April Fools' Day

"Is this all real? Or has this been happening inside my head?" The topic of this article is of a real-life subject that has been mentioned "in-universe" in acanon source. TheHarry Potter Wiki is written from the perspective that all information presented in canon is true (e.g.,Hogwarts really existed), and, as such, details contained in this article may differ from real world facts.

April Fools' Day is celebrated on1 April in both theMuggle andwizarding world. It is celebrated by playing jokes and pranks on others.^[1]

History[]

On2 August1995, whenPetunia Dursley confirmed thatDementors really existed, her husbandVernon looked from her to his sonDudley and to his nephew-in-lawHarry Potter as if hoping somebody was going to shout 'April Fools!'".^[2]

Known April Fools' Day pranks[]

• 1979:Caractacus Phelps dropped over eight-hundredStink Pellets off the roof of theDaily Prophetoffice inDiagon Alley, causing approximately five-hundred cases ofStinkitus.^[3]
• Before or in1994: According toBartemius Crouch Junior,a witch snuck up behindAlastor Moody and said "Boo!", causing an over-reaction on his part.^[4]

Behind the scenes[]

• Fred andGeorge Weasley were born on1 April, most likely as a reference to this day, as the twins arenotorious pranksters.
• The video game review siteIGN is well known for making hoax videos on April Fools' Day. In2011, their hoax wasHarry Potter themed: a fake television spin-off calledThe Aurors.

Appearances[]

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)(GCN-GBA Link mention)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire(First mentioned)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix(Mentioned only)

Notes and references[]