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The '''Hogwarts Library''' is located on the second floor of [[Hogwarts Castle]] and contains tens of thousands of books on thousands of shelves. Overseen by Madam [[Irma Pince]], the library is where students can go to peruse or borrow books to supplement their studies (or for personal enjoyment). The library closes at 8:00 pm.
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The '''Hogwarts Library''' is located on the third floor of [[Hogwarts Castle]] and contains tens of thousands of books on thousands of shelves. Overseen by Madam [[Irma Pince]], the library is where students can go to peruse or borrow books to supplement their studies (or for personal enjoyment). The library closes at 8:00 pm.
   
 
==Security==
 
==Security==
[[File:Irmaa.jpg|thumb|[[Irma Pince]], the librarian.]]
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[[File:Madam_Pince_3.jpg|thumb|left|126px|[[Irma Pince]], the librarian.]]
The library books have various spells on them to prevent students from defacing or stealing them. [[Hermione Granger]] tore a page out of a library book about magical creatures without being [[curse]]d, [[jinx]]ed, or [[hex]]ed by the book. How she did this is unknown. [[Chocolate]] and (presumably) other food is forbidden in the library. [[Harry Potter]] also showed signs of breaking the security of the library in his first year when he entered the Restricted Section under his [[Cloak of Invisibility|Invisibility cloak]].
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The library books have various spells on them to prevent students from defacing or stealing them. [[Hermione Granger]] tore a page out of a library book about magical creatures without being [[curse]]d, [[jinx]]ed, or [[hex]]ed by the book. How she did this is unknown. [[Chocolate]] and (presumably) other food is forbidden in the library. [[Harry Potter]] also showed signs of breaking the security of the library in his first year, when he entered the Restricted Section under his [[Cloak of Invisibility|Invisibility cloak]].
   
 
===Taking out books===
 
===Taking out books===
[[File:Library2.JPG|270px|thumb|left|Students researching books in the school library.]]
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[[File:Library2.JPG|thumb|210px|Students researching books in the school library.]]
 
Students and teachers may take out books from the library, with the librarian’s permission. Books from the [[Restricted Section]] require a signed note from a teacher to be checked out. Professor [[Severus Snape]] told [[Harry Potter]] that it was against the rules to carry a library book out of the [[Hogwarts Castle|castle]]. However, he may have just made that rule up to get Harry into trouble. Students seem to be able to place books on hold – during the [[1992–1993 school year]] the book ''[[Hogwarts, A History]]'' had a two-week waiting list.
 
Students and teachers may take out books from the library, with the librarian’s permission. Books from the [[Restricted Section]] require a signed note from a teacher to be checked out. Professor [[Severus Snape]] told [[Harry Potter]] that it was against the rules to carry a library book out of the [[Hogwarts Castle|castle]]. However, he may have just made that rule up to get Harry into trouble. Students seem to be able to place books on hold – during the [[1992–1993 school year]] the book ''[[Hogwarts, A History]]'' had a two-week waiting list.
   
Professor [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] removed the books pertaining to the subject of [[Horcrux]]es due to the fact that they involve such [[Dark Arts|Dark Magic]]. He kept them in his office until his death when [[Hermione Granger]] summoned them before parting in her [[sixth year]].
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Professor [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] removed the books pertaining to the subject of [[Horcrux]]es, due to the fact that they involve such [[Dark Arts|Dark Magic]]. He kept them in his office until his death, whence [[Hermione Granger]] summoned them before departing in her [[sixth year]].
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====Overdue====
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There are overdue records on the library due date sheet. [[Ron Weasley]] had [[Quidditch Through the Ages]] overdue.
   
 
==Sections==
 
==Sections==
[[File:Hogwarts Library.JPG|150px|thumb|right|Hogwarts Library's Security Seal.]]
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[[File:Hogwarts_Library.JPG|thumb|left|150px|Hogwarts Library's Security Seal.]]
 
