Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

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Hogwarts
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry,
shortened Hogwarts, is a fictional British school of
magic for students aged eleven to eighteen, and is the
primary setting for the first six books in J.K. Rowling's
Harry Potter series.[3][4]
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft
And Wizardry
Harry Potter school
Rowling has suggested that she may have inadvertently
taken the name from the hogwort plant (Croton
capitatus), which she had seen at Kew Gardens some
time before writing the series,[5][6] although the names
"The Hogwarts" and "Hoggwart" appear in the 1954
Nigel Molesworth book How To Be Topp by Geoffrey
Willans.[7][8]
Hogwarts school was voted as the 36th best Scottish
educational establishment in a 2008 online ranking,
outranking Edinburgh's Loretto School. According to a
director of the Independent Schools Network
Rankings, it was added to the schools listing "for fun"
and was then voted on.[9]
Coat of arms of Hogwarts
Motto
("Never Tickle a Sleeping
Dragon"[1])
Established
c. 9th/10th century
Head
Albus Dumbledore [HP1] – [HP6]
Contents
1 School location and information
2 Admission
3 Arrival
4 Houses
4.1 Gryffindor
4.2 Hufflepuff
4.3 Ravenclaw
4.4 Slytherin
5 Terms and holidays
6 Subjects and teachers
7 Grading and assessment
8 Student life
8.1 Food
8.2 Discipline and Prefecture
9 Grounds
9.1 The hiding place of the
Philosopher's Stone
9.2 Chamber of Secrets
9.3 Passages
9.4 Room of Requirement
9.5 Forbidden Forest
10 Hogwarts Express
11 Hogwarts in translations of the Harry
Potter books
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogwarts
Latin: Draco dormiens nunquam
titillandus
Minerva McGonagall [HP2], [HP6]
Dolores Umbridge [HP5]
Severus Snape [HP7]
Enrolment
Children with magical abilities
may be enrolled at birth and
acceptance is confirmed by owl
post at age eleven. [2]
First appearance Harry Potter and the
Philosopher's Stone
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Potter books
12 References
13 External links
School location and information
J. K. Rowling says she visualises Hogwarts, in its entirety, to
be:[2]
A huge, rambling, quite scary-looking castle, with a jumble
of towers and battlements. Like the Weasleys' house, it isn't
a building that Muggles could build, because it is supported
by magic.
Hogwarts as Depicted in Harry Potter
In the novels, Hogwarts is somewhere in Scotland.[10][11] (The
and the Philosopher's Stone.
film Prisoner of Azkaban says that Dufftown is near.) The school
has numerous charms and spells on and around it that make it
impossible for a Muggle (i.e. a non-magical person) to locate it. Such
people cannot see the school; rather, they see only ruins and several
warnings of danger.[GF Ch.11] The castle has extensive grounds with
sloping lawns, flowerbeds and vegetable patches, a loch (called The
Black Lake), a large dense forest (called the Forbidden Forest),
several greenhouses and other outbuildings, and a full-size Quidditch
pitch. There is also an owlery, which houses all the owls owned by
the school and those owned by students. Some rooms in the school
A studio model of Hogwarts at
[12]
tend to "move around", and so do the stairs in the grand staircase.
Leavesden Studios used in the
Witches and wizards cannot Apparate or Disapparate in Hogwarts
film adaptations.
grounds, except when the Headmaster lifts the enchantment, whether
only in certain areas or for the entire campus, so as to make the school
less vulnerable when it serves the headmaster to allow Apparition.[GF Ch.28] Electricity and electronic
devices are not found at Hogwarts. In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Hermione indicates that due to
the high levels of magic, "substitutes for magic (that) Muggles use" such as computers, radar and electricity
"go haywire" around Hogwarts. Radios however, make an exception. Rowling explains this by saying that
the radios are not powered by electricity and are powered by magic.
Hogwarts is a coeducational, secondary boarding school, taking children from ages eleven to eighteen.[4]
Education at Hogwarts is not compulsory, with some students being home schooled as stated in the
seventh book. Rowling initially said there are about one thousand students at Hogwarts.[13] She later
suggested around six hundred, while acknowledging that this number was still inconsistent with the small
number of people in Harry's year. She further explained that this had resulted from her creating only 40
characters for Harry's year.[14]
The Headmaster or Headmistress, assisted by a Deputy Headmaster or Headmistress, undertakes
management of the school. The Head is answerable to the twelve-member Board of Governors.
It is unclear how Hogwarts is funded. Various passages suggest that families pay to send their children to
the school. In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Tom Riddle says that he cannot afford to go to
Hogwarts, to which Albus Dumbledore replies, "There is a fund at Hogwarts for those who require
assistance to buy books and robes," as students are required to buy their own textbooks, uniform, and other
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supplies. The Ministry of Magic's efforts to take control of the school in Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix imply that it is a publicly funded school, though no mention of where the Ministry receives its
funds is made.
