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[[Hogwarts|Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] is the main setting of the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series of novels by [[J. K. Rowling]]. This list of the rooms in Hogwarts Castle is based upon a list created by the [[Harry Potter Lexicon]], a site whose contributors have deduced the location of every room<sup>[http://www.hp-lexicon.org/hogwarts/castle/hogwarts_inside.html]</sup>except the Transfiguration Classroom. It should be noted that some rooms in the school tend to "move around," which Rowling says can be attributed either to the magic of the school or to her own imperfect memory.<ref>[http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/faq_view.cfm?id=108 How do you remember everything from different books when you are still writing the HP series?] from JKRowling.com.</ref>
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==Chamber of Secrets==
The Chamber of Secrets, which is deep under the dungeons (probably under the lake), was home to an ancient [[Tom Riddle's Basilisk|Basilisk]], intended to be used to purge the school of [[Blood purity (Harry Potter)#Muggle-born|Muggle-born]] students. The Chamber was built by [[Hogwarts founders#Salazar Slytherin|Salazar Slytherin]], one of the founders of Hogwarts, before he left the school.<sup>[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets|&#91;CS&nbsp;Ch.9&#93;]]</sup> Since the spring of [[Chronology of the Harry Potter stories|1993]], the Chamber has presumably been empty.

The Chamber is well hidden and the entrance is in [[Moaning Myrtle]]'s bathroom on the second floor, which leads down into a dark, slimy stone tunnel.<sup>[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets|&#91;CS&nbsp;Ch.16&#93;]]</sup> There are many skeletons of small animals littering the floor and even a gigantic skin shed by the Basilisk. The tunnel leads to a solid wall, carved with two entwined [[Snake|serpents]] with [[emerald]]s for eyes.<sup>[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets|&#91;CS&nbsp;Ch.16&#93;]]</sup> When[[Magic (Harry Potter)#Speaking Parseltongue|Parseltongue]] is spoken they open into a very long, dim corridor, lined with monumental statues of snakes, including two towering stone pillars with more carved serpents that brace the ceiling.<sup>[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets|&#91;CS&nbsp;Ch.17&#93;]]</sup> 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.<sup>[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets|&#91;CS&nbsp;Ch.17&#93;]]</sup>
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==Dungeons==
===Potions Classroom===
[[Hogwarts subjects#Potions|Potions]] is taught by Severus Snape in one of the [[dungeon]]s under the castle. This dungeon is large enough to accommodate a double class.

It is colder here than in the main castle, and the surrounding walls contain many jars of pickled animals, which the students find particularly creepy.<sup>[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone|&#91;PS&nbsp;Ch.8&#93;]]</sup> Ice cold water pours from a [[gargoyle]]'s mouth into a basin in the corner.

===Snape's Office===
[[Severus Snape]]'s office is located in the dungeons, adjacent to the Potions classroom. It has shadowy walls and behind his desk, are shelves lined with large, glass jars filled with bits of creatures and plants floating in different coloured potions.<sup>[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets|&#91;CS&nbsp;Ch.5&#93;]]</sup>His office is dimly lit, despite the fireplace, and in one corner there is a cupboard containing Snape's private stores of potion ingredients, including Bicorn horn, [[Boomslang]] skin and [[Plants in Harry Potter#Gillyweed|Gillyweed]].<sup>[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix|&#91;OotP&nbsp;Ch.24&#93;]]</sup> In [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince|book six]], he declines an offer for an office nearer to his new [[Hogwarts subjects#Defence Against the Dark Arts|Defence Against the Dark Arts]] classroom, preferring to remain in the dungeons.

===Slytherin Dormitories===

The [[Hogwarts houses#Slytherin|Slytherin]] [[Dormitory|dormitories]] and common room are actually located under the lake. Access is gained by going through the door to the left of the main staircase in the Entrance Hall and down the stone steps that lead into a labyrinth of corridors. When given the correct password, a bare stone wall down one of the passages opens into the Slytherin common room. The common room is long and low with a rough stone ceiling and walls. It is lit by green-tinted lamps hanging by chains and carved chairs stand around a fire burning under an elaborate mantelpiece.

