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'''''Witchita Banana''''' was a phonograph album featuring up-tempo, instrumental jazz released by [[Incantation Records]]. [[Remus Lupin]] owned a copy, which he played (on a [[C. Gilbert & Co. Ltd.]] [[Geisha]] [[gramophone]]) during a [[third year]] [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] lesson concerning [[Boggart]]s in [[1993]], presumably as way to help lighten the mood while students faced their greatest fears.
 
 
'''"Witchita Banana"''' is the name of a record that [[Remus Lupin]] owned. During a third-year [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] class in [[1993]] concerning [[Boggart]]s, Lupin played the record to his class.
 
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
*The name of this record is only mentioned in [http://raincloud.warnerbros.com/harrypotter/us/med/vr/lupins.mov Lupin's Classroom Virtual Tour], at Harry Potter.com
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*The name of this record can be seen in this [http://raincloud.warnerbros.com/harrypotter/us/med/vr/lupins.mov virtual tour] of Professor Lupin's classroom from [http://www.harrypotter.com HarryPotter.com].
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*''Witchita Banana'' may be a pun on [[Wikipedia:Chiquita Banana|Chiquita Banana]].
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*The song is a piece of stock music composed by Dick Walters entitled [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNMoYJhicEY "Hot Liquorice"]. It was also featured on an X-Files episode, "Triangle".
   
 
==Appearances==
 
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]''
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Revision as of 19:16, 1 January 2015

Witchita Banana was a phonograph album featuring up-tempo, instrumental jazz released by Incantation Records. Remus Lupin owned a copy, which he played (on a C. Gilbert & Co. Ltd. Geisha gramophone) during a third year Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson concerning Boggarts in 1993, presumably as way to help lighten the mood while students faced their greatest fears.

Behind the scenes

  • The name of this record can be seen in this virtual tour of Professor Lupin's classroom from HarryPotter.com.
  • Witchita Banana may be a pun on Chiquita Banana.
  • The song is a piece of stock music composed by Dick Walters entitled "Hot Liquorice". It was also featured on an X-Files episode, "Triangle".

Appearances