Rowling has said that Hogwarts is "a multifaith school".[15]
Hogwarts is on the shore of a lake, sometimes called the Black Lake. In that lake are merpeople,
Grindylows, and a giant squid. The giant squid does not attack humans and sometimes acts as a lifeguard
when students are in the lake.
Admission
Admission to Hogwarts is selective, in that children who show magical ability will automatically gain a
place,[16] and squibs cannot attend the school as students (though they can work there in other roles, as
Argus Filch does).[17] A magical quill at Hogwarts detects the birth of magical children and writes their
names into a large parchment book,[18] but there is no admission test because "you are either magical or
you are not."[16] Every year, a teacher checks this book and sends a letter to the children who are turning
eleven. Acceptance or declination of a place at Hogwarts must be posted by 31 July. The letter also
contains a list of supplies like spell books, uniform, and other things that the student will need. The
prospective student is expected to buy all the necessary materials, normally from shops in Diagon Alley, a
concealed street near Charing Cross Road in London that can be found behind the wizarding pub, The
Leaky Cauldron. Students who cannot afford their supplies can receive financial aid from the school, as
happened with the young orphan Tom Riddle.
Letters to Muggle-born witches and wizards, who may not be aware of their powers and are unfamiliar
with the concealed wizarding world, are delivered in person by a member of Hogwarts staff, who then
explains to the parents or guardians about magical society, and reassures them regarding this news.[HP7]
They also assist the family in buying supplies and gaining access to Diagon Alley.
Each student is allowed to bring a cat, toad, rat or owl. Along with the acceptance letter, first year students
are sent a list of required equipment which includes a wand, subject books, a standard size 2 pewter
cauldron, a set of brass scales, a set of glass or crystal phials, a kit of basic potion ingredients (for Potions),
and a telescope (for Astronomy). The Hogwarts uniform consists of plain work robes in black, a plain
black hat, a pair of protective gloves, and a black winter cloak with silver fastenings. Each uniform must
contain the wearer's nametag. First years are not allowed a broomstick of their own, though an exception
to this rule is made for Harry in his first year after he demonstrates an excellent ability as a Seeker in
Quidditch.
Academic years are separated by holidays of about two months in the summer, and each year is divided
into three terms by shorter holidays around Christmas and Easter.
Arrival
The primary mode of transportation to Hogwarts is the Hogwarts Express that students take at the start of
each school year. Students board the train from Platform 9¾ at King's Cross station in London. The train
leaves at 11:00 am and arrives at Hogsmeade Station, near Hogwarts, some time after nightfall.
From there, first year students are accompanied by the Keeper of the Keys, Game and Grounds (in Harry's
case, Hagrid) – or another suitable teacher if he is absent – to small boats, which magically sail across the
lake that get them near the entrance of Hogwarts. The older students ride up to the castle in carriages
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pulled by creatures called Thestrals who are invisible to the pupils that have not witnessed death. When the
first-year students initially arrive at the castle, they wait in a small chamber off the entrance hall until the
older students have taken their seats, and then enter the Great Hall for the Sorting Ceremony to determine
their House assignments. As Minerva McGonagall said in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,
“
The Sorting is a very important ceremony because, while you are here, your House will be
something like your family within Hogwarts. You will have classes with the rest of your
House, sleep in your House dormitory, and spend free time in your House common room.
”
After the Sorting Hat sings a song each student in turn is seated upon the stool in front of the rest of the
student body. The Hat is placed on the student's head, whereupon it examines his or her mind and assigns
them to one of the four Houses based on abilities, personality, and preferences. After the Sorting
Ceremony, the students and teachers enjoy a feast, prepared by the Hogwarts house-elves. If Dumbledore
is feeling cheerful, he will lead the students in singing the school song.[19]
Houses
Hogwarts is divided into four houses, each bearing the
last name of its founder: Godric Gryffindor, Salazar
Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff.
The houses compete throughout the school year, by
earning and losing points for various events, for the
House Cup (correctly answering a question in class, for
example, may earn five or ten points; lateness to class
may cost ten points). Each house also has its own
Quidditch team that competes for the Quidditch Cup.
These two competitions breed rivalries between the
houses. Houses at Hogwarts are living and learning
communities for their students. Each house is under the
authority of one of the Hogwarts staff members. The
Heads of the houses, as they are called, are in charge of
giving their students important information, dealing with
matters of severe punishment, and responding to
emergencies in their houses, among other things. Each
year, year level groups of every separate house share the
same dormitory and classes. The dormitory and common
room of a House are, barring rare exceptions, inaccessible
to students belonging to other Houses.
The coat of arms of Hogwarts shows each
house's mascot and House colours. Clockwise
from top left: the Gryffindor lion, the Slytherin
serpent, the Ravenclaw eagle, and the
Hufflepuff badger.
In the early day of Hogwarts, the four founders hand-picked students for their Houses. When the founders
worried how students would be selected after their deaths, Godric Gryffindor took his hat off and they
each added knowledge to it, allowing the Sorting Hat to choose the students by judging each student's
qualities and placing them in the most appropriate house. The student's own choices may affect the
decision: the clearest example is the Hat telling Harry that he would do well in Slytherin in the first book,
but ultimately selecting Gryffindor after Harry asks it not to put him in Slytherin.
