Props

From the Potions classroom cauldrons to Dumbledore’s memory cabinet, there’s magic in every detail

Potions Classroom

Over 950 potion jars line the walls of the classroom, each with unique props kept inside them including baked animal bones from a local butcher shop, dried leaves, herbs and shrunken heads made by the Props Department. Each jar features a label hand designed by Graphic Design duo MinaLima.

Memory Cabinet

Nearly 900 memory vials and labels were created for the cabinet that can be found in Professor Dumbledore’s office. Each label was hand designed by the Graphics Department before being sent to the Props Team who would put the labels into place on each vial. Some of the memories seen in the cabinet feature familiar character names such as Argus Filch and Professor McGonagall.

Puking Pastilles

Stocking everything from Extendable Ears to fireworks, Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes was designed to look like an 18th century storefront and took more than three months to build — and much of that time was spent constructing the 20-foot mannequin above the main entrance. 120 different products were designed by concept artists, each with nods to Fred and George’s mischievous sense of humour. The Puking Pastilles dispenser that can be seen at the Studio Tour was created by Head Prop-Maker Pierre Bohanna and was designed to be funny and disgusting at the same time.