dealt with the man behind the counter, noting that [[unicorn]] horns were on sale for twenty-one [[Wizarding currency|Galleons]] apiece, and beetle eyes for five [[Wizarding currency|Knuts]] per scoop.<ref name="ps5">''Philosopher's Stone'', Ch. 5</ref> |
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+ | *''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]'' {{Comment|Name seen on sign}} {{Comment|Briefly}} |
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+ | *''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]'' |
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− | ===1993=== |
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+ | *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'' {{Comment|Name seen on sign}} |
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− | In the summer of [[1993]], Harry Potter spent a couple of weeks at the [[Leaky Cauldron]], during which time he went to Slug & Jiggers to stock up on ingredients for [[Potions (class)|Potions]].<ref>''Prisoner of Azkaban'', Ch. 4</ref> |
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+ | *''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'' |
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+ | *''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]'' |
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− | ==Description== |
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− | The store's interior is packed full of goods, with barrels of "slimy stuff" on the floor, jars containing herbs, roots, and brightly-coloured powders along the walls, and bunches of feathers, fangs, and claws hanging from the ceiling. All of these ingredients give the store an unpleasant aroma described as combination of bad eggs and rotten cabbage.<ref name="ps5" /> |
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− | ==Behind the scenes== |
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− | *The name of this store is given only in the [[Harry Potter films|''Harry Potter'' films]].<ref>"[http://www.hp-lexicon.org/wizworld/places/w_pl_diagon.html Diagon Alley]" on The Harry Potter Lexicon</ref><ref>[http://www.angelfire.com/mi3/cookarama/premnov01_1.html 2001 ''Premiere'' magazine article]</ref> It is referred to as simply "the apothecary" in the [[Harry Potter series|novels]]. |
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==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
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{{Reflist}} |
{{Reflist}} |
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+ | [[es:Boticario Slug & Jiggers]] |
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+ | [[pl:Apteka Sluga i Jiggersa]] |
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Revision as of 14:07, 6 September 2014
Slug & Jiggers Apothecary is a shop in Diagon Alley, established in 1207,[1] which sells potion ingredients.
Etymology
It is possible that "slug" refers to the mollusc, and "jigger" to a liquid measure (1½ fl. oz. or about 45ml). The latter is often an apothecaries' measurement.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (Name seen on sign)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Name seen on sign)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Name seen on sign) (Briefly)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Name seen on sign)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
Notes and references
England, Great Britain | ||
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Carkitt Market - Diagon Alley - Horizont Alley - Knockturn Alley |