The translators of the books’ foreign editions had difficulty translating the "house" concept; in countries
where this system does not exist, no word could adequately convey the importance of belonging to a
house, the loyalty owed to it, and the pride taken in prizes won by the house.[20]
Gryffindor
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Gryffindor values courage, bravery, nerve and chivalry. Its mascot is the lion, and its colours are
scarlet and gold. The Gryffindor motto is "Their daring, nerve and chivalry set Gryffindors apart".
The Head of this house is the Transfiguration teacher and Deputy Headmistress, Minerva
McGonagall, and the house ghost is Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington, more commonly known
as Nearly Headless Nick. According to Rowling, Gryffindor corresponds roughly to the element
of fire. The founder of the house is Godric Gryffindor.
The Gryffindor common room is located in one of the castle's highest towers, the entrance to which is
located on the seventh floor in the east wing of the castle and is guarded by a painting of The Fat Lady,
who is garbed in a pink dress. She permits entry only after being given the correct password, as was
distinguished in the third book, when Sirius Black tried forcing entry into the tower, only to be blocked by
The Fat Lady after he could not give the correct password. In the first book, Neville Longbottom tends to
forget the password and must wait near the painting until other Gryffindors arrive to open the way.[21]
Hufflepuff
Hufflepuff values hard work, patience, justice, and loyalty. The house mascot is the badger, and
canary yellow and black are its colours. The Hufflepuff motto is "Those patient Hufflepuffs are
true and unafraid of toil". The Head of this house is the Herbology teacher Pomona Sprout, and
the house ghost is The Fat Friar. According to Rowling, Hufflepuff corresponds roughly to the
element of earth. The founder of this house is Helga Hufflepuff.
The Hufflepuff dormitories and common room entrance "is concealed in a stack of large barrels in a nook
on the right hand side of the kitchen corridor." To enter, one must tap the barrel two from the bottom in the
middle of the second row in the rhythm of 'Helga Hufflepuff'. Unlike any other house, the Hufflepuff
common room has a repelling device that douses the illegal entrant in vinegar if the wrong lid is tapped or
the rhythm is wrong.[22] The Hufflepuff common room is filled with yellow hangings and fat armchairs
and it has little underground tunnels leading to the dormitories, all of which have perfectly round doors,
like barrel tops (much like a badger sett).[23]
Ravenclaw
Ravenclaw values intelligence, creativity, learning, and wit.[HP5][HP7] The house mascot is an
eagle and the house colours are blue and bronze (blue and grey in the films). The Ravenclaw
motto is "Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure". The head of this house is the Charms
professor, Filius Flitwick, and the house ghost is The Grey Lady. According to Rowling,
Ravenclaw corresponds roughly to the element of air. The founder of this house is Rowena
Ravenclaw.
The dormitories are located in Ravenclaw Tower, on the west side of Hogwarts. The common room,
which went undescribed in the series until the climax of Deathly Hallows, is round and filled with blue
hangings and armchairs, has a domed ceiling painted with stars and features a replica statue of Rowena
wearing her diadem. Harry also notes that Ravenclaws "have a spectacular view of the surrounding
mountains". A logical riddle must be solved to gain entry, whereas the Gryffindor and Slytherin common
rooms only require a password (Hufflepuffs need to tap a barrel in the rhythm of "Helga Hufflepuff"),
indicating that it may be easier for those students from other houses who possess a high degree of
intelligence to enter this common room than others. Professor McGonagall, the head of the Gryffindor
House, solves the riddle accurately.
Slytherin
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Slytherin house values ambition, cunning, leadership, and resourcefulness; the Sorting Hat said in
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone that Slytherins will do anything to get their way. The
house mascot of Slytherin is the serpent, and the house colours are green and silver. The Slytherin
motto is "Slytherin will help you on your way to greatness". Salazar Slytherin founded the house.
The Head of House is Severus Snape until near the end of the sixth book. Then, Horace
Slughorn, the previous Head of House, comes out of retirement re-assuming authority. The ghost of
Slytherin house is The Bloody Baron.[24] According to Rowling, Slytherin corresponds roughly to the
element of water. The Slytherin dormitories and common room are reached through a bare stone wall in
the dungeons. The Slytherin common room is a long, low, dungeon-style room, located under the
Hogwarts Lake, furnished with green lamps and carved armchairs. The room is described in the second
book as having a greenish glow.
The Sorting Hat claims that blood purity is a factor in selecting Slytherins, although this is not mentioned
until the fifth book. There is no reason to believe, however, that Muggle-born students are not sorted there,
merely that pure-blooded students are more desirable to that house, as there are several examples of halfbloods in the house (such as Snape and Voldemort). In Deathly Hallows, a group of Snatchers claim that
"not many Mudbloods" are sorted into Slytherin.