==Cellar==
===Hufflepuff Dormitories===
The [[Hogwarts houses#Hufflepuff|Hufflepuff]] dormitories and common room are in the [[Basement|cellar]], adjacent to the kitchens. They are located through the door to the right of the main staircase in the Entrance Hall, down a flight of stone steps and along a broad, stone corridor lit with torches and decorated cheerfully. 

===Kitchens===
The [[kitchen]]s are located directly under the Great Hall in an enormous, high-ceilinged room. It has stone walls, heaps of brass pots and pans, and a large brick fireplace at one end. The kitchens contain four long wooden tables positioned exactly the same way as the tables above. Food must simply be placed on these tables in the kitchens in order to be sent up through the ceiling to their counterparts upstairs.<sup>[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|&#91;GF&nbsp;Ch.21&#93;]]</sup> The kitchens are staffed by over a hundred [[House-elf|house-elves]], including [[Dobby (Harry Potter)|Dobby]],[[House-elf#Winky|Winky]] and, as of [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince|book six]], [[Kreacher]]. To gain access to the kitchens, one must go down the corridor to the right of the main staircase in the Entrance Hall, find the painting of a bowl of[[fruit]] and tickle the [[pear]], which then giggles and becomes a door handle.<sup>[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|&#91;GF&nbsp;Ch.21&#93;]]</sup>

Harry appears to have known and then forgotten about the location of the kitchens in his first three years at the school. In the''Philosopher's Stone'', he recalls that there is a suit of armour near to the kitchens, noting that he must be 'five floors up from there' (he appears to be on the same level as the library: he has run from there, and does not mention using any staircases). By''The Goblet of Fire'', however, he does not know where the kitchens are (he has to be told about them by Fred and George Weasley, and does not realise where Hermione is taking him when they visit the kitchens). One could argue that what Harry had initially believe to be the kitchens by the library was not, that there is a common kitchen for student use, or (most likely) that Rowling had forgotten the first instance whe she wrote the scene in ''Goblet of Fire''.

==Ground Floor==
===Entrance Hall===
The Entrance Hall is entered up a flight of stone steps and through huge double [[oak]] front doors that face west.<sup>[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban|&#91;PoA&nbsp;Ch.21&#93;]]</sup> The Hall is lit by [[torch]]es and is quite imposing, with a ceiling so high it is barely visible and a paved [[flagstone]] floor. A wide [[marble]] staircase opposite the front doors leads to the first floor. On either side of this staircase there are two doors. One leads to the Hufflepuff common room and the kitchens, while the other leads to the dungeons. There is also a door on the left side of the Hall that leads to an [[antechamber]] where the first year students wait before the [[Magical objects in Harry Potter#The Sorting Hat|Sorting]], as well as a broom cupboard off the Hall. The Hall is also home to the four [[Hogwarts houses|House]] hourglasses where the House points are displayed for all to see.

===Great Hall===

The Great Hall is entered by double doors to the right of the Entrance Hall. The Great Hall is a vast chamber that contains four long tables for each of the four Houses. Closest to the doors is the Slytherin table, followed by Ravenclaw, then Hufflepuff and finally the Gryffindor table next to the far wall. On a raised platform at the front of the room is the High Table where the staff dine. The ceiling is enchanted so that it mirrors the sky as it currently appears outside. There are also high mullioned windows around the room that show the grounds outside. Behind the High Table, there is a smaller antechamber with a fireplace and many portraits, where the champions of the [[Triwizard Tournament]] gathered for the first time.

===Staff Room===
Located off the Entrance Hall, the staff room is a long panelled room, with mismatched dark wooden chairs. There are two stone[[gargoyle]]s on either side of the door and they challenge any student who knocks on the door. Within the staff room is a large wardrobe, which on one occasion in the [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban|third book]], became infested with a [[Boggart (Harry Potter)|boggart]].

===Filch's Office===
[[Argus Filch]], the [[caretaker]], has an office off the Entrance Hall that has a single [[oil lamp]] hanging from the ceiling and a vague smell of [[fried fish]]. His office contains [[filing cabinet]]s with records of every student that Filch has ever punished ([[Fred and George Weasley]] have an entire drawer to themselves), as well as a cabinet marked "Confiscated and Highly Dangerous". His office contains well-oiled and polished chains and [[Handcuffs|manacles]], which he hopes to use on the students again one day.
This is also where Fred and George Weasley found the [[Magical objects in Harry Potter#The Marauder's Map|Marauder's Map]], which had been confiscated many years before.

===Classroom Eleven===
When [[Firenze (Harry Potter)|Firenze]] the [[centaur]] was appointed the new [[Hogwarts subjects#Divination|Divination]] teacher after [[Sybill Trelawney]] was sacked in [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix|book five]], he was given a classroom on the ground floor, as he was unable to climb up the ladder to the normal classroom on the seventh floor. [[Albus Dumbledore]] made classroom eleven look like the middle of a forest clearing, full of trees and plantlife. Since Firenze stayed on as Divination teacher even after Trelawney was rehired, it is presumed that the room has not changed.  The book states that this is one of a group of unused classrooms in one area, so one can only assume that there are several more classrooms on the ground floor.

==First Floor==
===History of Magic Classroom===
The [[Hogwarts subjects#History of Magic|History of Magic]] classroom contains a [[chalkboard]], through which [[Minor Hogwarts teachers#Professor Binns|Professor Binns]], a [[ghost]], enters and exits at the start and end of class. There is also a window with thick glass and a narrow ledge that looks across the school lake.

===Hospital Wing===
The hospital wing contains many beds with white sheets, optional privacy screens and [[bedpan]]s. It also contains the office of[[Poppy Pomfrey]], the [[nurse]].  In the third film, 'Prisoner Of Azkaban' the Clock Tower is located along the corridor outside the hospital.  It chimes the hours with a big bell.  It plays an important in the film as time is a big topic.

===McGonagall's Office===
[[Minerva McGonagall]]'s office is up the marble staircase in the Entrance Hall, and along a hallway. Her office has a fireplace, sometimes connected to the [[Floo Network]], and at least one window that overlooks the [[Quidditch]] pitch.

===Muggle Studies Classroom===
The [[Hogwarts subjects#Muggle Studies|Muggle Studies]] classroom is never directly shown during the first six novels, though it is occasionally referenced.

==Second Floor==
===Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor's Office===

This is the office of the current [[Hogwarts subjects#Defence Against the Dark Arts|Defence Against the Dark Arts]] professor. Although it is mentioned in the first book (during which time it is used by Professor Quirrell), the reader does not then see it. It is seen during the tenure of the five successive occupants. When [[Gilderoy Lockhart]] used it, it was full of portraits of himself. When [[Remus Lupin]] used it, it contained a variety of interesting [[Dark Arts (Harry Potter)|Dark]] creatures used during his lessons. When the fake [[Alastor Moody]] occupied it, it was full of Dark Detectors, and when [[Dolores Umbridge]] used it, all the surfaces were draped with flowery and lacy covers and cloths, and on one of the walls were many ornamental plates decorated with[[technicolor]] kittens. In the next to last instalment, [[Severus Snape]] who was formerly the [[Hogwarts subjects#Potions|Potions]] Master, became the new professor for Defence Against the Dark Arts. Unlike previous Defence Against the Dark Arts professors, Snape preferred to stay in his office in the dungeons, while the new Potions professor, [[Horace Slughorn]], occupied the D.A.D.A. office.

