A Hogsmeade branch, you know, but a fat lot of good it'll do us if you lot aren't allowed out at weekends to buy our stuff anymore." - Fred thinking of buying Zonko's ĭuring their last and unfinished year at Hogwarts, Fred and George tested many of their products on fellow students, wishing to determine if everyone responded the same to their products. Fred and George Weasley's seventh year at Hogwarts
Since Harry gave them their start-up loan, after establishing their storefront Fred and George in turn insisted that he help himself to whatever he wanted, free of charge. They reluctantly accepted the winnings only on his insistence, with his only requests being that they not tell Molly where the money came from, and to buy Ron new dress robes without mentioning Harry's name. Luckily, the twins got the money for the shop through Harry Potter's unwanted Triwizard Tournament winnings of 1,000 Galleons, while the three were alone before disembarking the Hogwarts Express at Platform Nine and Three-Quarters. They won, but Bagman paid them off with Leprechaun gold, which vanished after a few hours, wiping out their savings and putting their dream in peril. To raise money for their shop they bet their life's savings with Ludo Bagman, on the outcome of the Quidditch World Cup.
Even though she burned the orders, her twin sons still maintained their ambition to open a joke shop. She also wished them to get jobs in the Ministry of Magic, like their father. She didn't support their wild ambitions, considering that most of the products that they'd created were dangerous. Their mother discovered the orders while cleaning their room one day. Their initial efforts were sold as mail-order items using owl post. They initially developed these products in their room at The Burrow. While still students at Hogwarts, Fred and George were inspired to develop a number of practical joke products. Take whatever you like, and just remember to tell people where you got it, if they ask." - Fred and George, with Harry in 1996 įounders Fred Weasley and George Weasley standing in the main room of their shop you gave us our start-up loan, we haven't forgotten. George Weasley: " Harry, you help yourself to anything you want, all right? No charge." Harry Potter: " I can't do that!" Fred Weasley: " You don't pay here. The seed money for the shop was Harry Potter's Triwizard Tournament 1,000 galleon winnings. This establishment started out as an 'owl-post service' led by the twins from the Burrow, and later continued from Hogwarts, selling joke-products until the store front was opened. The shop also sold a number of defensive magical objects. There was also a section of Muggle Magic Tricks, which were said to have done steady business, despite not being big sellers. The shop contained practical joke objects, such as Extendable Ears, a Reusable Hangman, Skiving Snackboxes, and Fred and George's special WonderWitch products, such as Love Potions, Ten-Second Pimple Vanishers, and Pygmy Puffs. Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, also known as Weasley & Weasley, was a joke shop located at 93 Diagon Alley founded by Fred and George Weasley.
THE CONSTIPATION SENSATION THAT'S GRIPPING THE NATION!" - Sign outside Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes " WHY ARE YOU WORRYING ABOUT YOU-KNOW-WHO?