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The Gryffindor Boys' Dormitory is located inside the Gryffindor Tower, and is where the male Gryffindor students go to sleep at night. Every dorm room is equipped with a centrally-located stove, and each student gets their own four poster bed, flanked by a set of windows and space for storing personal belongings. On the window sill, a water jug is placed, in case any of the students should feel the need for a drink in the middle of the night.^[1]

Background

1895

In Albus Dumbledore's fourth year at Hogwarts, he set fire to the curtains in this dormitory; whether this was accidental or intentional is uncertain. He claimed it was accidental, though he also stated that he never was very fond of them, so this statement is questionable.^[2]

1991

Starting in 1991, Dean Thomas, Harry Potter, Neville Longbottom, Ronald Weasley, and Seamus Finnigan shared this dormitory when they started their education at Hogwarts.

1992

At the start of the first term in 1992, after Harry and Ron crashed their flying car, they were greeted with applause upon entering the dormitory. Later in the year, Ginny Weasley broke in to steal her diary back when Harry picked it up after she threw it at a ghost.

1993

Tumblr mogpfpnzWY1qb5c2jo3 250 — Third year Gryffindor boys in the dorm room

Once again, Dean, Harry, Neville, Ron, and Seamus would share this dormitory; at the start of term this year, the five boys played a game in which they would eat sweets which had presumably been bewitched and they would each make different animal noises.^[3]

Later on, Sirius Black broke in to search for Peter Pettigrew, who was disguised as a rat whom Ron kept as a pet named Scabbers. He slashed open Ron's curtains, awakening him and causing him to scream, he then had to flee before he was caught. Peeves, the poltergeist, also entered this year in order to annoy Harry before a Quidditch practice.

1994

This year would be a rather tense one, as Harry had been chosen as a champion in the Triwizard Tournament; whilst Dean, Seamus, and Neville were mostly supportive of him, Ron would not speak to him until after the first task was finished.

1995

Like the last, this school year would also be quite stressed, although this time it was Seamus who was fighting with Harry while Ron, Dean, and Neville supported the latter; this year, Harry and the Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, were being slandered by the Daily Prophet, a wizarding newspaper, for spreading the news that Voldemort had returned.

1996

This was the final year all five boys would share the dormitory together; thereafter, Harry and Ron would be searching for Horcruxes, Dean would be a fugitive, and Seamus and Neville would spend only part of the next year here before moving to the Room of Requirement to hide from their teachers.^[4]

Behind the scenes

Although boys cannot enter the girls' dormitory, the opposite doesn't hold true; girls such as Hermione Granger have access to this room.
In Pottermore, a wooden sign outside the dormitory says "First Years" before one enters it; this is during their first year. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets says ...[they] reached the door of their old dormitory..., meaning that the students keep their dormitories their seven years ^[5]. This could mean either that the sign is magically able to change, or that the sign is changed every year.

Appearances

Notes and references

Seventh-floor of Hogwarts Castle
Bathrooms
Disused bathroom
Classrooms
Classroom 7B · Classroom 7C · Divination Classroom
Common rooms
Gryffindor Boys' Dormitory · Gryffindor common room · Gryffindor Girls' Dormitory
Corridors
Divination corridor · Fat Lady's Corridor · Hall of Hexes · Porticus Olidus · Pungent Passage · Runic Corridor · Seventh-floor corridor
Halls and rooms
Bean Challenge rooms · Gryffindor Tower reading room · Knights' Room · North Wing
Offices
Filius Flitwick's office · Sybill Trelawney's office
Other locations
Dark Tower topmost cell · Room of Requirement · Vivarium
Portraits, statues and other artwork
A Young Professor McGonagall · Bridget Wenlock · Sir Cadogan · Caged monkey · Edward Rabnott · Elephant · Elizabeth Burke · Fat Lady · Flowering almond trees · George von Rheticus · Giraffe · Godric Gryffindor · Healers · Hippopotamus · Journeying wizards · Lachlan the Lanky · Mother and baby · Oraclitus Spheer · Staring Portrait · The Lady and the Unicorn · Three young ladies · Tiger · Troll Tapestry · Two lovers in a graveyard · Valeria Myriadd · Wailing Egyptians · Witch flying to the moon · Wizard in black flowing robes · Wizard in blue · Wizard with a broomstick · Wolfhound
Staircases
Detention Escape Route · Divination Stairwell · Grand Staircase · Grumpy Staircase · Ravenclaw Tower staircase · Secret stairway to the fourth floor · Slughorn's Staircase · Staircase to the sixth-floor corridor · Turris Magnus staircase
Storerooms
Attic

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[POA-1] Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

[2] Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)

[3] Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)

