fake wands -
Firebolt -
fireworks -
Floo Powder -
flying [item] -
Foe-Glass -
Ford Anglia, flying -
Frisbee, Fanged -
Frog Spawn Soap
fake wands
See wands, fake.
Firebolt
See Firebolt entry
for brooms.
Dr. Filibuster's Fabulous Wet-Start No-Heat Fireworks can be purchased in Gambol and Japes Wizarding Joke Shop (CS4).
See also WAND EFFECTS, WEASLEYS' WIZARD WHEEZES.
Floo powder
This silvery powder, invented in the 1200s by
Ignatia Wildsmith
(fw23),
when thrown in the fire allows
magical travel and
magical communication
between fireplaces connected to the
Floo Network.
The powder is thrown into the flames, which burst up emerald green.
To travel, a witch or wizard steps into the flames and states her or his
destination (another fireplace on the
Floo Network). To communicate, the witch
or wizard throws the powder into the flames and inserts only her or his
head, again stating the fireplace to which a connection is desired.
The Weasleys keep theirs in a flowerpot on the mantel (CS4).
SEE Floo Network.
flying [item]
See [item], flying. In the case of flying vehicles, for instance:
Foe-Glass
This device looks like a mirror, but it does not reflect the scene
in front of it. Instead, it shows the enemies - the foes - of its owner.
The foes are shadowy, indistinct, out-of-focus figures if distant; the
images become more distinct as the foes get closer
(GF20).
The name of this device is a nice play on words. While a "foe"
is an enemy, it is also a homonym for the French word "faux",
meaning "false" - a fitting term for a looking-glass that isn't a
true mirror.
The fake Moody kept a Foe-Glass among the various Dark Detectors in his office at Hogwarts (GF20).
When Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Snape rescued Harry from the fake Moody after the third task, it showed their images (GF35). From that incident, we observe the following.
The Foe-Glass is tuned to show the foes of its owner, not just those of the person standing in front of it (unlike, say, the Mirror of Erised, which works for whoever stands before it). It showed the fake Moody's enemies when he wasn't watching it, and even when he was unconscious the images remained when Harry and Snape looked into it.
The Foe-Glass operates without its owner needing to concentrate on it; the fake Moody had forgotten it completely and wasn't watching it, but it still showed his foes approaching.
During the first meeting of the D.A., a large, cracked Foe-Glass hung in the Room of Requirement that Harry felt sure was the same one that the fake Moody had had the previous year (OP18).
Ford Anglia, flying
This turquoise automobile was bought by
Arthur Weasley for the purposes
of taking it apart in his shed to see how it worked - at least, that's
the story he told Molly. In fact,
in the process of dismantling and reassembling the car, he also bewitched it
to be able to fly and installed an
Invisibility Booster.
He also magically
expanded the inner spaces so that an enormous amount of luggage could
fit in the boot and an
amazing number of people could sit comfortably in its wide seats.
Fred and George flew the car
a number of times, once all the way to
Surrey to rescue
Harry from the
Dursleys. Shortly thereafter
Harry and
Ron flew the car all the way to
Hogwarts. The car barely
made it that far only to crash land in the
Whomping Willow,
which damaged it quite severely. The car ejected
Harry,
Ron, and their luggage, then fled into
the forbidden forest. It is
still there, trundling about the
forest like a wild animal
(CS3,
CS15).
The license plate number on the Anglia on the cover of the British edition is HOW777. According to artist Cliff Wright, this number was provided by J.K. Rowling herself (
HPLatino).
The license plate number on the Anglia in the films is 7990TD (CS/f)
See Harris, Seán
Frisbee, Fanged
Something like a Muggle Frisbee but snarls; available in lime-green.
Added to Filch's list of objects forbidden inside Hogwarts castle at the start of the 1994 - 1995 [Y14 - Y15] school year GF12).
Hermione confiscated a Fanged Frisbee from a fourth-year during her sixth year. Ron promptly took it over, saying he had always wanted one (HBP9)
Frog Spawn Soap
See SOAP, FROG SPAWN.