When believing Harry to be dead and thinking that he has final victory in his grasp, Voldemort proclaims
his intention to abolish the other three houses and force all Hogwarts students into Slytherin. This design is
foiled by his defeat and death, after which Slytherin becomes more diluted in its blood purity, no longer
remaining the pure-blood bastion it once was. Its dark reputation, however, does linger.[23]
Terms and holidays
Hogwarts' school year is structured in a similar way to other non-magical schools and colleges in the UK,
with a three-term year punctuated by holidays at Christmas and Easter and bounded by the long summer
holiday of nine weeks. Term begins every year on 1 September, and finishes at the end of June the
following year. Students have the option of staying at Hogwarts for the winter and spring holidays. Those
who choose to stay at the castle do not have lessons and attend a feast on Christmas Day. Students also do
not have classes the week of Easter, but this is much less enjoyable due to the large amount of work that
the teachers assign students at this time in preparation for final exams.
Other than the breaks and weekends, students do not receive holidays. However, students third year and
above may visit Hogsmeade, the local village, occasionally. There are normally four feasts per year: the
start-of-term feast at the beginning of the school year, end-of-term feast at the end of the school year, and
feasts at Halloween and Christmas. Feasts are also called to mark special occasions, as in Goblet of Fire,
when there was a feast to celebrate the beginning of the Triwizard Tournament.
Subjects and teachers
Main article: Hogwarts staff
Being a school of magic, many subjects at Hogwarts differ from the studies of a typical school. Some
subjects, such as History of Magic, derive from non-wizard – or muggle – subjects, but many others, such
as charms and apparition classes, are unique to the wizarding world. There are twelve named teachers
(referred to as Professors), each specialising in a single subject. All professors are overseen by a school
head and deputy head. Transfiguration, Defence Against the Dark Arts, Charms, Potions, Astronomy,
History of Magic, and Herbology are compulsory subjects for the first five years, as well as flying lessons.
At the end of their second year, students are required to add at least two optional subjects to their syllabus
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for the start of the third year. The five choices are Arithmancy, Muggle Studies, Divination, Study of
Ancient Runes and Care of Magical Creatures. "Very specialised subjects such as alchemy are sometimes
offered in the final two years, if there is sufficient demand."[25]
Grading and assessment
During their first four years, students need only to pass each subject before advancing to the next level the
following year. If students fail in their year, they need to repeat it in the following school year. To qualify
as a registered practitioner of magic, students must study for the compulsory Ordinary Wizarding Level
(O.W.L.) examinations taken at the end of the fifth year. If a student scores well enough on an O.W.L., he
or she may take advanced classes in that subject for the final two years in preparation for the Nastily
Exhausting Wizarding Tests (N.E.W.T.), an in-depth examination given at the end of the seventh year. A
U.K. student generally takes only three or four A-Level subjects and exams, just as a typical Hogwarts
student takes only a few N.E.W.T.-level subjects.
Most O.W.L.s consist of two parts, a written theoretical test and a practical demonstration of skills before
the examiners. Subjects are graded on the following scale:
Passing Grades
O = Outstanding
E = Exceeds Expectations
A = Acceptable
Failing Grades
P = Poor
D = Dreadful
T = Troll
The O.W.L. roughly corresponds to the General Certificate of Education GCSE (formerly the O-Level),
and the N.E.W.T. to the A-level or IB examinations used in the English, Welsh and Northern Ireland
secondary school system. To proceed to a N.E.W.T., a student usually needs to have achieved at least an E
in the O.W.L. of the same subject, although some professors such as Professor Snape insist upon a grade
of O. Students who fail in their exams or who do not achieve high enough grades do not continue with the
subject in their sixth and seventh years.[HP6]
At the end of their fifth year, students speak briefly with their head of house to decide which classes to
continue in depending on their O.W.L. scores and their goals after school. The classes they decide to
continue are considerably more advanced. Because they dropped one or more classes, students in their
sixth and seventh year may get several class sessions off per week. The heavy workload that each class
requires means that students usually spend these times studying and doing homework. At the end of their
seventh and final year, students take the N.E.W.T. exams, which test what the student has learned over the
past two years. Many professions require high grades in these tests, meaning that students must work hard
to ensure that they pass.
Muggle British high schools do not have graduation ceremonies or award diplomas. Students may leave
when they have reached age 16, though most stay on long enough to take the tests they need for jobs or
entrance to university. Hogwarts follows this model.
Student life
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The day begins at Hogwarts with breakfast in the Great Hall. Students sit at their own House table and can
eat and socialise, or finish homework. The Headmaster or Headmistress eats with the professors at the
High Table placed at the far end of the hall. During breakfast, owls bring in the students' post, generally
consisting of The Daily Prophet, letters from parents or friends, or packages from home. A bell signals the
start of the first class of the morning at 9 am.
There are two long morning classes with a short break in between them for students to get to their next
class. After lunch, classes resume at 1 pm, and there is a break around afternoon teatime before another
class period. The classes are about one hour in length, with occasional double periods lasting two hours.
Classes end around five o'clock. First year students get Friday afternoons off, while sixth- and seventhyear students have several free periods during the week. In the evening, students eat their dinner in the
Great Hall, after which they are expected to be in their common rooms. Astronomy classes take place late
at night in the Astronomy Tower.
The four House dormitories have secret entrances, generally known only to members of that house and
require a password to gain entrance. Inside is the common room, which contains armchairs and sofas for
the pupils and tables for studying and homework. There are fireplaces to keep the rooms warm, and
students either relax here in the evenings or else complete their homework. There are notice boards in each
common room and at other strategic points throughout the school. The students sleep in their House
dormitories, which branch off from the common rooms. Each dormitory gets at least two rooms; one for
boys and one for girls (an enchantment prevents boys from entering the girls' area, although there is no
spell to prevent the reverse from occurring). Each student sleeps in a large four-poster bed with bed covers
and heavy curtains in the House colours, and thick white pillows. There is a bedside table for each bed,
and each dormitory has a jug of water and goblets on a tray.
On designated weekends, Hogwarts students in their third year or higher, with a signed permission slip, are
permitted to walk to the nearby wizarding village of Hogsmeade, where they can relax and enjoy the pubs,
restaurants and shops. There appears to be a good relationship between the school and the village, and the
students get on well with the locals. Favourite places in Hogsmeade include Honeydukes Sweetshop,
Zonko's Joke Shop, clothing stores such as Gladrags Wizardwear, the Shrieking Shack, rumoured to be
the most haunted building in Britain (although this rumour was proven to be false in the third book), the
pubs The Three Broomsticks and The Hog's Head, and Madam Puddifoot's coffee shop.
Food
The house-elves at Hogwarts amongst other duties provide all food to students and staff. They cook a wide
variety of dishes especially at the feasts. The various dishes are prepared in the kitchens directly below the
Great Hall; within the kitchen as four long tables directly aligned with the house tables in the great hall
above. At meal times the food is magically transported up, giving the façade of appearing for the students.
The majority of the food prepared are traditional British dishes. However the house elves can
accommodate to visitors; during the Triwizard Tournament, foreign dishes such as bouillabaisse and
blancmange were served. The usual beverages include water, milk, tea, coffee, orange juice, and Pumpkin
juice. Butterbeer was served during the Yule Ball.
Discipline and Prefecture
Apart from losing points from a house, serious misdeeds at Hogwarts are punishable by detention.
According to the school caretaker, Argus Filch, detention meant subjection to various forms of corporal
punishment until recently. Arthur Weasley claimed still to bear physical scars inflicted by Apollyon
Pringle, Filch's predecessor. In present times, however, detention usually involves assisting staff or faculty
with tedious tasks. Examples of detention include the one imposed on Harry by Umbridge in Order of the
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Phoenix. In this case, Harry was forced to write, "I must not tell lies" repeatedly using a magical quill
which then carves what is written into the back of the writer's hand. However, sensible teachers at the
school never use this cruel punishment. In another case, when Snape caught Harry using the
Sectumsempra curse on Malfoy, he was forced to go through over a thousand boxes of files describing
wrongdoers at Hogwarts and their punishments. Harry was supposed to order them in alphabetical order,
and rewrite the cards whose words were hard to see or otherwise damaged. The Weasley twins Fred and
George had a whole drawer of these cards.
For even more serious offences, students may be suspended or even expelled from Hogwarts. Harry and
Ron are threatened with expulsion after crashing Ron's car into the Whomping Willow at the start of their
second year, and Harry is expelled before the start of his fifth year (although the sentence is quickly
changed to a disciplinary hearing) after he is detected using magic in the presence of Muggles, a serious
offence among the wizarding community. Dumbledore argued in Harry's defence, stating that it was done
in self-defence, and that the Ministry has no authority to expel students – such powers are invested in the
Headmaster and the Board of Governors. Snape has attempted to have Harry expelled, and he attempted to
have Harry's father, James Potter, expelled when they were at Hogwarts together. The only student known
to have been expelled is Hagrid, for the murder of Myrtle with an acromantula believed to be the Monster
of Slytherin and for opening the Chamber of Secrets – crimes for which Tom Riddle had framed him.
Professors seem to be able to punish students with relative impunity and can hand out detention, even for
unsatisfactory grades. Enforcement of rules outside of class mainly falls to the caretaker, with the
assistance of the prefects. A student's Head of House usually has the final say in disciplinary matters.
However, during Umbridge's tenure at Hogwarts, she quickly obtains the power to have the final say in
disciplinary actions, due to an Educational Decree (one of many) passed by Minister for Magic Cornelius
Fudge.
