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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.

the hufflepuff dormitories and common room are located somewhere in the basement, their entrance found through a still-life painting that is somewhere near the kitchens. 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.

the dormitories are located in ravenclaw tower on the west side of the school. the common room is round and filled with blue hangings and fat armchairs and has a domed ceiling painted with stars. a logical riddle must be solved in order to gain entry.

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 black lake, furnished with green lamps, and carved armchairs.

it is large enough to hold double classes, cold enough to see one's breath in the winter and creepy enough without the jars of pickled animals lining the walls. there is a gargoyle in the corner spouting icy water into a basin.

if you can figure out how to get in here, you will be greeted by a hoard of house elves, all ready to serve you up some scrumptious food. this is the place where all of the food sent to great hall comes from, as well as the quarters for the house elves.

the hogwarts entrance hall is located on the ground floor of hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, with a wide marble staircase opposite the oak doors. double doors to the right lead into the great hall.

the hall is lead up to with a pair of great oak doors. once inside, there are four long tables for each of the houses. at the head of it all is the staff table, with a spot for each of the teachers. the hall is used as a meeting place for students during meals and a room for special events.

the broom cupboard is located here so that when students come in from practice on the quidditch pitch they may store their things there until they need them again.

this is where argus filch, the caretaker of hogwarts, has all of his files on every student in hogwarts. students have been known to break in sometimes and modify their files or prank ol' filch, who never seems to catch them.

this course involves the study of muggles "from a wizarding point of view." there is apparently a need for witches and wizards to learn about muggle ways and means, if only to ensure they are able to avoid them or blend in.

commonly shortened to dada, this class teaches defensive techniques to block spells, charms, curses, hexes and jinxes cast by other wizards, counteract the dark arts, and to protect from dark creatures.

the castle common room is a mixture of all of the common rooms for each house. It's filled with squishy armchairs and couches, with a few fireplaces and tables spread about. it came to the attention of the teachers that there was nowhere for students to relax and hang out with students from other houses, so this was created as the solution to the problem.

this class is what the title suggests - the history of magic, which is often a bloody and unsettling history. however, the textbooks tend to gloss over some of the finer points, giving students an incomplete history.

the bathroom's wooden cubicles are worn and ill-maintained, and even the stone sinks are chipped. like many of hogwarts' rooms, it is candle-lit, but the candles are in holders rather than a chandelier and there are not enough of them to light the room properly. the sinks, which form a row under a large cracked and spotted mirror, have copper taps, one of which has a tiny snake scratched on the side.

a welcome feeling is cast over professor swordhand's office. the curtains are almost always drawn out. the desk is made of elder wood on the desk top and holly, willow, sequia and yew on the legs. his chair is made of apple wood. His surroundings consist of various books about the dark arts and defenses both in theory and known uses and practices from other sources. you'll usually find professor swordhand there grading papers, helping students and others, reading or researching. his office opens freely to anyone who needs to see him.

the second floor corridor is the stuff of legends around hogwarts - this is the floor where the knights will speak to you. every once in a while, some charming prankster will manage to make the knights animated, and then they'll do a song and dance just for you.

hogwarts has a trophy room where all the old awards, trophies, statues, cups, plates, shields, and medals are kept in crystal display cases. there is also a list of all the head boys and girls. it's adjacent to a long gallery full of suits of armor. peeves likes to bounce around the trophy room.

charms is a class described as using magic spells to give an object new and unexpected properties. classes are usually chaotic and noisy, since students usually need to move around in order to accomplish the task at hand

all of your injuries sustained on school grounds can be treated here; if it's worse, it's off to st. mungo's for you. located inside are many beds and an office in the back for the current healer. only five people at a time per patient.

this room is an old ballroom, converted into a party room. it's a place where students can get together and throw a party if they like - the good part is that the teachers don't know it exists (or do they?) because of some spells placed on it by a crafty student.

if you sprinkle while you tinkle, please be neat and wipe the seat.

the library is an enormous old room filled with any and all books one might need to use in the school year. there are many secret corners and hiding spots for students to talk away from prying eyes.

the corridor below the prefects' bathroom leads from the nearest staircase to the prefects' bathroom on the floor above and has a tapestry hanging about halfway down the corridor. this tapestry conceals a narrower staircase forming a shortcut that leads down two floors, which contains the trick step that neville often forgets to jump. the bottom of the staircase is also concealed by a tapestry.

class plans, upcoming events, and other teacher-like stuff goes here.

transfiguration is a theory based subject, often using spells such as switching spells, which essentially switches something on an object, vanishing spells, which causes an object to disappear, and conjuring spells, which allows objects to be taken out of thin air.

