Changes: Spell-Checking Quill

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"Any student found in posession [sic] of a spell-check charmed quill will be punished severely"

— Educational Decree Number One^[src]

A Spell-Checking Quill is a type of quill that is used to correct an individual's mispelling.

In the 1995-1996 school year, these were banned from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry by Professor Dolores Umbridge.

They were sold at Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes in 1996, where Ron Weasley bought one. However, the charm on the quills wore off after several months, resulting in even worse spelling than before.

Behind the scenes

It is possible that when the charm wears off it results in worse spelling than before, as Ron's homework was left with terrible misspellings: "belligerent" starting with "bum" and "augury" with "org", as well as "Dementors" as "Dugbogs", and his own name became "Roonil Wazlib".

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (First mentioned)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (First appearance)

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-A '''Spell-Checking Quill''' is a type of [[Quill]] that is used to correct an individual's mispelling. They were sold at [[Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes]] in [[1996]], where [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] bought one. However, the charm on the quills wore off after several months, resulting in even worse spelling than before.
+{{Quote|Any student found in posession [sic] of a spell-check charmed quill will be punished severely|Educational Decree Number One|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)}}
+A '''Spell-Checking Quill''' is a type of [[quill]] that is used to correct an individual's mispelling.
+In the [[1995-1996 school year]], these were banned from [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] by [[Professor]] [[Dolores Umbridge]].
+They were sold at [[Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes]] in [[1996]], where [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] bought one. However, the charm on the quills wore off after several months, resulting in even worse spelling than before.
 ==Behind the scenes==
-* Due to the effects of Ron Weasley's quill wearing off, his homework was left with terrible misspellings: "belligerent" starting with "B — U — M" and "augury" with "O — R — G", as well as "[[Dementor]]s" becoming "[[Dugbog]]s", and Ron's name became "Roonil Wazlib".
+*It is possible that when the charm wears off it results in worse spelling than before, as Ron's homework was left with terrible misspellings: "belligerent" starting with "bum" and "augury" with "org", as well as "[[Dementor]]s" as "[[Dugbog]]s", and his own name became "Roonil Wazlib".
-** The misspelling of "Roonil Wazlib" also seemed to occur to older writings, despite being written long ago, as the name in the [[Advanced Potion-Making]] changed when [[Harry Potter]] used it as a decoy against [[Severus Snape]].
 ==Appearances==
-* ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'' {{1st Mention}}
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' {{1st}}
 [[Category:Quills]]
+[[Category:Feather]]