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* In chapter 37 of the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' fic ''[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12058516/1/The-Reclamation-of-Black-Magic The Reclamation of Black Magic]'' by "ShayaLonnie", when Tiberius Ogden offers to take Dorea Black to lunch at Florean Florescue's ice cream parlor, she accuses him, tongue-in-cheek, of this trope:
{{quote|"Whisky for breakfast and ice cream for lunch? Are you certain you've left Hogwarts? Perhaps you're actually just two small Hufflepuffs in a large set of robes with a fake beard."}}
* A variation appears in the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' fic ''[[Sympathetic Properties]]'' by "Mr Norrell": when ex-Ministry employee Hugh Hobson approaches a secret entrance to Gringotts he is challenged by what he initially thinks is the tallest goblin he's ever seen -- which turns out to be a normal-sized goblin wearing a long coat and standing on a stool.
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* In ''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events|The Carniverous Carnival]]'', Violet and Klaus use this to pose as a two-headed person.
* [[Terry Pratchett]]'s ''[[Discworld]]'':
** Done by a whole bunch of six inch-high Nac Mac Feegle in ''[[
** In ''[[
* Slytherin students use this to impersonate dementors in ''[[
* A similar trick was used unsuccessfully in ''[[Welkin Weasels]]: Thunder Oak'', involving nine ferrets in a human-sized suit of armor.
* In the children's novel ''Down Town'', Cary's first uncanny encounter is with an apparent bag lady. The accompanying illustration makes it clear that this is actually a whole lot of tiny humanoid creatures dressed up in old clothes.
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[[Category:Disguise Tropes]]
[[Category:Comedy Tropes]]
[[Category:Truth and Lies]]
[[Category:Costume Tropes]]
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