Included in its many sections are:
 
Included in its many sections are:
 
*An ''[[Invisibility Section]]''
 
*An ''[[Invisibility Section]]''
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==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
*In the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)|PC/N64 version]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', the Library is larger and more labyrinthine than in the films, perhaps closer to what is implied in the books. There are study tables nestled throughout red-carpeted rooms criss-crossed and walled with full bookshelves, many of which are actually secret passages that Filch uses to travel between rooms quickly. Polished wooden catwalks overlook most rooms here, some with stained-glass windows, and the entire complex is housed in the lower section of the [[Astronomy Tower]]. If one continues up through the levels of the library, they will eventually gain access to the top of the tower, where Astronomy studies are conducted. In the GBC version of the game, the library has two floors, the lower (acessed by the second floor) being a very large room filled with labirinthic paths between bookshelves. The lower floor is where the Restricted Section and the librarian's desk can be found. The upper floor (acessed by the third floor) consists on a very large balcony, overlooking the lower floor. On the GBA version of the game, the library is a very large room with wine-coloured wallpaper. Annexed to the library is a room with many tables and a lectern facing them, possibly a place for lectures. The restricted section is through a wooden door, and it's a very odd room, with many secret passages, pressure pads and deep holes on the ground.
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*In the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)|PC/N64 version]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', the Library is larger and more labyrinth than in the films, perhaps closer to what is implied in the books. There are study tables nestled throughout red-carpeted rooms criss-crossed and walled with full bookshelves, many of which are actually secret passages that Filch uses to travel between rooms quickly. Polished wooden catwalks overlook most rooms here, some with stained-glass windows, and the entire complex is housed in the lower section of the [[Astronomy Tower]]. If one continues up through the levels of the library, they will eventually gain access to the top of the tower, where Astronomy studies are conducted. In the GBC version of the game, the library has two floors, the lower (accessed by the second floor) being a very large room filled with labyrinthine paths between bookshelves. The lower floor is where the Restricted Section and the [[Irma Pince's desk|librarian's desk]] can be found. The upper floor (accessed by the third floor) consists on a very large balcony, overlooking the lower floor. On the GBA version of the game, the library is a very large room with wine-coloured wallpaper. Annexed to the library is a room with many tables and a lectern facing them, possibly a place for lectures. The restricted section is through a wooden door, and it's a very odd room, with many secret passages, pressure pads and deep holes on the ground.
*In the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)|video game adaptations]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', the regular area of the library is a massive, cathedral-like area of the castle, with two long arms stretching to the left and right of the entrance, each lined with bookshelves at least five stories high. Wooden balconies line each level, and books can be seen flying like birds from the large, round librarian's desk in the center of the room, up to the shelves where they each belong. There are also antechambers leading off from this area, up staircases from the main room, some locked or blocked in ways that require certain spells to unseal. These chambers are also lined with high shelves, and some are haunted by seemingly malevolent ghosts. A large cauldron of [[Wiggenweld Potion]] can be found bubbling in the Library, free for any student who needs a pick-me-up. The Restricted Section of the library in the game is even more intimidating. Accessed through a portrait in a section of the Library guarded nightly by Prefects, the Restricted section is a set of vast chambers, easily as big as the regular section only much more treacherous to navigate. Ghosts haunt the many halls and antechambers of the Section, some of which will attack the player if [[File:Foto0699.jpg|thumb|Irma Pince office outside the library]]they get too close, and many of the doors are smeared with ectoplasm. Objects ranging from books to entire bookshelves may spring to life to assault those who venture here at night, some doors lock themselves, and some are heavily locked to begin with. On the GBC version of the game, the room is quite similar to the same version's previous installment, only slightly smaller.
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*In the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)|video game adaptations]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', the regular area of the library is a massive, cathedral-like area of the castle, with two long arms stretching to the left and right of the entrance, each lined with bookshelves at least five stories high. Wooden balconies line each level, and books can be seen flying like birds from the large, round librarian's desk in the centre of the room, up to the shelves where they each belong. There are also antechambers leading off from this area, up staircases from the main room, some locked or blocked in ways that require certain spells to unseal. These chambers are also lined with high shelves, and some are haunted by seemingly malevolent ghosts. A large cauldron of [[Wiggenweld Potion]] can be found bubbling in the Library, free for any student who needs a pick-me-up. The Restricted Section of the library in the game is even more intimidating. Accessed through a portrait in a section of the Library guarded nightly by Prefects, the Restricted section is a set of vast chambers, easily as big as the regular section only much more treacherous to navigate. Ghosts haunt the many halls and antechambers of the Section, some of which will attack the player if [[File:Foto0699.jpg|thumb|Irma Pince office outside the library]]they get too close, and many of the doors are smeared with ectoplasm. Objects ranging from books to entire bookshelves may spring to life to assault those who venture here at night, some doors lock themselves, and some are heavily locked to begin with. On the GBC version of the game, the room is quite similar to the same version's previous installment, only slightly smaller.
*In the [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)|video game adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'', the Library is divided into seperate sections which are distributed throughout every floor of the castle, still containing a number of known secret passages concealed among their shelves.
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*In the [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)|video game adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'', the Library is divided into separate sections which are distributed throughout every floor of the castle, still containing a number of known secret passages concealed among their shelves.
 
