Hogwarts Turris Magnus staircase
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Hogwarts Turris Magnus staircase
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Affiliation
History[]
1890–1891 school year[]
During the late19th century, the staircase possessed a much different layout than its later form. Rather than a spiral staircase, it was a labyrinthine maze of different staircases, all positioned in different ways throughout the interior of the tower, and each leading to different classrooms, such asMagical Theory (inClass 67) and itsrespective hallway, as well as the standardDefence Against the Dark Arts classroom. The tower contained various artefacts, such as theSerpentine Beast Window.[2]
The tower interior was richly decorated in red and white marble, with hardwood flooring,suits of armour, tapestries andportraits, and richly panelled walls.[2]
There were various places within the towers that students could hang out or study – areas with benches orsofas. At the very base of the tower was the entrance to theUndercroft, a secretive part of the castle that was frequented by members of theHouse of Gaunt (such asOminis Gaunt, during his school years) – as well as the equally secretive entrance to theHall of Herodiana.[2]
1994–1995 school year[]
Defence Against the Dark Arts staircase
The location of the tower in the castle.
After their firstDefence Against the Dark Arts lesson in theirfourth year,Harry Potter and his classmates walked back down this staircase. Then,Bartemius Crouch Jnrposing as their then-teacherAlastor Moody stoppedNeville Longbottom and subsequently gave him theMagical Water Plants of the Mediterranean book which later helpedHarry Potter to succeed in theSecond Task of theTriwizard Tournament.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
- Although thetower where this is located is replaced by theAstronomy Tower in thefilm andvideo game adaptations ofHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the contents still remain.
- The scenes in this staircase were filmed in St Paul's Cathedral, Ludgate Hill, London, England, UK. The set used for this staircase was the one used for theDivination Tower staircase in thefilm adaptation ofHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)(First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- Hogwarts Legacy
Notes and references[]
| Fifth-floor ofHogwarts Castle | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bathrooms | ||
| Boys' restroom ·Prefects' Bathroom | ||
| Classrooms | ||
| Abandoned classroom ·Art Classroom ·Classroom 5B ·Music Classroom | ||
| Corridors | ||
| Astronomy Corridor ·Cursed Corridor ·Fifth-floor corridor ·Hospital tower corridor ·Icy Corridor | ||
| Halls and rooms | ||
| Secret attic ·Astronomy reading room ·Fifth-floor hall ·Floor 5 Bonus ·Locked Room ·Muggle Studies showroom ·Ravenclaw Tower reading room ·Satyavati Shah's bedroom ·Secret Muggle Room ·Upper Hall | ||
| Other locations | ||
| Vault of Ice ·Weasley Candy Emporium ·Weasley Supplies Bargain Basement | ||
| Portraits, statues and other artwork | ||
| Boris the Bewildered ·Norvel Twonk ·Timothy the Timid | ||
| Staircases | ||
| Clock Tower staircase ·Grand Staircase ·Ravenclaw Tower staircase ·Turris Magnus staircase ·Vanished Stairs | ||
| Storerooms | ||
| Storeroom |
| Sixth-floor ofHogwarts Castle | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bathrooms | ||
| Boys' bathroom ·Disused Bathroom | ||
| Classrooms | ||
| Classroom 6A ·Classroom 6B ·Empty classroom | ||
| Corridors | ||
| Glanmore Peakes' Corridor ·Secret Hallway ·Sixth-floor corridor | ||
| Halls and rooms | ||
| East Wing ·Floor 6 Bonus ·Frog Choir hall ·Room of Rewards ·Trophy Room | ||
| Offices | ||
| Horace Slughorn's office | ||
| Portraits, statues and other artwork | ||
| Damara Dodderidge ·Edessa Sakndenberg ·Edgar Stroulger ·Glanmore Peakes ·Portrait at the Storeroom ·Selina Sapworthy ·Skeleton in a top hat ·Temeritus Shanks ·Vindictus Viridian ·Wendelin the Weird | ||
| Staircases | ||
| Grand Staircase ·Ravenclaw Tower staircase ·Slughorn's Staircase ·Staircase to the seventh-floor corridor ·Turris Magnus staircase | ||
| Storerooms | ||
| Storeroom ·Writing Supplies Room |