- "—Extra points for how pretty the snuffbox was, points off if it still has whiskers."
- — The Transfiguration exam in 1991[src]
A Snuffbox is a decorative box that often contained powder that a witch would use as cosmetics.
History
- "Professor McGonagall watched them turn a mouse into a snuff box."
- — The Transfiguration exam[src]
At the end of term Transfiguration practical exam in 1991, they were instructed to turn a mouse into a snuffbox. Extra points for how pretty the snuffbox was, points off if it still has whiskers.[1]
1995
A snuffbox made of silver, filled with Wartcap Powder, bit Sirius Black during the summer cleanup of Number 12 Grimmauld Place. [2]
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix