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"—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

Notes and references

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