*In the ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)|Order of the Phoenix]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)|Half-Blood Prince]]'' games, the Library resumes its simple layout from the films. The gate to the Restricted section is unlocked in the former game and locked in the latter.
 
*In the ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)|Order of the Phoenix]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)|Half-Blood Prince]]'' games, the Library resumes its simple layout from the films. The gate to the Restricted section is unlocked in the former game and locked in the latter.
 
*Another difference in the ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)|Order of the Phoenix]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)|Half-Blood Prince]]'' games is that the library is located on the second floor near the Charms classroom, not the fourth.
 
*Another difference in the ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)|Order of the Phoenix]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)|Half-Blood Prince]]'' games is that the library is located on the second floor near the Charms classroom, not the fourth.
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]''
*''[[Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
 
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{Mention}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{Mention}}
 
*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]''
 
*''[[The Tales of Beedle the Bard (real)]]'' {{Mention}}
 
*''[[The Tales of Beedle the Bard (real)]]'' {{Mention}}
*''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)]]'' {{Mentioned}}
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*''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)]]'' {{Mention}}
 
*''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)]]'' {{Mention}}
 
*''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)]]'' {{Mention}}
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World]]''
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World]]'' {{Mention}}
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*''[[Pottermore]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter Trading Card Game]]''
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter|Harry Potter LEGO Sets]]''
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
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[[fr:Bibliothèque de Poudlard]]
 
[[ru:Библиотека Хогвартса]]
 
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[[Category:Hogwarts Library]]

Revision as of 22:18, 20 January 2015

The Hogwarts Library is located on the third floor of Hogwarts Castle and contains tens of thousands of books on thousands of shelves. Overseen by Madam Irma Pince, the library is where students can go to peruse or borrow books to supplement their studies (or for personal enjoyment). The library closes at 8:00 pm.

Security

Madam Pince 3

Irma Pince, the librarian.

The library books have various spells on them to prevent students from defacing or stealing them. Hermione Granger tore a page out of a library book about magical creatures without being cursed, jinxed, or hexed by the book. How she did this is unknown. Chocolate and (presumably) other food is forbidden in the library. Harry Potter also showed signs of breaking the security of the library in his first year, when he entered the Restricted Section under his Invisibility cloak.

Taking out books

Library2

Students researching books in the school library.

Students and teachers may take out books from the library, with the librarian’s permission. Books from the Restricted Section require a signed note from a teacher to be checked out. Professor Severus Snape told Harry Potter that it was against the rules to carry a library book out of the castle. However, he may have just made that rule up to get Harry into trouble. Students seem to be able to place books on hold – during the 1992–1993 school year the book Hogwarts, A History had a two-week waiting list.

Professor Dumbledore removed the books pertaining to the subject of Horcruxes, due to the fact that they involve such Dark Magic. He kept them in his office until his death, whence Hermione Granger summoned them before departing in her sixth year.

Overdue

There are overdue records on the library due date sheet. Ron Weasley had Quidditch Through the Ages overdue.

Sections

Hogwarts Library

Hogwarts Library's Security Seal.

Included in its many sections are:

Behind the scenes

  • In the PC/N64 version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the Library is larger and more labyrinth than in the films, perhaps closer to what is implied in the books. There are study tables nestled throughout red-carpeted rooms criss-crossed and walled with full bookshelves, many of which are actually secret passages that Filch uses to travel between rooms quickly. Polished wooden catwalks overlook most rooms here, some with stained-glass windows, and the entire complex is housed in the lower section of the Astronomy Tower. If one continues up through the levels of the library, they will eventually gain access to the top of the tower, where Astronomy studies are conducted. In the GBC version of the game, the library has two floors, the lower (accessed by the second floor) being a very large room filled with labyrinthine paths between bookshelves. The lower floor is where the Restricted Section and the librarian's desk can be found. The upper floor (accessed by the third floor) consists on a very large balcony, overlooking the lower floor. On the GBA version of the game, the library is a very large room with wine-coloured wallpaper. Annexed to the library is a room with many tables and a lectern facing them, possibly a place for lectures. The restricted section is through a wooden door, and it's a very odd room, with many secret passages, pressure pads and deep holes on the ground.
  • In the video game adaptations of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the regular area of the library is a massive, cathedral-like area of the castle, with two long arms stretching to the left and right of the entrance, each lined with bookshelves at least five stories high. Wooden balconies line each level, and books can be seen flying like birds from the large, round librarian's desk in the centre of the room, up to the shelves where they each belong. There are also antechambers leading off from this area, up staircases from the main room, some locked or blocked in ways that require certain spells to unseal. These chambers are also lined with high shelves, and some are haunted by seemingly malevolent ghosts. A large cauldron of Wiggenweld Potion can be found bubbling in the Library, free for any student who needs a pick-me-up. The Restricted Section of the library in the game is even more intimidating. Accessed through a portrait in a section of the Library guarded nightly by Prefects, the Restricted section is a set of vast chambers, easily as big as the regular section only much more treacherous to navigate. Ghosts haunt the many halls and antechambers of the Section, some of which will attack the player if
    File:Foto0699.jpg