[4] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

[5] Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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-The '''Gryffindor Boys' Dormitory''' is located inside the [[Gryffindor Tower]], and is where the male [[Gryffindor]] [[Wizardkind|students]] go to sleep at night. Every dorm room is equipped with a centrally-located stove, and each student gets their own four poster bed, flanked by a set of windows and space for storing personal belongings. On the window sill, a water jug is placed, for if any of the students should feel the need for a drink in the middle of the night. [[Sirius Black]] once entered here, in [[1993]], looking for [[Peter Pettigrew]]. Hermione Granger also came in, to wake up [[Harry Potter]] and [[Ronald Weasley]]. Even though Hermione was a girl, she was allowed to enter the boys' dormitory, unlike the girls' dormitory which does not allow boys to enter. In [[Albus Dumbledore]]'s [[fourth year]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], he set fire to the curtains in the Gryffindor Boys' Dormitory. Whether this was accidental or intentional is uncertain. He claimed it was an accident, though he also stated that he never liked them, so this statement is questionable.
+The '''Gryffindor Boys' Dormitory''' is located inside the [[Gryffindor Tower]], and is where the male [[Gryffindor]] [[Wizardkind|students]] go to sleep at night. Every dorm room is equipped with a centrally-located stove, and each student gets their own four poster bed, flanked by a set of windows and space for storing personal belongings. On the window sill, a water jug is placed, in case any of the students should feel the need for a drink in the middle of the night.<ref name="POA">''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''</ref>
+==Background==
+===1895===
+In [[Albus Dumbledore]]'s [[fourth year]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], he set [[fire]] to the curtains in this dormitory; whether this was accidental or intentional is uncertain. He claimed it was accidental, though he also stated that he never was very fond of them, so this statement is questionable.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]''</ref>
+===1991===
+Starting in [[1991]], [[Dean Thomas]], [[Harry Potter]], [[Neville Longbottom]], [[Ronald Weasley]], and [[Seamus Finnigan]] shared this dormitory when they started their education at Hogwarts.
+===1992===
+At the start of the first term in [[1992]], after Harry and Ron crashed their [[Flying Ford Anglia|flying car]], they were greeted with applause upon entering the dormitory. Later in the year, [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] broke in to steal [[Tom Riddle's diary|her diary]] back when Harry picked it up after she threw it at [[Myrtle Warren|a ghost]].
+===1993===
+[[File:Tumblr_mogpfpnzWY1qb5c2jo3_250.gif|frame|left|Third year [[Gryffindor]] boys in the dorm room ]]Once again, Dean, Harry, Neville, Ron, and Seamus would share this dormitory; at the start of term [[1993|this year]], the five boys played a game in which they would eat sweets which had presumably been [[Magic|bewitched]] and they would each make different animal noises.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]''</ref>
+Later on, [[Sirius Black]] broke in to search for [[Peter Pettigrew]], who was disguised as a rat whom Ron kept as a pet named Scabbers. He slashed open Ron's curtains, awakening him and causing him to scream, he then had to flee before he was caught.
+[[Peeves]], the [[poltergeist]], also entered this year in order to annoy Harry before a Quidditch practice.
+===1994===
+[[1994|This year]] would be a rather tense one, as [[Harry Potter|Harry]] had been chosen as a champion in the [[Triwizard Tournament]]; whilst Dean, Seamus, and Neville were mostly supportive of him, Ron would not speak to him until after the first task was finished.
+===1995===
+Like the last, [[1995|this school year]] would also be quite stressed, although this time it was [[Seamus Finnigan|Seamus]] who was fighting with Harry while Ron, Dean, and Neville supported the latter; this year, Harry and the [[Headmaster]], [[Albus Dumbledore]], were being slandered by the [[Daily Prophet]], a wizarding newspaper, for spreading the news that [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] had returned.
+===1996===
+This was the final [[1996|year]] all five boys would share the dormitory together; thereafter, Harry and Ron would be searching for [[Horcrux]]es, Dean would be a fugitive, and Seamus and Neville would spend only part of the next year here before moving to the [[Room of Requirement]] to hide from their [[Death Eaters|teachers]].<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''</ref>
+==Behind the scenes==
+*Although boys cannot enter the girls' dormitory, the opposite doesn't hold true; girls such as [[Hermione Granger]] have access to this room.
+*In [[Pottermore]], a wooden sign outside the dormitory says "First Years" before one enters it; this is during their [[first year]]. ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]] ''says ...''<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:16px;">[they]</span> reached the door of their old dormitory..., ''meaning that the students keep their dormitories their seven years <ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''</ref>. This could mean either that the sign is magically able to change, or that the sign is changed every year.
 ==Appearances==
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 *''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]''
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{Mention}}
+*''[[Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
+*''[[Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]''
+*''[[Pottermore]]''
+*[[Harry Potter: The Creature Vault]]
+==Notes and references==
+{{Reflist}}
 {{Hogwarts seventh floor}}
 {{Location-stub}}
+[[fr:Dortoirs des garçons de Gryffondor]]
-[[Category:Hogwarts locations]]
+[[pl:Dormitorium chłopców w wieży Gryffindoru]]
 [[Category:Towers]]
-[[Category:Common Rooms]]
 [[Category:Gryffindor House]]
 [[Category:Males]]
+[[Category:Dormitories]]