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The '''Astronomy classroom''' is a circular room<ref name="HBPf25">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]'' - Chapter 25</ref> located on the top-most level of the [[Astronomy Tower]].<ref name="OP31">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' - Chapter 31 (''O.W.L.s'')</ref> Accessed via a [[Astronomy Stairwell|steep spiral stairway]],<ref name="PS14">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' - Chapter 14 (''Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback'')</ref> this room is where [[Astronomy]] classes and practical examinations are held in [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], taught by [[Aurora Sinistra]].<ref name="OP31"/>
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The '''Astronomy classroom''' is located on the top-most level of the [[Astronomy Tower]].<ref name="OP31">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' - Chapter 31 (''O.W.L.s'')</ref> Accessed via a [[Astronomy Stairwell|steep spiral stairway]],<ref name="PS14">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' - Chapter 14 (''Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback'')</ref> this room is where [[Astronomy]] classes, taught by [[Aurora Sinistra]], and practical examinations are held in [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].<ref name="OP31"/>
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On the center of the room, there is a large armillary sphere and replica of the Earth.<ref name="HBPf25"/> Crenellated ramparts<ref name="HBP27">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' - Chapter 27 (''The Lightning-Struck Tower'')</ref> and iron security railings<ref name="HBPf25"/> are placed on the edge of the Tower, where students gaze the skies with their telescopes.<ref name="OP31"/> Small decorative stone cherubs carrying celestial bodies and peering through telescopes are perched on the walls.<ref name="HBPf25"/> Some glass cabinets located by the door are filled with astronomical devices and celestial models.<ref name="HBPf25"/> A short flight of stairs leads to a smaller observatory where a fixed telescope is in place.<ref name="HBPf25"/>
  
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The [[classroom]] is surrounded by crenellated ramparts<ref name="HBP27">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' - Chapter 27 (''The Lightning-Struck Tower'')</ref> and iron security railings<ref name="pottermore">''[[Pottermore]]''</ref> around the edge of the Tower, where students gaze the skies with their telescopes.<ref name="OP31"/> Astronomical models and telescopes are propped against the ramparts when the classroom is not in use.<ref name="pottermore"/> A door leads into a turret<ref name="pottermore"/> and the [[Astronomy Stairwell|steep spiral stairway]] inside leads below.<ref name="PS14"/>
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[[File:The Lightning-Struck Tower, B6C27M1.png|thumb|300px|left|Severus Snape kills Albus Dumbledore atop the Astronomy Tower.]]
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In [[1997]] Death Eater [[Severus Snape]] murdered [[Albus Dumbledore]] in this classroom. After his death Snape led the other [[Death Eaters]] out and fled the school.<ref name="HBP27"/>
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==Behind the scenes==
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*In the [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|film]] and [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)|video game adaptations]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', this classroom is considerably different from its description in the books, and its appearance in ''[[Pottermore]]''. The room is covered by a roof supported by stone archways, and does not offer a complete view of the sky. There is a large armillary sphere and replica of the Earth on the centre of the room. Small decorative stone cherubs carrying celestial bodies and peering through telescopes are perched on the walls. Some glass cabinets located by the door are filled with astronomical devices and celestial models. A short flight of stairs leads to a smaller observatory where a fixed telescope is in place.<ref name="HBPf25">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]'' - Chapter 25</ref>
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*The classroom is very similar in appearance to that of the [[Dark Tower topmost cell|topmost level]] of the [[Dark Tower]] seen in ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]''.
   
 
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This article is about the classroom in which Astronomy lessons take place. You may be looking for a room devoted to the study of Astronomy, including various celestial models and star charts.

The Astronomy classroom is located on the top-most level of the Astronomy Tower.[1] Accessed via a steep spiral stairway,[2] this room is where Astronomy classes, taught by Aurora Sinistra, and practical examinations are held in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[1]

The classroom is surrounded by crenellated ramparts[3] and iron security railings[4] around the edge of the Tower, where students gaze the skies with their telescopes.[1] Astronomical models and telescopes are propped against the ramparts when the classroom is not in use.[4] A door leads into a turret[4] and the steep spiral stairway inside leads below.[2]

The Lightning-Struck Tower, B6C27M1

Severus Snape kills Albus Dumbledore atop the Astronomy Tower.

In 1997 Death Eater Severus Snape murdered Albus Dumbledore in this classroom. After his death Snape led the other Death Eaters out and fled the school.[3]

Behind the scenes

  • In the film and video game adaptations of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, this classroom is considerably different from its description in the books, and its appearance in Pottermore. The room is covered by a roof supported by stone archways, and does not offer a complete view of the sky. There is a large armillary sphere and replica of the Earth on the centre of the room. Small decorative stone cherubs carrying celestial bodies and peering through telescopes are perched on the walls. Some glass cabinets located by the door are filled with astronomical devices and celestial models. A short flight of stairs leads to a smaller observatory where a fixed telescope is in place.[5]
  • The classroom is very similar in appearance to that of the topmost level of the Dark Tower seen in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film).

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 31 (O.W.L.s)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Chapter 14 (Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 27 (The Lightning-Struck Tower)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Pottermore
  5. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) - Chapter 25
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