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This '''Staircase''' is one of the largest staircases in [[Hogwarts Castle]]. It is located in the [[Defence Against the Dark Arts tower]] starting on the Third Floor and leads to the top of the tower. At the bottom is the [[One-Eyed Witch Passage]] and at the top is the [[Classroom 3C|Defence Against the Dark Arts Classroom]] and [[Defence Against the Dark Arts professor's office]]. [[File:Dadatower.jpg|thumb|left|The tower where it is located]]
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This '''staircase''' is one of the largest staircases in [[Hogwarts Castle]]. It is located in the [[Defence Against the Dark Arts tower]] starting on the ground floor and going to the top of the tower<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]''</ref>. At the bottom is the [[One-Eyed Witch Passage]], on the second floor is the [[Defence Against the Dark Arts professor's office]], and on the third floor is the [[Classroom 3C|Defence Against the Dark Arts Classroom]] <ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]''</ref>.
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==History==
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[[File:Dadatower.jpg|thumb|200px|The tower where it is located]]
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===[[1994–1995 school year]]===
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After their first [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] lesson in their [[fourth year]], [[Harry Potter]] and his classmates walked back down this staircase. Then, [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.]] posing as their then-teacher [[Alastor Moody]] stopped [[Neville Longbottom]] and subsequently gave him the ''[[Magical Water Plants of the Mediterranean]]'' book which later helped [[Harry Potter]] to succeed in the [[Second Task]] of the [[Triwizard Tournament]]<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]''</ref>.
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
*Although the [[Defence Against the Dark Arts tower|tower where this is located]] is replaced by the [[Astronomy Tower]] 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]]'', the contents still remain and so it is presumed they are now located in the [[Astronomy Tower]].
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*Although the [[Defence Against the Dark Arts tower|tower where this is located]] is replaced by the [[Astronomy Tower]] 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]]'', the contents still remain.
*The set used for this staircase was the one used for the [[North Tower|Divination Tower]] staircase in the [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''.
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*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 the [[North Tower|Divination Tower]] staircase in the [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''.
   
 
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Revision as of 00:50, 9 September 2012

This staircase is one of the largest staircases in Hogwarts Castle. It is located in the Defence Against the Dark Arts tower starting on the ground floor and going to the top of the tower[1]. At the bottom is the One-Eyed Witch Passage, on the second floor is the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor's office, and on the third floor is the Defence Against the Dark Arts Classroom [2].

History

Dadatower

The tower where it is located

1994–1995 school year

After their first Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson in their fourth year, Harry Potter and his classmates walked back down this staircase. Then, Bartemius Crouch Jr. posing as their then-teacher Alastor Moody stopped Neville Longbottom and subsequently gave him the Magical Water Plants of the Mediterranean book which later helped Harry Potter to succeed in the Second Task of the Triwizard Tournament[3].

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references

Defence Against the Dark Arts (D.A.D.A.)
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D.A.D.A. at Hogwarts
Classroom 3C · Classroom 3C backrooms · Temporary Classroom · Hogwarts Turris Magnus · Teacher's Office · Storeroom · Staircase · Storage room · Lesson Cup · Race Cup · Duelling Club · Dumbledore's Army
Professors
Isidora Morganach · Dinah Hecat · Arsenius Jigger · Albus Dumbledore · Galatea Merrythought · 1984–1985 professor · 1985–1986 professor · 1986–1987 professor · 1987–1988 professor · Patricia Rakepick · 1989–1990 professor · First 1990–1991 professor · Olivia Green · Quirinus Quirrell · Gilderoy Lockhart · Remus Lupin · Bartemius Crouch Junior (as Alastor Moody) · Dolores Umbridge · Severus Snape · Amycus Carrow (as Dark Arts teacher) · Unidentified professor · Brindlemore
Textbooks
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection · Advanced Defence Against the Dark Arts · Break with a Banshee · Gadding with Ghouls · Holidays with Hags · Travels with Trolls · Voyages with Vampires · Wanderings with Werewolves · Year with the Yeti · The Essential Defence Against the Dark Arts · Defensive Magical Theory · Dark Arts Defence – Basics for Beginners · Confronting the Faceless · Defence Against the Dark Arts
Spells studied at Hogwarts under D.A.D.A.
Aqua Eructo · Boggart-Banishing Spell (Riddikulus) · Bombarda Maxima · Cave inimicum · Concealment Charms · Counter-curses · Counter-jinxes · Cruciatus Curse (Crucio) · Curse of the Bogies (Mucus ad Nauseam) · Cursed barrier spell · Densaugeo · Deprimo Spell (Deprimo) · Disarming Charm (Expelliarmus) · Ear-Shrivelling Curse · Everte Statum · Freezing Spell (Glacius) · Full Body-Bind Curse (Petrificus Totalus) · Fumos Duo · Green Sparks · Hex-Breaker· Hex-deflection · Hex Zapper · Homorphus Charm · Human-presence-revealing Spell (Homenum Revelio) · Impediment Jinx (Impedimenta) · Imperius Curse (Imperio) · Imperturbable Charm · Killing Curse (Avada Kedavra) · Knockback Jinx (Flipendo) · Lacarnum Inflamari · Langlock · Levitation Spell (Levioso) · Limbo Mist anticharm · Nonverbal spells · Patronus Charm (Expecto Patronum) · Pimple Jinx (Furnunculus) · Protective enchantments · Red Sparks (Vermillious) · Reductor Curse (Reducto) · Salvio hexia · Sea Urchin Jinx · Seize and pull charm (Carpe Retractum) · Shield Charm (Protego) · Smokescreen Spell (Fumos) · Snake-Vanishing Spell (Vipera Evanesca) · Softening Charm (Spongify) · Stretching Jinx · Tickling Charm (Rictusempra) · Tongue-Tying Curse (Mimblewimble) · Trip Jinx · Twitchy-Ears Hex · Verdimillious Charm (Verdimillious) · Verdimillious Duo Spell (Verdimillious) · Verdimillious Tria · Vermillious Duo · Vermillious Tria · Wand-Lighting Charm (Lumos)
Creatures studied at Hogwarts under D.A.D.A.
Banshee · Boggart · Chameleon Ghoul · Charmed skeleton · Cornish Pixie · Dementor · Dugbog · Erkling · Flesh-Eating Slug · Ghost · Ghoul · Gnome · Grindylow · Gytrash · Hag · Hinkypunk · Iguana · Imp · Inferius · Kappa · Manticore · Nocturnal beasts · Nogtail · Poltergeist · Red Cap · Snake · Troll · Vampire · Vampire bat · Werewolf · Yeti · Zombie
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