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| + | |name = Griffin-shaped knocker |
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| − | This '''knocker''' rests on the [[Headmaster's office|office]] door of all past and present [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] [[Headmaster]]s. It is made of brass and is in the shape of a [[Griffin]]. It would have been used a great deal of times since its creation, due to the fact that most visitors will have used it as a precursor to entering the Headmaster's/Headmistress's office. It is known that [[Harry Potter]] once avoided its use (involuntarily) by standing outside [[Albus Dumbledore|Professor Dumbledore]]'s office, listening to a conversation between Dumbledore, [[Cornelius Fudge]] and [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.]] (acting as [[Alastor Moody]] at the time), when Bartemius noticed Harry's presence with [[Alastor Moody's Magical Eye]], thus opening the door for Harry. |
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| + | |location = [[Headmaster's Office]], [[Hogwarts Castle]], [[Scotland]], [[Great Britain]]<ref name="COS11"/><ref name="GOF29"/><ref name="OOTP23"/><ref name="HBP10"/> |
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| + | |usage = Door knocker<ref name="COS11"/><ref name="GOF29"/><ref name="OOTP23"/><ref name="HBP10"/> |
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| + | |owners = [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] [[Headmaster]]s<ref name="COS11"/><ref name="GOF29"/><ref name="OOTP23"/><ref name="HBP10"/> |
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| + | {{Quote|Harry saw a gleaming oak door ahead, with a brass knocker in the shape of a griffin. He knew now where he was being taken. This must be where Dumbledore lived.|Harry Potter entering the Headmaster's Office for the first time in [[1992]]|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}} |
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| + | This '''knocker''' rested on the [[Headmaster's office|office]] door of all past and present [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] [[Headmaster]]s.<ref name="COS11"/><ref name="GOF29"/><ref name="OOTP23"/><ref name="HBP10"/> |
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| + | ==History== |
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| − | ==Users of the Knocker== |
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| + | It was made of [[brass]] and was in the shape of a [[Griffin]]. It would have been used a great deal of times since its creation, due to the fact that most visitors will have used it as a precursor to entering the Headmaster's/Headmistress's office.<ref name="COS11">{{COS|B|11}}</ref><ref name="GOF29"/><ref name="OOTP23"/><ref name="HBP10"/> |
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| − | *[[Unidentified Hogwarts Headmistress]] |
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| − | *[[Dexter Fortescue]] |
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| + | In [[December]] [[1992]], [[Harry Potter]] was escorted to the Headmaster's Office for the first time by [[Minerva McGonagall]], after [[Justin Finch-Fletchley]] and [[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington|Nearly Headless Nick]] had been found mysteriously [[Petrification|petrified]].<ref name="COS11"/> |
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| − | *[[Phineas Nigellus Black]] |
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| − | *[[Armando Dippet]] |
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| + | In [[May]] [[1995]], Harry Potter once avoided its use (involuntarily) by standing outside [[Albus Dumbledore]]'s office, listening to a conversation between Dumbledore, [[Cornelius Fudge]] and [[Bartemius Crouch Junior]] (who was [[Polyjuice Potion|disguised]] as [[Alastor Moody]] at the time), when Bartemius noticed Harry's presence with Moody's [[Alastor Moody's Magical Eye|magical eye]], thus opening the door for Harry.<ref name="GOF29">{{GOF|B|29}}</ref> |
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| − | *[[Albus Dumbledore]] |
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| − | *[[Severus Snape]] |
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| + | On [[18 December]] [[1995]], Harry Potter, [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] and Professor McGonagall entered Dumbledore's office, with McGonagall knocking on the door first with this knocker, to alert him of the [[Attack on Arthur Weasley|attack]] on [[Arthur Weasley]] that had just occurred.<ref name="OOTP23">{{OOTP|B|23}}</ref> |
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| − | *[[Minerva McGonagall]] |
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| − | *[[Minerva McGonagall's successor]] |
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| + | Harry Potter again used his knocker in late [[1996]] to access Dumbledore's office, in order to attend his [[Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore's private lessons|private lessons]] with him.<ref name="HBP10">{{HBP|B|10}}</ref> |
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| − | *All enterers of the Headmaster's office. |
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==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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+ | *Before the release of {{DH}}, many people assumed that the griffin-shaped knocker was one of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s [[Horcrux]]es. It was known that Voldemort was keen on having one of his seven Horcruxes to represent something from each [[Hogwarts Houses|Hogwarts House]]. He had chosen [[Hufflepuff's Cup|Hufflepuff's cup]], [[Slytherin's Locket|Slytherin's locket]] and [[Ravenclaw's Diadem|Ravenclaw's diadem]] to be Horcruxes so it was thought that the "Griffin Door" ([[Gryffindor]]) knocker was made a Horcrux by Voldemort when he applied for a job at Hogwarts. |
==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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| + | *{{COS}} {{1st}} |
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| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' |
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| + | *{{GOF}} |
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| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' |
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| + | *{{OOTP}} |
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| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix]]'' |
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| + | *{{HBP}} |
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| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' |
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[[Category:Albus Dumbledore's possessions]] |
[[Category:Albus Dumbledore's possessions]] |
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[[Category:Severus Snape's possessions]] |
[[Category:Severus Snape's possessions]] |
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| + | [[pl:Kołatka w kształcie gryfa]] |
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Latest revision as of 18:09, 11 July 2021
This knocker rested on the office door of all past and present Hogwarts Headmasters.[1][2][3][4]
History
It was made of brass and was in the shape of a Griffin. It would have been used a great deal of times since its creation, due to the fact that most visitors will have used it as a precursor to entering the Headmaster's/Headmistress's office.[1][2][3][4]
In December 1992, Harry Potter was escorted to the Headmaster's Office for the first time by Minerva McGonagall, after Justin Finch-Fletchley and Nearly Headless Nick had been found mysteriously petrified.[1]
In May 1995, Harry Potter once avoided its use (involuntarily) by standing outside Albus Dumbledore's office, listening to a conversation between Dumbledore, Cornelius Fudge and Bartemius Crouch Junior (who was disguised as Alastor Moody at the time), when Bartemius noticed Harry's presence with Moody's magical eye, thus opening the door for Harry.[2]
On 18 December 1995, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Professor McGonagall entered Dumbledore's office, with McGonagall knocking on the door first with this knocker, to alert him of the attack on Arthur Weasley that had just occurred.[3]
Harry Potter again used his knocker in late 1996 to access Dumbledore's office, in order to attend his private lessons with him.[4]
Behind the scenes
- Before the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, many people assumed that the griffin-shaped knocker was one of Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes. It was known that Voldemort was keen on having one of his seven Horcruxes to represent something from each Hogwarts House. He had chosen Hufflepuff's cup, Slytherin's locket and Ravenclaw's diadem to be Horcruxes so it was thought that the "Griffin Door" (Gryffindor) knocker was made a Horcrux by Voldemort when he applied for a job at Hogwarts.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 11 (The Duelling Club)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 29 (The Dream)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 23 (Christmas on the Closed Ward)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 10 (The House of Gaunt)