In the summer before their fifth year, two fifth year students from each House are picked to be prefects,
which grants them extra privileges and responsibilities (e.g. using the prefect's bathroom, controlling
younger students)[26] and disciplinary responsibilities; they remain Prefects, unless appointed Head Boy or
Girl or stripped of their position, for the rest of their school career. There are four to six prefects per house,
all from the fifth, sixth and seventh year students: if one of them has been appointed Head Boy or Head
Girl, they are not replaced as Prefects. The leaders of the student body, the Head Boy and Head Girl, are
drawn from the seventh year students. A student may be chosen as Head without first being a Prefect as
according to Hagrid, James Potter was Head Boy although he was not a Prefect. Prefects have the
authority to give detentions for infractions. Quidditch house captains are given some of the same privileges
as Prefects, such as the Prefect's bathroom.[HP6] In the Half-Blood Prince Hermione points out that
prefects are not given the power to dock points however in the Chamber of Secrets Percy Weasley docks
points from Gryffindor from Ron Weasley for being in a girls bathroom.
The only known cause for being suspended from Hogwarts is mentioned in passing by Snape in Prisoner
of Azkaban. He tells Harry, Ron, and Hermione that they are in enough trouble and facing suspension for
being out of bounds while they are in the Shrieking Shack, 'consorting with a werewolf and a convicted
murderer.'
Grounds
Hogwarts Castle and its Grounds are home to many secret areas as well as well-known and well-used
places.
The hiding place of the Philosopher's Stone
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Accessed by entering a trapdoor in the forbidden corridor on the third floor, and protected by a gauntlet of
seven magical challenges set up by the teachers.
A giant three-headed dog named Fluffy placed specially to guard the trapdoor by Hagrid.
Devil's Snare, grown by Professor Sprout.
A room containing dozens of keys, charmed by Flitwick to
sprout wings and fly near the ceiling. One of these keys will
unlock the door to the next section. However, in the film
adaptation, the keys attack the seeker of the Stone.
A large chessboard with an army of large chessmen,
transfigured by McGonagall. To continue to the door on the
opposite side, the person in question must beat the chessmen
at a game of wizards’ chess where the player must risk his
life if he loses. Ron and Professor Quirrell are the only
wizards to win the game of wizards’ chess.
Replica of Hogwarts at Universal
A room with a large troll inside. This is Quirrell's challenge.
Studio's Islands of Adventure
In the book, Quirrell had knocked out his own troll to get to
amusement park
the last room and thus the trio did not have to fight it; in the
film, it does not appear, but it appears in the PlayStation
One version of the game.
A series of potions, brewed by Snape. A logical riddle, not magic, has to be solved. There are two
doors, blocked by fire. One potion will allow the person to exit the way he or she arrived, another
will allow him or her to continue to the next chamber, two are nettle wine, and the other three are
poison. This challenge does not appear in the film, but does in the video game adaptation.
The Mirror of Erised can be found in the final chamber, further enchanted by Dumbledore to bestow
the Philosopher's Stone upon a seeker only hoping to acquire the stone but not use it for selfish
means.
Chamber of Secrets
The Chamber of Secrets, which is deep under the school (most likely
under the lake),[27] was home to an ancient Basilisk, intended to be
used to purge the school of Muggle-born students. Salazar Slytherin,
one of the founders of Hogwarts, built the Chamber before he left the
school.
The Chamber is well-hidden and its entrance is in Moaning Myrtle's
bathroom on the second floor, which leads down into a dark, slimy
The Chamber of Secrets as seen in
stone tunnel. There are many skeletons of small animals littering the
the second film
floor and even a gigantic skin shed by the Basilisk. The tunnel leads
to a solid wall, carved with two entwined serpents with emeralds for
eyes.[27] When Parseltongue is spoken they open into a long, dim corridor, lined with monumental statues
of snakes, including two towering stone pillars with more carved serpents that brace the ceiling. A colossal
statue of Salazar Slytherin, looking ancient and monkey-like, is at the centre. The Basilisk rested inside the
statue and emerged from its mouth when the Heir of Slytherin, Tom Riddle, summoned it.[28] In his
second year at Hogwarts, Harry uses Parseltongue to open the chamber and destroys the diary containing
the embodied memory of a 16-year old Tom Riddle from his own days at Hogwarts. It is later revealed that
the diary was a Horcrux. In Deathly Hallows, Ron and Hermione enter the Chamber. Ron opens the door
(despite not speaking Parseltongue) by imitating sounds he heard Harry use to open Slytherin's locket.
They find a basilisk fang to use to destroy the Horcrux made from Helga Hufflepuff's cup.
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Moaning Myrtle's bathroom contains the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets. The entrance is a sink with a
snake scratched onto the tap, opened by speaking Parseltongue. This causes the sink to open into a pipe
large enough for a person to slide down it. At the bottom of this chute is a tunnel leading to the Chamber
of Secrets. When Tom Riddle opened the Chamber, Myrtle was sulking in a stall. When she heard him,
she opened the door, saw the Basilisk, and died immediately, becoming a ghost.[27] Her bathroom remains
operational, but is rarely used by students because of Myrtle's disagreeable presence and her habit of
flooding it when she is distraught.
