Hogsmeade
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| Location | Scotland |
| Permanent residents | Madam Rosmerta, Aberforth Dumbledore, Ambrosius Flume of Honeydukes, other unnamed villagers |
| First appearance | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (without name) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (first proper appearance) |
Hogsmeade is a fictional village in Scotland that appears in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. Hogsmeade is the only settlement in Britain inhabited solely by magical beings, and is located to the north-west of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Students of Hogwarts who are in their third year and above, are permitted to visit Hogsmeade during scheduled visits, as long as they have a signed permission slip from a parent or guardian.
Hogsmeade remained unseen in the films until the release of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in 2004. It will reappear in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.[1]
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[edit] Locations in Hogsmeade
[edit] The Three Broomsticks
The Three Broomsticks is one of the local pubs in Hogsmeade. It is known for its delicious butterbeer and its beautiful owner Madam Rosmerta, who lives above the pub. The Three Broomsticks is a favourite pub among Hogwarts students and staff.
[edit] Zonko's Joke Shop
Zonko's has jokes and tricks that can "fulfill even Fred and George's wildest dreams." It closes down in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Fred and George had planned to buy the shop, but decide against it when Hogwarts' students are banned from visiting Hogsmeade due to heightened security after Voldemort's rebirth.
[edit] Hogsmeade Station
Hogsmeade Station is the closest train stop to Hogwarts; the Hogwarts Express stops here after travelling from King's Cross. Scenes involving Hogsmeade Station in the Harry Potter films were shot at Goathland railway station on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, built in 1865 and virtually unchanged, that serves the village of Goathland in the North York Moors.
According to Rowling's illustrations, Hogsmeade station is not actually in Hogsmeade, but on the opposite side of the lake.[1]
[edit] The Hog's Head
The Hog's Head is another pub, which often attracts a more unusual and private clientele than the Three Broomsticks, and many of the customers hide their faces. The hanging sign on the front of the pub has a severed boar's head, leaking blood onto the white cloth around it. The pub itself is filthy, with the floor covered with layers of dirt, and the windows smeared with so much grime that little light gets through. The main floor is a single room, but there are additional rooms on the upper floors. Harry notes that the pub smells strongly of goats. The bartender is Aberforth Dumbledore, the brother of Albus Dumbledore.
Despite its seedy reputation, the Hog's Head pub has been host to several important events in the world of Harry Potter. The inn was the headquarters of the 1612 Goblin Rebellion. A few months before Harry was born, it was here that the seer Sybill Trelawney revealed the prophecy connecting Lord Voldemort and Harry, during an interview with Albus Dumbledore for the position of Divination teacher at Hogwarts. It is also where Rubeus Hagrid wins an illegal dragon egg (Norbert) while gambling with a disguised servant of Voldemort. In Order of the Phoenix, the first meeting of Dumbledore's Army is secretly held at the Hog's Head.
[edit] Dervish and Banges
A shop that sells and repairs magical equipment, Dervish and Banges is located near the end of the High Street.
[edit] Scrivenshaft's Quill Shop
Scrivenshaft's is a stationery shop located on the High Street.
[edit] Gladrags Wizardwear
Gladrags Wizardwear sells clothing. There are other branches in London and Paris. It is full of quirky merchandise, and appears to specialise in strange and unusual socks.
[edit] Madam Puddifoot's
Located on a little side street off the main High Street, this small tea shop is a favourite among Hogwarts couples out on dates. On Valentine's Day Madam Puddifoot hires floating golden cherubs to throw pink confetti on visiting couples.
[edit] Honeydukes Sweetshop
Honeydukes is one of the most famous wizarding sweetshops in the world. It sells wizarding sweets of all descriptions, including Chocolate Frogs, Licorice Wands, Pepper Imps, Chocoballs, Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans, Fizzing Whizzbees, Droobles Best Blowing Gum, Toothflossing Stringmints, Ice Mice, Cockroach Clusters, Jelly Slugs, Acid Pops and Sugar Quills, among others. Honeydukes is particularly well known for their special kind of fudge. They also sell creamy chunks of nougat, shimmering pink squares of coconut ice, fat, honey-coloured toffees, and hundreds of different kinds of chocolate.
The owners, Ambrosius Flume and his wife, live in a flat above the shop. There is a trapdoor in the cellar of Honeydukes, which connects to a secret passage. The passage leads to a statue of a one-eyed witch on the third floor of Hogwarts. Harry Potter uses this to illegally enter Hogsmeade in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
[edit] Post Office
This place is filled with owls which are colour-coded based on how quickly they will arrive at their destination.
[edit] Shrieking Shack
This house is supposed to be the most haunted building in Britain. The Hogwarts ghosts avoid it. Fred and George Weasley once tried to get in, but failed. When James Potter and his friends were in school, Remus Lupin used this house during his monthly transformations to stay isolated from the students. He was brought there every month by Madam Pomfrey and it was the transformations that caused the rumour of the shack being haunted.
[edit] References
- ^ "Photos from 'Phoenix' Hogsmeade set", HPANA, 2006-09-23. Retrieved on March 10, 2007.
[edit] External links
- A map of Hogsmeade can be found at the Harry Potter Lexicon site.
- Hogsmeade on the Harry Potter Wiki
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| Towns | Godric's Hollow · Hogsmeade · Little Hangleton · Little Whinging |
| Schools | Hogwarts · Durmstrang · Beauxbatons |
| Homes | Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place · The Riddle House |
| Streets | Diagon Alley · Knockturn Alley · Spinner's End |
| Other | Azkaban · Hall of Prophecies · Hog's Head · Ministry of Magic · Shrieking Shack · St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries · Weasley's Wizard Wheezes · Wizarding world |