===Moaning Myrtle's Bathroom===
[[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 in [[Magic (Harry Potter)#Speaking Parseltongue|Parseltongue]]. This causes the sink to open into a pipe large enough for a person to slide down. At the bottom of this chute is a tunnel leading to the Chamber of Secrets. When [[Tom Riddle]] opened the Chamber in [[Chronology of the Harry Potter stories|1943]], Myrtle was sulking in a stall. When she heard him, she opened the door, saw the [[Basilisk]] and died immediately, becoming a [[ghost]].<sup>[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets|&#91;CS&nbsp;Ch.16&#93;]]</sup> Her bathroom remains operational, but is rarely used by students because of Myrtle's disagreeable presence.

==Third Floor==
===Trophy Room===
The trophy room is where awards, cups, plates, shields, statues, and medals are kept in a [[crystal]] [[glass]] display case. This room also contains a list of [[Head boy|Head Boys]] and Head Girls. The trophy room is adjacent to an [[armour]] gallery. [[Tom Riddle]]'s Award for Services to the School is among the awards here (or was, in [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets|book two]]: Riddle was given the Award for discovering Hagrid's pet acromantula and for condemning it as the Monster of the Chamber; since it later became clear that the acromantula was not the monster, and that Riddle himself had opened the Chamber, it may now have been removed. [[Harry Potter (character)|Harry Potter]] and [[Ron Weasley]] both won Special Awards for Service to the School; their awards will be on display here as well. [[Peeves]] especially enjoys bouncing around the trophy room.

===Defence Against the Dark Arts Classroom===
This is where [[Hogwarts subjects#Defence Against the Dark Arts|Defence Against the Dark Arts]] is taught. It is four floors below the Gryffindor common room on the seventh floor, and is where Professors Quirrell, Lockhart, Lupin, Moody (impersonated by [[Barty Crouch Jr.]]), Umbridge, and Snape''' had''' worked.

===Charms Classroom===
This is where [[Hogwarts subjects#Charms|Charms]] is taught, by [[Filius Flitwick|Professor Flitwick]]. The Charms Classroom is down the Charms corridor and has a window overlooking the front drive.

===Third Floor Corridor===
In [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone|book one]], this corridor is forbidden to students. [[Rubeus Hagrid#Fluffy|Fluffy]]was kept stationed within the corridor, guarding a trapdoor in the floor. The trapdoor allowed a person to drop down to below the school, into the chambers used to hide the [[Philosopher's stone]]. The corridor has not been mentioned since (although Fluffy now roams the Forbidden Forest) - this could mean that the corridor is no longer out-of-bounds, or that it is still kept locked up.

==Fourth Floor==
===Library===
The [[library]] contains tens of thousands of books on thousands of shelves. The different sections include an Invisibility Section, a section on [[dragon]]s and the Restricted Section at the very back, barred by a rope. Students need a signed note of permission from a teacher to peruse the Restricted Section, as it holds books about powerful [[Dark Arts (Harry Potter)|Dark]] subject matter that is never taught at Hogwarts, and is only used by older students studying advanced [[Hogwarts subjects#Defence Against the Dark Arts|Defence Against the Dark Arts]]. Books in the Hogwarts library may be put on hold and the student's name added to a waiting list. [[Chocolate]] and presumably all other food and drinks are forbidden in the library, which closes at eight p.m.

[[Irma Pince]] is the [[librarian]]. She guards the books fiercely, and has been known to put unusual [[Spells in Harry Potter|jinxes]] on the books, to make sure that they are not mistreated.

==Fifth Floor==
===Prefect's Bathroom===
The [[prefect]]s' [[bathroom]] is hidden behind the fourth door to the left of the statue of Boris the Bewildered. Despite the name, this bathroom can also be used by [[Quidditch]] captains. The door opens when told the correct password. At one point in [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|book four]] the password was "pine fresh." Inside, the room is made entirely of white [[marble]] and is softly lit by a candle-filled [[chandelier]]. The bathtub is rectangular and about the size and depth of a [[swimming pool]], complete with a [[diving board]] and hundreds of taps each with a differently coloured jewel set into the handle. From these taps gush not only water, but also magical [[bubble bath]], including pink and blue bubbles the size of footballs, extremely thick ice-white foam and heavily perfumed purple clouds that hover over the surface of the water. One tap even sends a jet that bounces across the water in large arcs. [[Moaning Myrtle]] sometimes comes here to secretly watch the prefects take baths. There is a pile of fluffy white towels in the corner and a painting of a flirty blonde [[mermaid]].

==Sixth Floor==
===Boys' Washroom===
There is a boys' [[washroom]] on this floor, as mentioned in book six, ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''. [[Harry Potter (character)|Harry Potter]] once duelled [[Draco Malfoy]] here.

==Seventh Floor==
===Entrance to Gryffindor Tower===
[[Hogwarts houses#Gryffindor|Gryffindor]] Tower is entered through the portrait of the [[Portrait (Harry Potter)#The Fat Lady|Fat Lady]] who wears a pink silk dress on the seventh floor. It can only be entered if one knows the correct password. When the correct password is given, the portrait swings forward to reveal a hole which leads into the Gryffindor common room. In [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban|book three]], [[Sirius Black]] was denied entry, and slashed the Fat Lady's portrait. For a short period afterwards, [[Portraits in Hogwarts#Sir Cadogan|Sir Cadogan]], a portrait of an eccentric knight, guarded Gryffindor Tower. 

===Entrance to North Tower===
To enter the North Tower, it is necessary to climb a ladder on the seventh floor through a trapdoor in the ceiling. 

===Flitwick's Office===
[[Filius Flitwick]]'s office is on the seventh floor and is the thirteenth window from the right of the West Tower. In the third book, Sirius Black was held there.

===Entrance to Headmaster/Headmistress' Office===
The entrance to the headmaster or headmistress' office is located behind the statue of a stone [[gargoyle]]. When given the correct password, the gargoyle leaps aside and the wall behind it splits in two, revealing a stone spiral staircase that moves like an[[escalator]]. The office itself is presumably located one floor up as the staircase moves upwards to a highly polished oak door with a brass knocker shaped like a [[griffin]].
Over the different books the password has been such things like "Fizzing Wizzbees" or "Sherbert Lemon".

===Room of Requirement===
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Located opposite an enormous tapestry depicting Barnabas the Barmy attempting to train [[troll]]s 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-elf|house-elves]] it is also known as the Come and Go Room.

[[Albus Dumbledore]] was first to mention the room, noting that he discovered it at five-thirty in the morning of a [[Triwizard Tournament#The Yule Ball|Yule Ball]], filled with [[chamber pot]]s, when he was attempting to locate a bathroom. [[Dobby (Harry Potter)|Dobby]] later admitted to frequently bringing [[House-elf#Winky|Winky]] to the room to cure her bouts of [[Butterbeer]]-induced [[drunkenness]], finding it full of antidotes and a "nice elf-sized bed". [[Argus Filch]] was said to find cleaning supplies here when he had run out, and when [[Fred and George Weasley]] needed a place to hide, it would appear in the form of a broom cupboard. [[Sybill Trelawney]] also makes a habit of using it to hide her empty [[sherry]] bottles after she is sacked in [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix|book five]]. It would seem that when one wishes to hide something it produces the same room for everyone (which is full of many years worth of abandoned objects, such as broken furniture or books or possessions 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 practicing defensive spells. <!--  Mentioned first in GF 23, but first described in OP 18.--> In[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince|book six]] Harry used the room to stash his copy of ''Advanced Potion-Making'', finding it 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, or books which were "no doubt banned or graffitied or stolen". He later realised that [[Draco Malfoy]] had been using the room in that same state to hide and repair the [[Magical objects in Harry Potter#Vanishing Cabinet|Vanishing Cabinet]] in order to use it to smuggle [[Death Eater]]s into Hogwarts.

==Towers==
===Astronomy Tower===
[[Hogwarts subjects#Astronomy|Astronomy]] classes occur here, since this is the tallest tower and therefore has the best view of the night sky. The Astronomy Tower faces west and is located above the main entrance of Hogwarts.This is also the site of [[Albus Dumbledore]]'s death at the hands of [[Severus Snape]].

===Headmaster's Tower===
The headmaster or headmistress' office and residence is inside this tower, and is entered via a staircase guarded by a stone gargoyle on the seventh floor. The office is a large and beautiful round room with windows that have a view of the [[Quidditch]]pitch and the mountains surrounding Hogwarts. It is decorated with portraits of previous headmasters and headmistresses, including[[Minor Hogwarts teachers#Dilys Derwent|Dilys Derwent]], [[Armando Dippet]], [[Phineas Nigellus Black]], [[Minor Hogwarts teachers#Professor Everard|Professor Everard]] and Fortescue. The desk is enormous and claw-footed with a highly polished surface and a high-backed chair. On the wall behind the headmaster's desk is a shelf that holds the [[Magical objects in Harry Potter#The Sorting Hat|Sorting Hat]] and beside the Hat, [[Hogwarts founders#Godric Gryffindor|Godric Gryffindor]]'s sword is contained in a glass case.

The office can seal itself so that none but the rightful headmaster or headmistress is allowed to enter, as [[Dolores Umbridge]]found out after she was made Headmistress. During [[Albus Dumbledore]]'s tenure as Headmaster, the office contained a number of spindly-legged tables with numerous silver instruments of unknown function, at least one of which appears to have something to do with tracing or monitoring visions or dreams. Following Dumbledore's death in [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince|book six]], his portrait appeared, but was asleep, and had not woken by the book's end.
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===North Tower===
The North Tower contains [[Sybill Trelawney]]'s residence and one of two [[Hogwarts subjects#Divination|Divination]] classrooms. This classroom is at the base of the North Tower and is a round room with walls lined with shelves (they hold [[teacup]]s, [[crystal ball]]s and decks of [[Playing card|cards]]), small round tables, armchairs and pouffes. The classroom also has an oppressive fire with a copper kettle that gives off heavy fumes.

===Gryffindor Tower===
[[Hogwarts houses#Gryffindor|Gryffindor]] Tower is where the Gryffindor common room and dormitories are located. The common room has windows, a fireplace, tables and squashy armchairs. There are separate dormitories for girls and boys, which are subdivided by year. Girls are permitted to enter the boys' dormitories, but boys cannot visit the girls', because the [[Hogwarts founders]] felt that boys were less trustworthy than girls. As seen in [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix|book five]], the stairs to the girls' dormitories turn into a slide if a boy attempts to go up them. There are a total of fourteen dormitories and each is a round, windowed room that includes [[four poster bed]]s and several bedside tables. 

===West Tower===
The Owlery is at the top of the West Tower. The Owlery is a circular stone room that holds hundreds and hundreds of different kinds of [[owl]]s, including both the school owls and owls that students have brought as pets, all nestled on perches that rise right to the top of the tower. None of the windows in the Owlery have glass and so it is rather cold and drafty. The floor is covered in straw, droppings, and the "regurgitated skeletons of [[Mouse|mice]] and [[vole]]s".

===Ravenclaw Tower===
[[Hogwarts houses#Ravenclaw|Ravenclaw]] Tower is located at the west side of the castle. As its name suggests, this is home to the Ravenclaw common room and dormitories. 

==Unknown rooms==
===Transfiguration Classroom===
[[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]]'s office is located on the first floor, but her [[Hogwarts subjects#Transfiguration|Transfiguration]] classroom could be anywhere in the main building (though probably not the second floor, since it is known that the classroom is "miles" from the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor's office).

===Arithmancy Classroom===
This classroom is where [[Hogwarts subjects#Arithmancy|Arithmancy]] is taught by [[Minor Hogwarts teachers#Professor Vector|Professor Vector]].

===Ancient Runes Classroom===
This is where [[Hogwarts subjects#Ancient Runes|Ancient Runes]] is taught.

==Grounds==
Hogwarts Castle is surrounded by [[mountain]]s and is perched high atop a cliff overlooking a great black [[lake]]. When entering from the lake, a curtain of [[ivy]] hides a wide opening in the cliff face. A dark tunnel leads right under the castle into an underground harbour with a rocky beach and from there, a passageway in the rock leads to the front doors.{{PS|ch=6}} The entrance on the road from [[Hogsmeade]] to around the lake is through a pair of [[wrought iron]] gates in the walls enclosing the grounds. On either side of the gates are two tall stone pillars, each topped with a winged [[boar]]. The Hogwarts grounds are extensive with sloping [[lawn]]s, including [[flowerbed]]s, [[Vegetable garden|vegetable patches]] and a [[Quidditch]] pitch, as well as the vast Forbidden Forest. 

===Lake===
The [[lake]] is located on the south side of the castle, which stands on a cliff overlooking the water. It is about half a mile in diameter and the Hogwarts plumbing network drains into it. A number of magical creatures inhabit the lake, including a [[giant squid]], often seen near the surface, a colony of [[Mermaid|merpeople]] inhabiting the bottom, and a population of [[grindylow]]s. It was also the temporary home of the [[Durmstrang]] ship during the [[Triwizard Tournament]] in which it also served as the setting for the Second Task.

===Hagrid's Hut===
[[Rubeus Hagrid]] is the [[gamekeeper]], Keeper of the Keys and the Grounds, Professor of Care of Magical Creatures and the only teacher not to live in the castle. He lives in a small wooden [[Hut (dwelling)|hut]] on the grounds, on the edge of the Forbidden Forest, with his boarhound, [[Rubeus Hagrid#Fang|Fang]], who, belying his appearance, is a coward. He has a [[pumpkin]] patch behind his hut, with a fence around it. classes are usually taught around here.

===Forbidden Forest===
The Forbidden Forest is a large, dark [[forest]] to the east of Hogwarts Castle. It is usually referred to simply as "the Forest". It is strictly forbidden to all students, except during [[Hogwarts subjects#Care of Magical Creatures|Care of Magical Creatures]]lessons and, on rare occasions, detentions. 

Among the plant species within the Forest are [[tree]]s such as [[beech]], [[oak]], [[pine]], [[Sycamore Maple|sycamore]] and[[Taxus|yew]], as well as undergrowth including [[Polygonum|knotgrass]] and [[Spine (botany)|thorns]]. Though the Forest is vastly dense and wild, there are a few paths and clearings. These are mostly made by [[Rubeus Hagrid]], who frequently travels into the Forest for various reasons. The Forest is also home to an assortment of [[Magical beasts (Harry Potter)|creatures]]. The following is an (incomplete) list of beasts that inhabit the forest: <ref>{{HPFref}}</ref>

*A herd of at least 50 [[centaur]]s, including [[Minor Harry Potter characters#Bane|Bane]], [[Minor Harry Potter characters#Magorian|Magorian]], [[Minor Harry Potter characters#Ronan|Ronan]] and formerly [[Firenze (Harry Potter)|Firenze]].
*[[Werewolf (Harry Potter)|Werewolves]], according to [[Draco Malfoy]] and [[Argus Filch]].
*A colony of [[Minor Harry Potter beasts#Acromantula|Acromantulas]], the late [[Aragog#aragog|Aragog]] and his family.
*[[Troll]]s, according to [[Tom Riddle]].
*[[Unicorn]]s
*[[Thestral]]s 
*[[Minor Harry Potter beasts#Bowtruckle|Bowtruckles]]
*[[Rubeus Hagrid#Fluffy|Fluffy]], a [[Cerberus|three-headed dog]] who was released into the forest after the events of [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone|book one]]. [http://www.quick-quote-quill.org/articles/2001/0301-bluepeter.htm]
*Though not technically a beast, there is a much damaged turquoise [[Ford Anglia]], formerly owned by [[Arthur Weasley]] that had been bewitched with the ability to fly, but took on a mind of its own after Harry and [[Ron Weasley]] crashed it into the Whomping Willow. It fled into the Forest, never to be seen again except on one occasion in which it helped Ron and Harry escape from a hungry bunch of giant spiders.
*[[Grawp]], a "small" [[giant (mythology)|giant]], lived in the Forest during [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix|book five]]. [[Albus 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".

===Greenhouses===
There are at least four [[greenhouse]]s where [[Hogwarts subjects#Herbology|Herbology]] classes are held by [[Pomona Sprout|Professor Sprout]]. To get to the Herbology greenhouses, students frequently walk across the [[vegetable]] patches in the grounds. Among many others, the greenhouses have housed honking [[Narcissus (flower)|daffodils]], leaping [[Mushroom|toadstools]],[[umbrella]]-sized [[flower]]s, Snargaluffs, Abyssinian Shrivelfigs, [[Wizarding world#Mandrake|Mandrakes]], Puffapods, Bouncing Bulbs, [[Bubotuber]]s, Screechsnaps, Fanged Geraniums, Flutterby Bushes and a Venomous Tentacula.
The first year students are only taught in the first greenhouse, however second year students are occasionally taught in the second and third greenhouse.

===Whomping Willow===
The Whomping Willow is a very valuable magical [[tree]] on the Hogwarts grounds. The tree is extremely violent, striking viciously with its branches at anything that comes within reach.

Headmaster [[Albus Dumbledore]] planted the Willow to guard a secret passageway to the [[Shrieking Shack]], a building in[[Hogsmeade]]. Lupin was smuggled to the passageway each month at the full moon, where he could transform in the Shack into his werewolf form, without risking harm to others. In [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets|book two]], Harry and his best friend Ron Weasley flew an enchanted Ford Anglia to Hogwarts, and accidentally crashed into the Whomping Willow, causing minor damage to the tree but more significant harm to the car. In [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban|book three]], [[Sirius Black]], having transformed himself into a dog, dragged [[Ron Weasley]] into the secret passageway beneath the tree.

===Quidditch pitch===
The [[Rules of Quidditch|Quidditch pitch]] is where [[Quidditch]] games are held, and where teams practice. There are three golden hoops, about 50 feet high, at each end used for scoring, and stands surrounding it, providing seating for spectators. It houses the locker rooms for the four House teams and the offices of the four team captains. The [[referee]] is often [[Minor Hogwarts teachers#Madam Hooch|Madam Hooch]], the flying teacher and Quidditch coach, but [[Severus Snape]] refereed once in Harry's first year. In [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|book four]] it was the site of the Triwizard Tournament's [[Triwizard Tournament#The Third Task|Third Task]].

====Locker rooms====
There are [[Changeroom|locker rooms]] off the grounds of the Quidditch pitch where team members change for practices and games. When[[Minor characters associated with Quidditch#Oliver Wood|Oliver Wood]] isn't present at one point after a [[Hogwarts houses#Gryffindor|Gryffindor]] team loss in [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban|book three]], [[Fred and George Weasley]]joke that he's still trying to drown himself in the locker room [[shower]]s.

===White Tomb===
The White Tomb is where [[Albus Dumbledore]] is buried. It lies beside the lake, in a serene and calm inlet on a hill. It is the only location in the whole of the Hogwarts grounds where a former Headteacher is buried, giving Dumbledore a unique distinction.

==References==
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==See also==

[[Hogwarts Castle in the films]]

[[Hogwarts Castle in the games]]
==External link==

* [http://www.hp-lexicon.org/hogwarts/castle/hogwarts_inside.html The Harry Potter Lexicon -- Inside Hogwarts Castle]


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