Passages
There are usually seven secret passages in and out of the school, and in addition, the series describes the
use of twin vanishing cabinets to create another. Filch knows of just four of these while the Marauders
(Remus Lupin, Peter Pettrigrew, Sirius Black and James Potter) and the Weasley twins know of all seven,
though where some lead is unknown. The Room of Requirement may, on occasion, create an eighth
passage out of the school. The only known instance of this occurring is a passage to the Hog's Head bar
that formed before the Battle of Hogwarts. Due to the nature of the Room of Requirement, it is possible
that several passages to different locations could be accessed from the Room. The passages that Filch does
not know about are:
A passage beneath the Whomping Willow, leading to the Shrieking Shack.
A passage behind a mirror on the fourth floor, which is caved in. It leads to Hogsmeade, but where
in Hogsmeade it leads to is unknown.
A passage beneath a one-eyed witch statue by the stairs to the Defence Against the Dark Arts
classroom, leading to the cellar of Honeydukes. Speaking aloud the word ‘Dissendium’ to the witch
allows access to this passage; the hump on the statue then opens and reveals the hidden passageway.
Numerous 'short-cuts' that lead from one part of the castle to another. These are often concealed in
such fashions as a tapestry which hides a hole in the wall.
A further link between two vanishing cabinets, one in the school and the other in Borgin and Burkes in
Knockturn Alley presumably worked until Chamber of Secrets when Peeves (persuaded by Nearly
Headless Nick) smashed the Hogwarts cabinet. The passage was reopened in Half-Blood Prince when
Draco Malfoy fixed the cabinet. This passage is not shown on the Marauder's Map as it is not part of the
castle itself.
Room of Requirement
Located on the seventh floor opposite an enormous tapestry depicting Barnabas the Barmy attempting to
train trolls for the ballet, the Room of Requirement appears only when someone is in need of it. To make it
appear, one must walk past its hidden entrance three times while concentrating on what is needed. The
room will then appear, outfitted with whatever is required. To the Hogwarts house-elves, it is also known
as the Come and Go Room.
Dumbledore was first to mention the room, noting that he discovered it at five-thirty in the morning, filled
with chamber pots when he was trying to find a toilet. However, Dumbledore did not appear to know the
Room's secrets. Dobby later told Harry of the Room in detail and admitted to frequently bringing Winky to
the room to cure her bouts of Butterbeer-induced drunkenness, finding it full of antidotes and a "nice elfsized bed." Filch was said to find cleaning supplies here when he had run out; when Fred and George
Weasley needed a place to hide, it would appear as a broom cupboard. Trelawney also makes a habit of
using it to hide her empty sherry bottles after she is sacked in Order of the Phoenix. It would seem that
when one wishes to hide something it produces the same room for everyone: the Room of Hidden Things,
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which is full of many centuries worth of abandoned objects, such as broken furniture, books, and in one
case a dead quintaped (for more information see Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them), which were
presumably forgotten by their owners.
Harry learned of the room's abilities from Dobby, finding it the perfect location for his Dumbledore's Army
meetings, during which it would be filled with bookcases full of Defence Against the Dark Arts volumes,
many different kinds of Dark Detectors, and a plethora of floor cushions for practising defensive spells.
When the D.A. was betrayed, the room was left open, and Pansy Parkinson was able to retrieve the list of
members of the organisation. In Half-Blood Prince Harry used the Room of Hidden Things to stash his
copy of Advanced Potion-Making, describing it as the size of a large cathedral and packed to overflowing
with items hidden by Hogwarts inhabitants over the years, such as old potions, clothing, ruined furniture,
an old tiara (which happened to be one of Voldemort's Horcruxes), or books which were "no doubt
banned or graffitied or stolen." He later realised that Draco had been using the room in that state to hide
and repair the Vanishing Cabinet to use it to smuggle Death Eaters into Hogwarts. Ironically, while Harry
tries many times to get into the Room of Requirement to see what Malfoy is doing, the only time he
succeeds to get into the room (and he is not thinking about Malfoy), he gains access to the room where
Malfoy has been working.
In Deathly Hallows, the students who need a place to hide from the Carrows, two Death Eater professors,
use the room. It is also revealed that the Room of Requirement's current version can change while still
occupied, though should a completely different version be required (e.g. the Room of Hidden Things
instead of DA Headquarters) the room must be empty. The Room can also answer to the desire of the
wizard within the room, such as providing Harry with a whistle when he needed one during a
Dumbledore's Army meeting, or creating a passage to the Hog's Head (as the room cannot produce food).
Later, Ravenclaw's diadem is found to be one of Voldemort's Horcruxes and has been hidden in the Room
of Hidden Things by Voldemort. Harry, Ron, and Hermione enter the Room, with Harry knowing that he
must look for a place to hide things, and find the tiara; but they are ambushed by Draco, Crabbe and
Goyle. The diadem is finally destroyed when Crabbe fills this version of the Room with what Hermione
believes to have been Fiendfyre; a destructive magical fire. It is not known if the room continues to
function after the events of Deathly Hallows; Ron expresses concern that it may have been ruined in all of
its forms by the cursed fire.
Forbidden Forest
The Forbidden Forest is a large, dark forest in the boundaries of the school grounds. It is usually referred to
simply as "the Forest" and in the film series as the "Dark Forest". It is strictly forbidden to all students,
except during Care of Magical Creatures lessons and, on rare occasions, detentions.
