Common room

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A common room is a shared lounge area in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. There is one for each house. The common rooms tend to feature fireplaces and sitting areas and are decorated in house colours. They are often used to do homework and to socialize with housemates. The boys' and girls' dormitories are also attached to common rooms, with spells in place to prevent male students from entering the girls' dorms.

To enter a common room, a student requires a password, which prevents students from another house from entering. The Ravenclaw common room requires the answer to a riddle to be entered.

[edit] Common Rooms

• Gryffindor common room — located in Gryffindor Tower, through the Fat Lady's portrait
• Hufflepuff common room — located in Hufflepuff Basement, below ground level through a painting near the kitchens
• Ravenclaw common room — located in Ravenclaw Tower, beyond a bronze eagle-shaped knocker that poses a riddle
• Slytherin common room — located in Slytherin Dungeon, below ground level beyond a stone wall