theses are the staircases that you will be taking to get pretty much everywhere around the castle - but beware, they like to change without warning! students are advised not to play on them, and just use them to get from place to place.

this is fourth door to the left of the statue of boris the bewildered on the fifth floor. the door requires a password (the door itself knows the correct answer), and can be bolted from the inside. inside, the bathroom's walls, floor, and single sunken bathtub are all made of white marble, lit softly by a candle-filled chandelier. the rectangular tub is the size and depth of a swimming pool, and even has a diving board, but unlike an ordinary pool the tub is lined with about a hundred taps, each with a differently coloured jewel set into the handle.

the music room is a magical room filled with just about any instrument you can imagine. there's certain instruments in the room that have been said to belong to each of the four founders, but that's only a rumor. or is it?

this is where the dueling classes are held under the watchful eye of at least two professors. some students have been known to sneak in at night to settle differences in the magical way, however.

the tower of the headmistress can only be entered by a secret entrance (privvy to the entire school, of course). inside her office are multitudes of shiny and whizzing objects that constantly distract the eye. in the center of it all is the headmistress' mahogany desk, where you are most likely to find the headmistress herself at nearly any time of the day.

this is a room that comes and goes and can be used for anything. Located on the seventh floor, in front of the tapestry of barnaby the barmy trying to teach trolls to dance, one must walk in front of it three times in order to get it to open up.

at the base of the north tower is a circular room accessed by a silvery ladder hanging from a trapdoor. inside the room, the air is hot and stuffy due to an ever-present fire and its fellow, the copper tea kettle that gives off noxious fumes. the walls are lined with shelves of various items used to peek into the future. the floor is crowded with small tables, squashy armchairs and little poufs.

astronomy classes take place in the astronomy tower, the tallest tower in hogwarts. lessons involve observations of the night skies with telescopes. when classes aren't in session, students are permitted to come up and look at the stars.

divination, the art of predicting the future, is held in the north tower. the subject itself is one of the most imprecise forms of magic. students can often be found reading tea leaves or using crystal balls within the tower.

this is where the owelry is located. all owls of all kinds belonging to students live here during the school year in case anyone would like to send a letter back home. watch your step though - these owls can be particularly messy.

the greenhouses are a set of seven different glass houses that are home to many kinds of exotic plants used in herbology classes. the air inside is always hot and muggy, and students must watch themselves at all times, lest a plant reach out and grab them.

the quidditch pitch is a large area enclosed by stadium bleachers. tall goalposts stand at either end, and a commentator's podium is in the middle. the pitch is a place for people to come and hone their skills when games and house practices aren't in session.

when couples get the urge to be alone, or do something romantic, lover's lane is the place to get away. it's not necessarily a lane, but whatever you'd like it to be. a meadow, a secluded spot, a romantic place by the lake...

the lake is a huge body of water, perhaps a mile and a half across, surrounded by trees of all shapes and sizes. there's an open clearing where students sit and hang out, as well as a dock. beware; more than just the giant squid inhabits these waters.

the fields are a personal creation of hagrid; flowers are absolutely everywhere and it's a nice place to hang out when you want alone time, or to take a date.

hagrid, the grounds keeper of hogwarts, lives in a little hut away from the castle and close to the forbidden forest. in the back is a large pumpkin patch, as well as some pens for his latest creature fancy.

the forbidden forest is forbidden to students for a good reason. beyond the shrouded trees, much lies within it that shouldn't be tampered with by witches and wizards with limited knowledge of magic. hagrid sometimes uses it for his classes.

this testy tree is one of the last living whomping willows in england. it's a huge tree that can only be calmed by a certain spell, and sometimes by touching a knot at the base of it. students are not allowed near it for obvious reasons.

a small magical community nearby hogwarts, open to third years and up only - unless they manage to sneak out, of course.

what is known as the wizarding world's greatest outdoor mall, the alley is constantly filled with bustling witches and wizards doing their daily shopping, getting back to school supplies, or just having fun with friends.

you gotta get to school somehow, and this place is just the ticket! (pun intended with much juvenile amusement.)

to enter the premises, one has to step through the window of what appears to be a derelict department store called purge & dowse ltd. the exteriors of the hospital are red-bricked and dirty, which is the complete opposite of the interiors. inside, everything is very neat and looks exactly as a hospital should.

entered through apparation, floo powder or the red telephone booth in london, the ministry of magic is truely a magical place. this is where day-to-day business of the wizarding world occurs.

where students who attend hogwarts live during the summer with their family. they are allowed to visit home on holidays, such as christmas, and at random intervals during the year.

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