Īt the end of the 1995-1996 school year, Ronald Weasley received a number of Chocolate Frogs from his brothers Fred and George and propped one of Dumbledore against his water jug, suggesting perhaps that either Dumbledore had not been taken off the cards, or if he had been, was swiftly reinstated following the recent revelations regarding Lord Voldemort. He told Bill Weasley that he didn't care what they did to him, as long as they didn't take him off Chocolate Frog cards. When Albus Dumbledore was being discredited by the Ministry of Magic, he was removed from the Wizengamot and from the International Confederation of Wizards. During the same trip to Hogwarts, Ron Weasley told Harry Potter the only cards he did not have were Cornelius Agrippa's and Ptolemy's. Gellert Grindelwald was mentioned in the card and his relationship with Dumbledore was explained in detail. ĭumbledore's card also provided a vital clue many years later when he was searching for the Deathly Hallows.

In the 1991–1992 school year, Harry Potter received the Albus Dumbledore Card on his first trip to Hogwarts, and it later provided a vital clue as to the identity of Nicolas Flamel and the truth about the Philosopher's Stone. The Daily Prophet reported on this introduction in its 29 November 1926 issue. HistoryĬollectible cards featuring famous witches and wizards were first packaged with Chocolate Frogs in November 1926. Īt the start of the 1995–1996 school year, Ginny, Neville, and Harry were found swapping chocolate frog cards as they were sitting in the same Hogwarts Express compartment. Famous witches and wizards cards may be stored in a Folio Magi, while other cards, such as goblins, are stored in the Folio Universitas. The students once put a notice on the Gryffindor notice-board, in the common room, asking whether anyone wanted certain cards in a trade. Neville Longbottom, however, was not a collector, as when Harry gave him a Chocolate Frog, he gave the card back to Harry. Hannah Abbott and Ernie Macmillan were once found swapping cards in the Great Hall. Students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry often collect and trade the cards. Harry Potter examines his very first card I've got about five hundred, but I haven't got Agrippa or Ptolemy.' - Ron Weasley, to Harry Potter on the Hogwarts Express ' Chocolate Frogs have cards, inside them, you know, to collect - famous witches and wizards.

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