Among the plant species within the Forest are trees such as beech, oak, pine, sycamore, yew and knotgrass
and thorn undergrowth. Though the Forest is vastly dense and wild, there are a few paths and clearings.
Hagrid, who frequently travels into the Forest for various reasons, mostly makes these trails. The Forest is
also home to an assortment of creatures. The following is an incomplete list of beasts that inhabit the
forest:[29]
A herd of at least fifty Centaurs, including Bane, Magorian, Ronan, and Firenze.
A colony of Acromantula, Aragog and his family.
Unicorns
Thestrals
Trolls
Bowtruckles
Fluffy, a three-headed dog who was released into the forest after the events of Philosopher's
Stone.[30]
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Grawp, a small giant, lived in the Forest during Order of the Phoenix. Dumbledore later arranged
for him to move up to the mountains surrounding Hogwarts and live in a big cave, where he is
"much happier than he was in the Forest"
While not a "creature" or "beast", Arthur Weasley's enchanted Ford Anglia made its home in the
forest during the Chamber of Secrets, eventually rescuing Harry and Ron from the acromantula
colony.
Possibly a Dragon
Hogwarts Express
The Hogwarts Express is a magical train that carries students
non-stop from Platform 9¾ at King's Cross station in London to
Hogsmeade Station, near Hogwarts. Prefects of the school ride in
a separate carriage near the front of the train. The compartments
on the train appear to be lettered; in Half-Blood Prince, the "Slug
Club" meets in compartment C. In Philosopher's Stone, Harry
meets his two best friends, Ron and Hermione, on his first ride on
the Hogwarts Express. In the books, he has been on the train ten
times: twice each in the first, third, fourth, and fifth books, and
once each in the second (in which he and Ron arrive instead in a
flying car) and the sixth (which ends before Harry leaves
Hogwarts).
The GWR 4900 Class 5972 Olton
Hall, the steam engine used in the
film series as the Hogwarts Express.
The steam engine used in the film adaptations is the GWR 4900
Class 5972 Olton Hall, but it was not the first locomotive to be disguised as the Hogwarts Express. To
promote the books, the Southern Railway locomotive Taw Valley was repainted and renamed temporarily,
but was rejected by Chris Columbus as looking 'too modern' for the film. Filming locations for the
Hogwarts Express sequences include Goathland on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, Kings Cross
railway station and the route of the Jacobite Express which follows the West Highland Line from Fort
William to Mallaig in Scotland, as it crosses the Glenfinnan Viaduct.[31]
Several model trains have been made of the Hogwarts Express. An 00 gauge is produced by Hornby,
though this is of a Castle Class locomotive rather than the Hall Class used in the films. A three-rail H0
gauge model is produced by Märklin, and a two-rail H0/00 was produced in the early 2000s by
Bachmann. Several now-discontinued L gauge models have been produced by LEGO. Lionel has released
an O gauge set in their 2007 catalogue and a G gauge set for 2008.
Hogwarts in translations of the Harry Potter books
Most translations keep the name 'Hogwarts', transcribing it if necessary (for example Arabic ‫ور‬
=
Hūghwūrts, Russian Хогвартс = Khogvarts, Japanese
ß = Hoguwātsu, Bengali হগও াটস =
Hogowarts, Greek Χόγκουαρτς = Hóguarts), but some translate or otherwise adapt it (French Poudlard
(lard = "bacon"), Latvian Cūkkārpas shortened from cūka = "pig" + kārpas = "warts", Dutch Zweinstein
modified from zwijnsteen = "pig rock", Norwegian Bokmål Galtvort (Nynorsk keeps "Hogwarts"),
Finnish Tylypahka (pahka = "wart"), Hungarian Roxfort (playing with the name of Oxford), Slovenian
Bradavičarka (bradavič = "warts")). The Ancient Greek translation of the school is "Ὑογοήτου
Παιδευτήριον τὸ τῆς Γοητείας καὶ Μαγείας", loosely translating to "Hogwizard's School of Wizardry
and Magic", Ὑογοήτου replacing "Hogwarts" and derived from the ancient Greek words ὑo- (hog) and
γοητής (wizard).
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External links
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
(http://www.wikia.com/wiki/c:harrypotter:Hogwarts_School_of_Witchcraft_and_Wizardry) on
Harry Potter Wiki, an external wiki (http://www.wikia.com/wiki/c:harrypotter)
Hogwarts Castle (http://www.wikia.com/wiki/c:harrypotter:Hogwarts_Castle) on Harry Potter Wiki,
an external wiki (http://www.wikia.com/wiki/c:harrypotter)
The Harry Potter Lexicon's Hogwarts Atlas (http://www.hplex.info/atlas/hogwarts/atlas-h.html)
featuring numerous images of Hogwarts. hplex.info.
The Marauder's Map from the Warner Bros website
(http://harrypotter.warnerbros.co.uk/main/homepage/home.html?section=mapLower),
harrypotter.warnerbros.co.uk
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