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This article discusses Harry Potter references on The Simpsons. For the character, please see Harry Potter (character).

Harry Potter is a book and film series about a young wizard who goes to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It has been referenced in many ways in The Simpsons.

References to Harry Potter in The Simpsons

Picture	Season	Episode number	Episode name	Reference
	12	266	"Trilogy of Error"	Ned Flanders was reading a bland, modified version of Harry Potter in which Harry Potter goes to hell for using magic.
250px	13	270	"Treehouse of Horror XII"	The "Wiz Kids" segment is a parody of the Harry Potter series. Harry is also a character in the segment, appearing as one of the students in Mrs. Krabappel's classroom in the school Springwarts School of Magicry, a parody of Hogwarts. Lord Montymort and Slithers are parodies of Lord Voldemort and Nagini, respectively.
	The Simpsons Movie	Homer renamed Plopper the pig to Harry Plopper.
250px	18	386	"The Haw-Hawed Couple"	Headmaster Greystash is a parody of Albus Dumbledore. Malicious Krubb is a parody of Severus Snape and Lucius Malfoy. Professor Skizzletwitch is a parody of Remus Lupin.
	19	416	"Papa Don't Leech"	Lisa was reading Harry Potter.
250px	21	453	"Boy Meets Curl"	Moe and other people in the bar were watching Harry Potter and complimenting Harry's broomwork, but also commenting that he shouldn't be playing Quidditch as there are still 4 of the 7 Horcruxes to be found.
	463	"The Bob Next Door"	Sideshow Bob described his plan to kill Bart as "the greatest murder since Snape killed Dumbledore", a reference to the sixth book and movie, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
	23	492	"The Book Job"	There are several references to Harry Potter. The Angelica Button series is seen again, a parody of the Harry Potter series. Bart says that Patty has read enough fiction to strangle a Hippogriff. Patty says "I'm in" in Parseltongue. Comic Book Guy is seen dressed up as a Rubeus Hagrid-type character. The story they came up with about an orphan who went to a magical school is a reference to Harry Potter.
	495	"Holidays of Future Passed"	Homer mentions that he'll be safe, because he has his invisibility cloak.
	The Book That Ate Springfield	The name is a parody of Harry Potter

Others

Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry Potter in the films, guest-starred in the Season 22 episode "Treehouse of Horror XXI".

External links

The Harry Potter series at Wikipedia

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