Talk Back to Wizard Waves is a segment where we pose a question, and share listener responses! You can submit your response by text – or even better, with your own voice … with muggle voice recording technology! Use the form below to submit your response – and we may play back your response on Wizard Waves!
Our current question:
If you could have a gift card for any shop or food place at Diagon Alley, from which shop would you like your gift card to be … and why?
When you record a voice response, be sure to introduce yourself (something like “Hi, this is _______ ….” or “I’m ________”) before giving your answer to the question.
NEED HELP? Click here to reveal (and hide) a list of shops at Diagon Alley, to refresh your memory…
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Amanuensis Quills | A specialty shop selling high-quality quills and writing instruments for wizarding correspondence. |
| Apothecary | Sells potion ingredients, such as bat spleens, horn of bicorn, and lacewing flies; a must for Hogwarts Potions classes. |
| Eeylops Owl Emporium | A dimly lit shop offering owls of various breeds (e.g., snowy owls like Hedwig) and owl-related supplies like cages and treats. |
| Flourish and Blotts | The premier wizarding bookstore, stocking Hogwarts textbooks (e.g., The Monster Book of Monsters), rare volumes, and author events. |
| Gambol and Japes Wizarding Joke Shop | A prankster’s paradise selling items like Dr. Filibuster’s Fabulous Wet-Start, No-Heat Fireworks and other novelty gag products. |
| Gringotts Wizarding Bank | The goblin-run bank for secure vault storage, currency exchange (Galleons, Sickles, Knuts), and high-security magical transport. |
| The Junk Shop | A dingy second-hand store dealing in odds and ends, including oddities and discounted magical items. |
| Madam Malkin’s Robes for All Occasions | Tailors wizarding robes, cloaks, and uniforms (e.g., Hogwarts robes); frequented by students for fittings. |
| Madam Primpernelle’s | A boutique specializing in on-the-spot hair styling and beauty charms for witches. |
| Magical Menagerie | A pet shop with a wide array of magical creatures, including toads, cats, Pygmy Puffs, and care supplies. |
| Ollivanders | The renowned wand shop where “the wand chooses the wizard”; stocks cores like phoenix feather and unicorn hair. (Temporarily closed in 1996 due to war events.) |
| Obscurus Books | Publishes and sells books on magical theory and obscure topics; named after the Obscurus condition. |
| Quality Quidditch Supplies | Sells broomsticks (e.g., Nimbus 2000), Quidditch gear, gloves, and team memorabilia. |
| Second-Hand Bookshop | A discount store for used spellbooks, textbooks, and out-of-print volumes. |
| Second-Hand Robes for All Occasions | A budget alternative to Madam Malkin’s, offering pre-worn robes and alterations. |
| Second-Hand Wand Shop | Sells refurbished wands at reduced prices; a practical option for those not buying new. |
| Twilfitt and Tatting’s | An upscale robes shop favored by pure-blood families, offering fine, traditional wizarding attire. |
| Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes | Fred and George’s joke shop, packed with inventions like Skiving Snackboxes, Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder, and U-No-Poo. (Opened in 1996.) |
| WhizzHard Books | A quirky bookstore specializing in humorous, illustrated magical tomes and novelty reads. |