[[File:Leaky.JPG|thumb|right|200px|A [[Wizard in the Leaky Cauldron|customer]] at the Leaky Cauldron.]]
[[File:Leaky.JPG|thumb|right|200px|A [[Wizard in the Leaky Cauldron|customer]] at the Leaky Cauldron.]]
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It was built by [[Daisy Dodderidge]], who was the first landlady. The Leaky Cauldron was built in [[1500s|1500]]. She said it was, "to serve as a gateway between the [[Muggle|non-wizarding]] world and Diagon Alley." It rented rooms, had a bar, several private parlour rooms, and a large dining room.
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It was built by [[Daisy Dodderidge]],the first landlady, in [[1500s|1500]]. She said that it was, "to serve as a gateway between the [[Muggle|non-wizarding]] world and Diagon Alley." It rented rooms, had a bar, several private parlour rooms, and a large dining room.
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To Muggles, the pub appears to be a broken-down old shop front on [[Charing Cross Road]]. The rear of the pub, however, opens up onto a chilly courtyard and the entrance to Diagon Alley. To gain access, a witch or wizard tapped the bricks in the wall in a counter-clockwise order.A doorway to [[Diagon Alley]] thenforms and rearranges itself back to the original wall after the person(s) walk through.
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To Muggles, the pub appears to be a broken-down old shop front on [[Charing Cross Road]]. The rear of the pub, however, opens up onto a chilly courtyard and the entrance to Diagon Alley. To gain access, a witch or wizard has to tap the bricks in the wall in a anti-clockwise order,causing a doorway to [[Diagon Alley]] toform and then rearrange itself back into the original wall after the person(s) walk through.
==History==
==History==
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{{Quote|This is it – the Leaky Cauldron. It's a famous place.|[[Rubeus Hagrid]] in [[1991]]|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
{{Quote|This is it – the Leaky Cauldron. It's a famous place.|[[Rubeus Hagrid]] in [[1991]]|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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In [[1991]], [[Harry Potter]] and [[Rubeus Hagrid]] passed through the pub on their way to [[Diagon Alley]]. [[Tom]], the innkeeper greeted Hagrid there like an old friend. This made it seem that Hagrid was something of a regular. Some other witches and wizards who were there at the time were [[Doris Crockford]], [[Dedalus Diggle]], and [[Quirinus Quirrell]].
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In [[1991]], [[Harry Potter]] and [[Rubeus Hagrid]] passed through the pub on their way to [[Diagon Alley]]. [[Tom]], the innkeeper greeted Hagrid there like an old friend. This made it seem that Hagrid was something of a regular. Some other witches and wizards who were there at the time were [[Doris Crockford]], [[Dedalus Diggle]], and [[Quirinus Quirrell]] and they took a great interest in Harry, queuing to shake his hand.
===1992===
===1992===
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===After 1998===
===After 1998===
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[[File:Hannah.jpg|thumb|Hannah Abott, the landlady after Tom]]
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At some point after the [[Battle of Hogwarts|end of the Second Wizarding War]], Tom either retired or passed away. [[Hannah Abbott]] then became the new landlady.
At some point after the [[Battle of Hogwarts|end of the Second Wizarding War]], Tom either retired or passed away. [[Hannah Abbott]] then became the new landlady.
==Structure==
==Structure==
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[[File:Leaky Cauldron's Luncheon meal.jpg|thumb|left|250px|A pricelist for Luncheon meal displayed in 1991.]]
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{{Quote|For a famous place, it was very dark and shabby. A few old women were sitting in a corner, drinking tiny glasses of sherry. One of them was smoking a long pipe. A little man in a top hat was talking to the old barman, who was quite bald and looked like a gummy walnut|The Leaky Cauldron in [[1991]]|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
{{Quote|For a famous place, it was very dark and shabby. A few old women were sitting in a corner, drinking tiny glasses of sherry. One of them was smoking a long pipe. A little man in a top hat was talking to the old barman, who was quite bald and looked like a gummy walnut|The Leaky Cauldron in [[1991]]|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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The Leaky Cauldron was nested between a [[Muggle]] bookshop and a record store. Inside the pub, it was dark and shabby, with a bar and a number of tables in the shadows of the corners. In stark contrast to the grubby downstairs of the pub, there were some unexpectedly pleasant rooms upstairs where passing [[Wizards|wizards and witches]] could stay for the night. These rooms were reached by way of a handsome wooden staircase, and contained comfortable beds, highly polished oak furniture, a crackling fire which was always burning in the grate to welcome the visitor to their lodgings, and, in Harry's case, a talking mirror.
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The Leaky Cauldron was nested between a [[Muggle]] bookshop and a record store. Inside the pub, it was dark and shabby, with a bar and a number of tables in the shadows of the corners. In stark contrast to the grubby downstairs of the pub, there were some unexpectedly pleasant rooms upstairs where passing [[Wizards|wizards and witches]] could stay for the night. These rooms were reached by way of a handsome wooden staircase, and contained comfortable beds, highly polished oak furniture, a crackling fire which was always burning in the grate to welcome the visitor to their lodgings, and, in Harry's case, a talking mirror.[[File:Bedroom-leaky_cauldron1.jpg|thumb|Bedroom in the Leaky Cauldron]][[File:Wikia_DARP_-_The_Leaky_Cauldron_01.png|thumb|Interior of the pub]]
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Beneath the stairs leading to the second floor, was a second set of stairs leading to the [[Leaky Cauldron's Basement|basement]]. The stairs come out on the right wall where two sitting areas containing red couch and chairs were nestled in each corner on this side. The front wall had a stage with red curtains in front of a lowered viewing area. The back wall was blank, but the left wall had another red sitting area, and a bar. However, the basement, it seems, had been locked off for no apparent reason.
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Beneath the stairs leading to the second floor, was a second set of stairs leading to the [[Leaky Cauldron's Basement|basement]]. The latter come out on the right wall where two sitting areas containing red couch and chairs were nestled in each corner on this side. The front wall had a stage with red curtains in front of a lowered viewing area. The back wall was blank, but the left wall had another red sitting area, and a bar. However, the basement, it seems, had been locked off for no apparent reason.
===Known rooms===
===Known rooms===
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====Room 11====
====Room 11====
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This was a room at the first-floor which had a bed in the middle, a fireplace, and a window. In 1993 Harry Potter and his owl [[Hedwig]] stayed in the room after Harry ran away from [[Privet Drive]] and was picked up by the [[Knight Bus]].<ref name="PoA" />
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This was a room at the first-floor which had a bed in the middle, a fireplace, a [[talking mirror]], and a window. In 1993 Harry Potter and his owl [[Hedwig]] stayed in the room after Harry ran away from [[Privet Drive]] and was picked up by the [[Knight Bus]].<ref name="PoA" />
==Dishes==
==Dishes==
Dishes served at the Leaky Cauldron included:
Dishes served at the Leaky Cauldron included:
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[[File:Leaky Cauldron's Luncheon meal.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A pricelist for Luncheon meal displayed in 1991.]]
*[[House, House Soup]]
*[[House, House Soup]]
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*[[Leaky, Leaky Soup]]
*[[Leaky, Leaky Soup]]
*[[Leaky Soup House]]
*[[Leaky Soup House]]
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*[[Pea soup]]
*[[Soup House Leaky]]
*[[Soup House Leaky]]
*[[Soup Leaky House]]
*[[Soup Leaky House]]
*[[Soup Leaky, Leaky]]
*[[Soup Leaky, Leaky]]
*[[Soup, Soup Soup]]
*[[Soup, Soup Soup]]
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*[[Pea soup]]
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*[[Pickled eel]]
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*[[Roast hog]]
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*[[Steak and kidney pie]]
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*[[Game pie]]
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==Beverages==
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Beverages served included:
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*[[Exploding lemonade]]
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*[[Tea]]<ref name="PoA"/>
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*[[Brandy]]<ref name="PoA"/>
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*[[Beer]]<ref name="PoA"/>
==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
[[File:Diagon alley entrance.jpg|thumb|right|Leaky Cauldron backyard leading to [[Diagon Alley]]]]
[[File:Diagon alley entrance.jpg|thumb|right|Leaky Cauldron backyard leading to [[Diagon Alley]]]]
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*In the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', as Hagrid and Harry approach the front door, the sign for the Leaky Cauldron clears from a blank, black cut-out to a stylised design with a [[cauldron]] in the background. In the film adaptation of ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'', a different doorway, with a different sign is shown. It is never shown whether this is supposed to be an alternate doorway or a "new" main entrance. Also, Tom the landlord was recast for the the third film. In the [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', the Leaky Cauldron is shown to be located between 48 Charing Cross Road ([[Quinto Bookshop & Francis Edward|Quinto Bookshop]]) and 12 Great Newport Street (Ashley Associates Chartered Surveyors), London. In real life, there is no building in between 48 Charing Cross Road and 12 Great Newport Street, which can be seen in the following image.[[File:Leaky_Cauldron_Google.jpg|thumb|48 Charing Cross Road and 12 Great Newport Street, London. Google Maps.]] It is possible that as they were all three different door-ways, that the Leaky Cauldron had a door-way for every single part of [[London]].
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*In the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', as Hagrid and Harry approach the front door, the sign for the Leaky Cauldron clears from a blank, black cut-out to a stylised design with a [[cauldron]] in the background. In the film adaptation of ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'', a different doorway, with a different sign is shown. It is never shown whether this is supposed to be an alternate doorway or a "new" main entrance. Also, Tom the landlord was recast for the the third film. In the [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', the Leaky Cauldron is shown to be located between 48 Charing Cross Road ([[Quinto Bookshop & Francis Edward|Quinto Bookshop]]) and 12 Great Newport Street (Ashley Associates Chartered Surveyors), London. In real life, there is no building in between 48 Charing Cross Road and 12 Great Newport Street, which can be seen in the following image. It is possible that as they were all three different door-ways, that the Leaky Cauldron had a door-way for every single part of [[London]].[[File:Leaky.png|thumb|Entrance to the Leaky Cauldron]][[File:Leaky-Cauldron.jpg|thumb]]
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*"The Leaky Cauldron" is a chapter in the [[Scholastic]]version of ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''.
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*ChapterFour of ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' is titled "The Leaky Cauldron".
*In ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'', the Leaky Cauldron has a basement, notice board, cinema room, and a back door.
*In ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'', the Leaky Cauldron has a basement, notice board, cinema room, and a back door.
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[[File:The_Leaky_Cauldron_movie.jpg|thumb|right|Leaky Cauldron entrance shown in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.]]
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]''
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]''
*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{Mention}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{Mention}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{Mention}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{Mention}}
It was built by Daisy Dodderidge, the first landlady, in 1500. She said that it was, "to serve as a gateway between the non-wizarding world and Diagon Alley." It rented rooms, had a bar, several private parlour rooms, and a large dining room.
To Muggles, the pub appears to be a broken-down old shop front on Charing Cross Road. The rear of the pub, however, opens up onto a chilly courtyard and the entrance to Diagon Alley. To gain access, a witch or wizard has to tap the bricks in the wall in a anti-clockwise order, causing a doorway to Diagon Alley to form and then rearrange itself back into the original wall after the person(s) walk through.
In 1991, Harry Potter and Rubeus Hagrid passed through the pub on their way to Diagon Alley. Tom, the innkeeper greeted Hagrid there like an old friend. This made it seem that Hagrid was something of a regular. Some other witches and wizards who were there at the time were Doris Crockford, Dedalus Diggle, and Quirinus Quirrell and they took a great interest in Harry, queuing to shake his hand.
In 1993, as well as stopping there for drinks, Harry Potter stayed at the inn for a time, having accidentally blown up his Aunt Marge. He also met Cornelius Fudge in a private room for the first time.
While the Leaky Cauldron was a favourite hangout for the magical community, its patronage took a turn for the worse in the summer of 1996, during the beginning of the Second Wizarding War. With Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters moving in the open, many witches and wizards avoided public places as much as possible, including the Leaky Cauldron. When Harry Potter, Rubeus Hagrid, and the Weasley family passed through the Leaky Cauldron that summer on his way to Diagon Alley, they noticed that the bar was empty with the exception of Tom.
"For a famous place, it was very dark and shabby. A few old women were sitting in a corner, drinking tiny glasses of sherry. One of them was smoking a long pipe. A little man in a top hat was talking to the old barman, who was quite bald and looked like a gummy walnut"
The Leaky Cauldron was nested between a Muggle bookshop and a record store. Inside the pub, it was dark and shabby, with a bar and a number of tables in the shadows of the corners. In stark contrast to the grubby downstairs of the pub, there were some unexpectedly pleasant rooms upstairs where passing wizards and witches could stay for the night. These rooms were reached by way of a handsome wooden staircase, and contained comfortable beds, highly polished oak furniture, a crackling fire which was always burning in the grate to welcome the visitor to their lodgings, and, in Harry's case, a talking mirror.Bedroom in the Leaky Cauldron
Beneath the stairs leading to the second floor, was a second set of stairs leading to the basement. The latter come out on the right wall where two sitting areas containing red couch and chairs were nestled in each corner on this side. The front wall had a stage with red curtains in front of a lowered viewing area. The back wall was blank, but the left wall had another red sitting area, and a bar. However, the basement, it seems, had been locked off for no apparent reason.
This was a room at the first-floor which had a bed in the middle, a fireplace, a talking mirror, and a window. In 1993 Harry Potter and his owl Hedwig stayed in the room after Harry ran away from Privet Drive and was picked up by the Knight Bus.[1]
In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, as Hagrid and Harry approach the front door, the sign for the Leaky Cauldron clears from a blank, black cut-out to a stylised design with a cauldron in the background. In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, a different doorway, with a different sign is shown. It is never shown whether this is supposed to be an alternate doorway or a "new" main entrance. Also, Tom the landlord was recast for the the third film. In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the Leaky Cauldron is shown to be located between 48 Charing Cross Road (Quinto Bookshop) and 12 Great Newport Street (Ashley Associates Chartered Surveyors), London. In real life, there is no building in between 48 Charing Cross Road and 12 Great Newport Street, which can be seen in the following image. It is possible that as they were all three different door-ways, that the Leaky Cauldron had a door-way for every single part of London.Entrance to the Leaky Cauldron
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