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The '''Hogwarts kitchens''' is a room located in [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].
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{{Quote|He had one brief glimpse of an enormous, high-ceilinged room, large as the Great Hall above it, with mounds of glittering brass pots and pans heaped around the stone walls, and a great brick fireplace at the other end...|The Hogwarts kitchen in [[1994]]|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
  
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==Location==
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The '''Hogwarts kitchen''' is located directly under the [[Great Hall]], down the same staircase that leads to the [[Hufflepuff Common Room]]. It contains four long tables identical to those in the [[Great Hall]] and are directly below them; food must simply be placed upon the tables in the kitchens, and it [[magic]]ally appears in the [[Great Hall]]. The kitchens are staffed by over 100 [[house-elves]] including [[Dobby]], [[Winky]]<ref name="GoF">''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''</ref> and [[Kreacher]] ([[Harry Potter]] inherited him and ordered him there)<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''</ref>. [[Helga Hufflepuff]] brought the [[House-elves]] to work in the kitchens as a way of ensuring they would work and not be abused. To gain access to the Hogwarts kitchens, one must tickle the pear on a fruit portrait, which turns into a door knob.<ref name="GoF" />
  
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The kitchen is located directly under the [[Great Hall]], down the staircase leading to the [[Hufflepuff Basement]].<ref name="FIRE">''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''</ref>
   
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==Entry==
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In the corridor outside, one will find a painting of a bowl of fruit; one such fruit is a pear. If one tickles the pear, it will squirm, laugh, and then transform into a green door-knob. Hence revealing the doorway, one can open the door and enter.<ref name="FIRE"/>
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{{Quote|He had one brief glimpse of an enormous, high-ceilinged room, large as the Great Hall above it, with mounds of glittering brass pots and pans heaped around the stone walls, and a great brick fireplace at the other end...|The Hogwarts kitchen's appearance in [[1994]]|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
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The kitchen is a gigantic, high-ceilinged room with five tables identical to the ones in the [[Great Hall]] above; they are also in the exact same position. There are large quantities of pots and pans heaped around the stone walls, presumably on counter-tops or stoves, and a large brick fireplace at the other end of the hall from the door.
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==Function==
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All of the meals served at Hogwarts are prepared in the kitchen by the Hogwarts house-elves. The five tables in the kitchen were magically linked to the tables in the Great Hall, and dishes placed upon the tables would be transported to their counterparts in the Great Hall.
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During the Triwizard Tournament there were a few changes made to the kitchen system. The addition of the Beauxbatons and Durmstrang students demanded a greater variety of dishes to better suit foreign tastes. In addition, during the Yule Ball, dining was accomplished through guests selecting their meal choices through menus.
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==Inhabitants==
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*[[Hogwarts house-elves]]
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*[[Dobby]]<ref name="FIRE"/>
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*[[Winky]]<ref name="FIRE"/>
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*[[Kreacher]]<ref name="PRINCE">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''</ref>
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==History==
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===Medieval history===
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[[Helga Hufflepuff]] brought the house-elves in to work so that they could avoid being abused<ref name="INTERVIEW">An interview with [[J. K. Rowling]]</ref>; she also created many of the recipes used to this day at Hogwarts<ref name="POTTERMORE">''[[Pottermore]]''</ref>.
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===1991-1996===
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In [[1992]], [[Headmaster]] [[Albus Dumbledore]] decided, upon the rescue of [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] from the [[Chamber of Secrets]], that the students of Hogwarts needed a feast. Hence, he sent [[Minerva McGonagall]] to the kitchens to persuade the house-elves to hold such a banquet.
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[[1994|Two years]] later, [[Hermione Granger]] discovered the kitchens, and although initially she attempted to convince the house-elves employed there to accept pay and holidays. Upon seeing Dobby, she instead brought her friends [[Harry Potter]] and [[Ronald Weasley]] to visit Dobby.
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[[1995|The next year]], [[Fred and George Weasley]] brought tons of snacks from the kitchens to the [[Gryffindor Common Room]] after the [[Gryffindor Quidditch team]] won the cup. The rest of the House were amazed at this accomplishment.
   
 
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{Mention}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{mention}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' {{Mention}}
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*''[[Pottermore]]''
   
 
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Revision as of 23:19, 19 November 2014

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The Hogwarts kitchens is a room located in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Location

The kitchen is located directly under the Great Hall, down the staircase leading to the Hufflepuff Basement.[1]

Entry

In the corridor outside, one will find a painting of a bowl of fruit; one such fruit is a pear. If one tickles the pear, it will squirm, laugh, and then transform into a green door-knob. Hence revealing the doorway, one can open the door and enter.[1]

Looks

"He had one brief glimpse of an enormous, high-ceilinged room, large as the Great Hall above it, with mounds of glittering brass pots and pans heaped around the stone walls, and a great brick fireplace at the other end..."
— The Hogwarts kitchen's appearance in 1994[src]

The kitchen is a gigantic, high-ceilinged room with five tables identical to the ones in the Great Hall above; they are also in the exact same position. There are large quantities of pots and pans heaped around the stone walls, presumably on counter-tops or stoves, and a large brick fireplace at the other end of the hall from the door.

Function

All of the meals served at Hogwarts are prepared in the kitchen by the Hogwarts house-elves. The five tables in the kitchen were magically linked to the tables in the Great Hall, and dishes placed upon the tables would be transported to their counterparts in the Great Hall.

During the Triwizard Tournament there were a few changes made to the kitchen system. The addition of the Beauxbatons and Durmstrang students demanded a greater variety of dishes to better suit foreign tastes. In addition, during the Yule Ball, dining was accomplished through guests selecting their meal choices through menus.

Inhabitants

History

Medieval history

Helga Hufflepuff brought the house-elves in to work so that they could avoid being abused[3]; she also created many of the recipes used to this day at Hogwarts[4].

1991-1996

In 1992, Headmaster Albus Dumbledore decided, upon the rescue of Ginny Weasley from the Chamber of Secrets, that the students of Hogwarts needed a feast. Hence, he sent Minerva McGonagall to the kitchens to persuade the house-elves to hold such a banquet. Two years later, Hermione Granger discovered the kitchens, and although initially she attempted to convince the house-elves employed there to accept pay and holidays. Upon seeing Dobby, she instead brought her friends Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley to visit Dobby. The next year, Fred and George Weasley brought tons of snacks from the kitchens to the Gryffindor Common Room after the Gryffindor Quidditch team won the cup. The rest of the House were amazed at this accomplishment.

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
  2. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
  3. ↑ An interview with J. K. Rowling
  4. ↑ Pottermore
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