Christmas feast

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"Harry had never in all his life had such a Christmas dinner. A hundred fat, roast turkeys; mountains of roast and boiled potatoes; platters of chipolatas; tureens of buttered peas, silver boats of thick, rich gravy and cranberry sauce — and stacks of wizard crackers every few feet along the table."

— Harry Potter's first Christmas dinner at Hogwarts, in 1991^[src]

The Christmas feast was held on Christmas Day. It was attended by the Professors and any students that have chosen to remain at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry over the Christmas holidays.^[1]^[2]

Overview[]

Christmas Feast HM — 1980s Christmas feast

The feast was prepared by the house-elves in the kitchens, and consisted of a hundred fat, roast turkeys, mountains of roast and boiled potatoes, platters of fat chipolatas, tureens of buttered peas, silver boats of thick, rich gravy and cranberry sauce. For dessert, flaming Christmas puddings were served, with silver Sickles hidden within the pudding. Also on the tables were Wizard Crackers.^[1]

Unlike their Muggle counterparts that contained plastic toys and paper hats, Wizard Crackers exploded with a blast, like a cannon going off, and engulfed the pullers in blue smoke. Inside could be found such delights as live mice, Wizard's Chess sets, and Grow-Your-Own-Warts kits, as well as real-sized hats and jokes.^[1] Because of the small number of students that stayed for Christmas during Harry's third year, the house tables were put to one side and a table for twelve set up in their place.^[2]

The Christmas feast was the only one which took place during the school holidays. As such, the other feasts were usually attended by all students, with the exception of the 1997 End-of-Term Feast.

Known participants[]

1991[]

Hogwarts staff^[1]

1993[]

Appearances[]

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (Appears in deleted scene(s))
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter Trading Card Game
Pottermore
Harry Potter (website)
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells (Mentioned only)

Notes and references[]

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Meals served in the Great Hall

Feasts
Start-of-Term Feast · Hallowe'en feast · Christmas feast · Welcoming Feast · End-of-Term Feast
Foods
Breakfast	Bacon · Cornflakes · Eggs · Egg on toast · Fried egg · Hard-boiled egg · Kipper · Orange juice · Porridge · Roll · Sausage · Toast
Main course	Arbroath smokies · Bacon and steak · Black pudding · Bouillabaisse · Bread · Breadsticks · Casserole · Chicken leg · Chicken noodle soup · Cornish pasty · Crown roast · Happy Fish Grill · Lamb chop · Pork chops · Roast chicken · Roast beef · Sandwich · Sausage · Sausage roll · Shepherd's pie · Singing Hot Pot · Steak · Steak and kidney pie · Steak and kidney pudding · Stew · Tripe · Yorkshire pudding
Sauces and spreads	Butter · Jam · Ketchup · Gravy
Vegetables and side dishes	Baked pumpkin · Boiled potato · Carrots · Chips · Corn · Cucumber · Natto · Fried tomato · Mashed potato · Onion · Peas · Sprouts
Desserts, fruits, and drinks	Apple · Apple pie · Boisterous Biscuit Sandy · Blancmange · Chocolate eclair · Chocolate gateau · Custard tart · Grapes · Hogwarts celebration cake (2011 special event only) · Ice cream · Doughnut · Flappy Jack · Jelly · Marshmallows and crumpets · Mint humbug · Pumpkin juice · Pumpkin tart · Rice pudding · Shortbread cookies · Singing Sunrise · Spotted dick · Strawberries · Sugar Bomb-Bombs · Swiss rolls · Treacle tart · Trifle
Christmas specialties
Chipolata · Christmas pudding · Christmas cake · Cranberry sauce · Egg-nog · Roast turkey

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