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Hey guys! I've had a busy few weeks and have neglected my pet, Did You Know? Just a quick note to affirm that I'll be picking up Did You Know? again, so plan on some awesome, interesting, and sometimes surprising canon information!

There is infinite canon material to examine and discuss in Potterverse, and I hope you all will enjoy the topics I toss at you :D While we're on the subject of canon topics for Did You Know?, if you have a specific topic you'd like me to cover, by all means leave a comment to this post or email me at slytherincess[at]gmail[dot]com with any permutation of Did You Know in the subject header.

To tell you the truth, I'm really looking forward to our next topic.

Did You Know? will post to hd_writers I'd say, realistically, one to three times per week, but sometimes I get on a tear and roll out four or five. It just depends.

This canon h0r greatly looks forward to dissecting Harry Potter canon with all of you!

Why the Sorting Hat considered Harry for Slytherin is -- like the question of whether or not Harry was a Horcrux -- one of the most contentious questions in the Harry Potter fandom. ( || LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHY THE SORTING HAT CONSIDERED HARRY FOR SLYTHERIN || )

New information on the British pure-blood wizarding families has come out on Pottermore! ( || DID YOU KNOW ? READ MORE ON PURE-BLOODS || )

So! Did you know?

Seriously -- aren't you surprised that Harry didn't break his glasses eleventy-billion times more than he actually did over the course of seven books? There's a nifty little fix specifically for mending broken glasses in Potterverse: Oculus Reparo. This little spell is quick, easy to learn, and dead on useful. It's the spell Hermione uses on the Hogwarts Express when she, Ron, and Harry first meet. ( || OCULUS REPARO || )

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Now, go polish your glasses!

Hey fellow hd_writers! I wanted to take a moment and introduce you to a new series we'll be putting on called Did You Know? Canon Folly Facts, and Fic-Worthy Fun. What this will be is a canon-based tidbit posted to hd_writers, oh, 3-5 times per week by me, slytherincesss, your resident canon h0r! Why? It's not unusual for a writer to forget small, but brilliant, canon details that would help enhance their Harry Potter-themed fics, and we want to encourage all you fantastic writers in our community to utilize Potter canon. We're hoping you'll enjoy this information and will also revisit some of the fantastic details that make Potterverse so truly special and magical. Including canon details can really bring authenticity to a fic. Even better, whacky hijiacks can ensue in abundance.

All entries will be from canon -- the seven Potter novels; Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them; Quidditch Through the Ages; The Tales of Beedle the Bard; and Pottermore. You will never find me skulking about the Wikipedia or the HP Wikia looking for information. So, let's carry on with our first installment of Did You Know?



Fizzing Whizzbees (UK), or Fizzing Whizbees (US), are a special type of candy found in the wizarding world. Fizzing Whizzbees are a popular sweet sold at Honeyduke's in Hogsmeade; there is no mention of Fizzing Whizzbees being sold on the sweets trolley on the Hogwarts Express or in any other shop. Fizzing Whizzbees are a sherbet-like, ball-shaped candy that causes giddiness and levitation when eaten.

The active ingredient in Fizzing Whizzbees is Billywig stingers. A Billywig is a magical Australian insect with wings on its head and a stinger on its bottom. Muggles do not notice Billywigs; however, when stung, witches and wizards are quickly overcome by a sense of euphoria, well being, and giddiness. It is not unheard of for some witches and wizards to actually try and provoke a Billywig sting to feel its effects. Some witches and wizards are allergic to Billywigs and when stung may become stuck in a state of permanent levitation, which is really quite silly! Did you know?

Who binges on Fizzing Whizzbees? Draco or Harry?

SOURCE: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander