Daily Life at Hogwarts
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Timelines and calendars
Life at Hogwarts revolves around classes, naturally. However, as the castle is also the students’ home for most of the year, daily life consists of far more than just academics. The students arrive at Hogwarts on September 1 by Hogwarts Express. For the next nine or ten months they eat, sleep,… Read MoreDaisy Dodderidge• Character
Daisy Dodderidge was the builder and first landlady of the Leaky Cauldron (WoM). Daisy wanted to create a gateway between the Muggle world and Diagon Alley. Her inn became famous for its welcoming atmosphere (and for the connection to Diagon Alley, of course) (FW). Read MoreDaisy Dodderidge is born• Event
Daisy Dodderidge is born in 1467. She grows up to found the Leaky Cauldron (FW). Read MoreDeathday Party
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Wizarding culture
A Deathday Party is held on the anniversary of a witch’s or wizard’s death. Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington celebrated his 500th Deathday on Oct. 31, 1992. Harry, Ron and Hermione were the only living guests. The rest of the guest list were hundreds of Nick’s ghost friends including the… Read MoreDeathday Party dungeon
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Hogwarts castle and grounds • Rooms, chambers, and floors
Nearly Headless Nick’s deathday party takes place in a roomy dungeon at Hogwarts during Harry Potter’s second year (CS8). Read MoreDH11: The Bribe• Source
Remus Lupin seeks out Harry, Ron and Hermione at Grimmauld Place and offers to accompany them on their quest, but Harry refuses, recognizing that Lupin is seeking escape from complications in his personal life. Kreacher returns with Mundungus Fletcher, who reveals that… Read MoreDH15: The Goblin's Revenge• Source
Harry, Ron and Hermione spend weeks moving from place to place. They fail to either to destroy the locket Horcrux or think of a lead to find the others. They squabble with one another in frustration, aggravated by the Horcrux’s poisonous influence. Eventually they stumble across other fugitives… Read MoreDH20: Xenophilius Lovegood• Source
Harry and Ron bring each other up to date on their adventures, Hermione finds the triangular mark in a photograph of Dumbledore’s letters, and the trio seek out Xenophilius Lovegood at his home for further information about the mark. Read MoreDH6: The Ghoul in Pyjamas• Source
Molly Weasley loads H.R.H. up with wedding-preparation chores in an attempt to stop them from making plans to leave. Ron and Hermione prove to Harry that they understand what’s involved in accompanying him and have taken steps to protect their families from retaliation. Hermione reveals that she has researched the… Read MoreDH8: The Wedding• Source
Harry, disguised by Polyjuice Potion, attends Bill’s and Fleur’s wedding, where he meets Xenophilius Lovegood and Ron’s Great Aunt Muriel, and re-encounters Viktor Krum and Elphias Doge. Thanks to Krum, Harry remembers who Gregorovitch is and learns that Xenophilius is wearing a symbol… Read MoreDH9: A Place to Hide• Source
Harry, Ron and Hermione flee the Death Eaters by Apparating to Tottenham Court Road. Hermione’s handbag turns out to have hidden depths (undetectable extension charm), and they go to a Muggle café to plan their next move. Antonin Dolohov and Thorfinn Rowle arrive, they… Read MoreDiagon Alley cafes
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Businesses, merchants, and shops
Diagon Alley cafes are small, unnamed eateries offering a variety of food and drink for wizarding shoppers. When Harry spent several weeks in Diagon Alley before his third year, he ate his meals (except for breakfast) at these assorted cafes. The cafes had “brightly colored umbrellas” over their tables outside, which… Read MoreDilligrout
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Glossary
Used by the Fat Lady as a Gryffindor password in sixth year (HBP12, HBP14). A kind of stew or porridge that historically was offered to the British monarch on coronation day by the lord of the manor of Addington, Surrey (NSOED)… Read MoreDishwasher at the Leaky Cauldron• Character
Young wizard who tried to impress Veela in the forest near the campground of the Quidditch World Cup by telling them that he was a dragon killer for the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures. He was actually a dishwasher at the Leaky Cauldron. (GF9). Read MoreDobby receives socks as a thank you from Harry• Event
Shortly after breakfast, Harry, Ron, and Hermione visit the kitchens to give Dobby the outlandish socks they picked out as a thank-you present for giving Harry the gillyweed for the second task. They also see that Winky is unhappier than ever. Before leaving, Harry, Ron, and Hermione take some food… Read MoreDrooble's Best Blowing Gum
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Food and drinks
Drooble’s Best Blowing Gum fills the room with bluebell-colored bubbles that refuse to pop for days (PS6, PA5, PA10, GF23). Alice Longbottom, Neville’s mother, doesn’t recognize her son. However, she does realize he is someone she likes, because she gives Neville an empty Drooble’s wrapper when he… Read MoreDumbledore chats with the Dursleys in their living room• Event
He comes to collect Harry but needs to settle a few details first. Thinking Dumbledore coming to take him on an errand and then to the Burrow might just be too good to be true, Harry hasn’t packed or told the Dursleys about this when Dumbledore arrives on Privet Drive… Read More