Help please... Hocus Pocus

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 151013


>   Catherine/saberbunny:
>
> ....
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>   I need a little help finding some canon references. My husband is
convinced that at some point in the books, Harry says "abra cadabra"
and people freak out and tell him not to say that because it's a
derivative of the AK curse. ...
>    
>   Catherine


bboyminn:

I don't think you will find 'abra cadabra', the closest I can find is
'hocus pocus'.

- Chamber of Secrets - Chapter 1 -

"Why're you staring at the hedge?" he said suspiciously.

"I'm trying to decide what would be the best spell to set it
on fire," said Harry.

Dudley stumbled backward at once, a look of panic on his
fat face.

"You c-can't - Dad told you you're not to do m-magic - he said
he'll chuck you out of the house - and you haven't got anywhere
else to go - you haven't got any friends to take you -"

"Jiggery pokery!" said Harry in a fierce voice. "Hocus pocus
squiggly wiggly -"

"MUUUUUUM!" howled Dudley, tripping over his feet as he dashed
back toward the house. "MUUUUM! He's doing you know what!"

- End Quote-

Sorry no page numbers.

I really can't recall 'abra cadabra' or anything close to it anywhere
in the books. Sorry.

Steve/bboyminn