    Irma Pince office outside the library

    they get too close, and many of the doors are smeared with ectoplasm. Objects ranging from books to entire bookshelves may spring to life to assault those who venture here at night, some doors lock themselves, and some are heavily locked to begin with. On the GBC version of the game, the room is quite similar to the same version's previous installment, only slightly smaller.
  • In the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the Library is divided into separate sections which are distributed throughout every floor of the castle, still containing a number of known secret passages concealed among their shelves.
  • In the Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince games, the Library resumes its simple layout from the films. The gate to the Restricted section is unlocked in the former game and locked in the latter.
  • Another difference in the Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince games is that the library is located on the second floor near the Charms classroom, not the fourth.

Appearances

Notes and references

Third-floor of Hogwarts Castle
Classrooms
Class 34 · Class 72 · Classroom 2E · Classroom 3C · Classroom 3C backrooms · Classroom 3D · Classroom 7A · Classroom off of the Charms corridor · Classroom off of the Gunhilda of Gorsemoor Corridor · Ghoul Studies classroom
Corridors
Charms corridor · Gallery · Gunhilda of Gorsemoor Corridor · One-Eyed Witch Passage · Serpentine Corridor · Third-floor corridor · Trophy Secret Passage
Halls and rooms
Armoury · Clock Tower Entrance · Hesperius Hall · Trophy Room · Vastus Vestibule
Portraits, statues and other artwork
Damara Dodderidge · Dinah Hecat's Hebridean Black skeleton · Drunk Monks · Google Flange · Basil Fronsac · Gunhilda of Gorsemoor · Merwyn the Malicious · Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington · Valeria Myriadd · Helena Ravenclaw · Brutus Scrimgeour · Temeritus Shanks · Shepherdess · Winged horse · Witch in green · Witch in Pompadour hairstyle · Wizard in black · Wizard in red
Staircases
Clock Tower staircase · Grand Staircase · Secret shortcut to the first floor · Staircase to the courtyard corridor · Staircase to the first-floor corridor · Staicase to the fourth-floor landing · Staircase to the ground-floor · Staircase to the second-floor arcade · Turret Stairwell · Turris Magnus staircase
Storerooms
Lost Wands · Storeroom
Fourth-floor of Hogwarts Castle
Bathrooms
Bathroom · Washroom
Classrooms
Alchemy Rooms · Class 67 · Disused classroom · Music Room · Mycology
Corridors
Fourth-floor corridor · Hall of Mirrors · Hospital tower corridor · Incubation passage · Magical Theory hallway · Mirror passage · The West Bridge
Halls and rooms
Amulet Collection · The Dark Room · Drying Rooms · The Great Stove · Guest Rooms · Herbarium · Map Room · Mounting Room · Museum · The Old Theatre · Reptile House · Room overrun with mice · Skeleton Hall · Study Area
Offices
Cuthbert Binns's office · Eleazar Fig's office
Other locations
Balcony
Portraits, statues and other artwork
Barking Mad Male Gargoyle · Brutus Scrimgeour · Edward Rabnott · Famous Stuffed Owls · Hengist of Woodcroft · Landscape with trees · Temeritus Shanks
Staircases
Clock Tower staircase · Main Landing · Grand Staircase · Hospital tower staircase · Secret stairway to the seventh floor · Turris Magnus staircase
Storerooms
Bedpan Room · Old Wax Seals · Parchment Room · Parchment storage room · Scrying Stones · Seed Store · Spirit Collection