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Magical Devices and Items

Mrs. Skower’s All-Purpose Magical Mess Remover

"No pain, no stain!"
-- slogan in product's advertisement at the 1994 Quidditch World Cup final (GF8)

Mrs. Skower’s All-Purpose Magical Mess Remover is a magical cleaning product.

  • Stored by the case in various broom cupboards around the castle (GF18)
  • Filch uses it for various cleaning jobs. It wouldn't remove the foot-high painted letters on the corridor wall near where Mrs. Norris was Petrified, however (CS9)
  • It was advertised at the Quidditch World Cup (GF8)
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Commentary

Etymology

"Scower" is a homonym for "scour", an English word meaning "to clean thoroughly".

Notes

In 1861, the book Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management was published. This book was a guide for housewives to running a Victorian household. The book is quite famous -- and actually remains in print as of 2016. The name of the most popular wizarding cleaning product may have been suggested by the title of this book.

From the Web

Mrs Skower's All Purpose Magical Mess Remover from the Harry Potter Wiki

Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management from Wikipedia

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Furniture and household items
Airing Cupboard Cistern Dishes, Cups, and Plates Doors Enchanted Tea Set Goblet
Harry’s Photo Album Hogwarts Tea Towel Magical Camera Mirrors Mrs. Skower’s All-Purpose Magical Mess Remover Non-magical equipment
Oil Lamp Spellotape Staff room wardrobe Timepieces Weasley Grandfather Clock
Timeline
Sources
Chamber of Secrets Chapter 9
Goblet of Fire Chapter 8
Chapter 18