Canary

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At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in: Harry Potter: Magic Awakened & Hogwarts Legacy.
As such, spoilers will be present within the article.

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"Just then, Neville caused a slight diversion by turning into a large canary."

— Effect of Canary Cream^[src]

A canary is a small, brightly coloured songbird, known for its melodious singing.^[2]

History

A student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1890s owned a pet canary. When Professor Bai Howin asked a class whether they had encountered a dangerous beast before and this student mentioned their canary, they were almost thrown out of class.^[3]

In 1994, Fred and George Weasley invented Canary Cream for their joke shop, Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes. The product temporarily turned whoever ingested it into a large canary.^[4]

Behind the scenes

In Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, the Canary Cream from Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes transforms the consumer into a large-eyed red canary, whereas the one from Zonko's Joke Shop changes them into a small, black-eyed yellow canary.
The game also shows that the cream turns the consumer into a normal-sized canary, unlike in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, where Neville Longbottom was turned into a large one.