Changes: Godric's Hollow

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Godric's Hollow is a village in the West Country of England. It is a small community, which centers on a village square with only a church, a post office, a pub, and a few retail shops. The residential streets are lined with quaint cottages. According to A History of Magic, the graveyard was rumoured to be haunted.

Residents

Godric's Hollow is one of the places where magical families have come to live alongside Muggles. Over the centuries, it has been home to many witches and wizards of note, including Godric Gryffindor, who was born there. The original name of the town was presumably changed to honour Gryffindor sometime after his deeds became widely known.

Another famous resident of Godric's Hollow was Bowman Wright. He forged the first Golden Snitch there in the Middle Ages.

Others who called the village home were the Dumbledore family, the family of Lily and James Potter, and Bathilda Bagshot. Ignotus Peverell, pure-blood ancestor of Harry Potter, was born and subsequently buried at Godric's Hollow.

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The Potter House

Events

VoldemortHollow — Lord Voldemort in Godric's Hollow in 1981.

In the 20th century, a three-way duel broke out between , Albus, and Aberforth. Ariana, aged about 14 at the time, tried to stop it, and was inadvertantly killed;

On October 31, 1981, James and Lily Potter were murdered by Lord Voldemort in their home at Godric's Hollow, at which time Voldemort lost his powers and physical form when he tried to kill the couple's infant son, Harry. James and Lily's bodies were laid to rest in the Godric's Hollow graveyard.

A statue was later erected in the village square in memory of the Potter family. From a distance, it appears as an obelisk carved with names, but transforms into a statue of the Potters when a wizard or witch gets closer to it.

Harry Potter and Hermione Granger visited Godric's Hollow in 1997 to search for information on Horcruxes. There they were attacked by Nagini, who had killed Bathilda Bagshot and hidden in her body, and very narrowly escaped from Voldemort.

During the same visit, Harry also visited his parents' former home, which, according to the sign that had been set in the ground outside of the house, had been preserved in "its ruined state as a monument to the Potters and as a reminder of the violence that tore apart their family". This sign had been graffitied over the years with names and messages of support for Harry. A memorial had also be set up in honour of the Potters. The house, like the statue, had been made invisible to Muggles.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance) (Mentioned by name by McGonagall while talking about Voldemort killing the Potters)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (First appearance) (Not mentioned by name. Only showed the Potters' Cottage)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Quidditch Through the Ages

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 [[File:VoldemortHollow.jpg|thumb|left|219px|[[Lord Voldemort]] in Godric's Hollow in [[1981]].]]
+In the 20th century, a three-way duel broke out between , Albus, and Aberforth. Ariana, aged about 14 at the time, tried to stop it, and was inadvertantly killed;
 On [[October 31]], [[1981]], [[James Potter I|James]] and [[Lily Evans|Lily Potter]] were murdered by [[Lord Voldemort]] in their home at Godric's Hollow, at which time Voldemort lost his powers and physical form when he tried to kill the couple's infant son, [[Harry Potter|Harry]]. James and Lily's bodies were laid to rest in the Godric's Hollow graveyard.