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London

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Location	England, Britain
Permanent residents	Black family (formerly) Armando Dippet (formerly) Hannah Longbottom Neville Longbottom Prime Minister Tom (formerly) Tom Riddle (formerly)

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London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. Located in southeastern England, London is the centre of British commerce and government for both Muggles and wizards and witches.

1 History
2 Important locations
3 Behind the scenes
4 Appearances
5 External Links
6 Notes and references

HistoryEdit

The Great Fire of LondonEdit

The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of the City of London, on September of 1666. The Muggles say the Great Fire of London started in a bakery on Pudding Lane, but there is debate among the wizarding community whether it began in the bakery or in the basement of the house next door, where legend has it a young Welsh Green was being kept. ^[1]

Caractacus Phelps's prankEdit

On 1 April, 1979, Caractacus Phelps exploded no less than eight-hundred Stink Pellets by dropping them en-masse from the roof of the Daily Prophet building in Diagon Alley. The resultant gas cloud caused untold discomfort throughout London and approximately five-hundred cases of Stinkitus were reported. The Muggle authorities explained the stinking cloud away as an unpleasant emission from a nearby factory.^[2]

Second Wizarding WarEdit

London strongly felt the effects of the Second Wizarding War. Many buildings and homes were destroyed or ransacked and many people were attacked within the City during Lord Voldemort's rise of power: a crowded Millennium Bridge was brought down by a group of Death Eaters,^[3] Emmeline Vance was found dead near 10 Downing Street,^[4] Diagon Alley was attacked, leading to Garrick Ollivander's kidnapping and Florean Fortescue's murder.^[4]

Important locationsEdit

Governmental locationsEdit

London is an important city because it is where the Government of the whole United Kingdom is located. Some of its governmental locations include:

10 Downing Street ^[4] (the official residence and office of the Muggle Prime Minister of the United Kingdom)
British Ministry of Magic Headquarters (main offices of the Ministry of Magic)
Buckingham Palace ^[5]
Sofie's office building ^[3] (a Muggle politician's offices, overlooking the Thames)

Commercial locationsEdit

London is a centre of commerce for both the Muggle and the Wizarding community. Some of its commercial sites include:

Luchino Caffe
A hamburger restaurant at Paddington Station ^[6]
Diagon Alley.
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Chester Stevens Estate Agents ^[7] (a Muggle property management establishment)
Diagon Alley ^[6] (a wizarding commercial street, including many shops)
Gladrags Wizardwear (a wizarding clothing shop)
John Kent Fruiterers ^[8] (a Muggle greengrocer's)
Knockturn Alley ^[9] (a wizarding commercial street, including many shops dedicated to the Dark Arts)
Pudding Lane's Bakery ^[1] (formerly)
The Leaky Cauldron ^[6] (a "portal between the two worlds", this inn was used to gain entrance to Diagon Alley)
Third Hand Book Emporium ^[7] (a large bookshop)

InstitutionsEdit

London is the location of many important institutions, including:

The main offices of Gringotts Bank ^[6] (the wizards' bank; located at Diagon Alley)

St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries (a wizarding hospital, concealed on a unused department shop)
12 Grimmauld Place (first used as the main residence of the House of Black; it was once used as headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix)
Museum of Quidditch (a museum concerning the History of Quidditch)
Society for the Tolerance of Vampires Head Office ^[10] (a candlelit office where STV matters are dealt with)
Wool's Orphanage (formerly)

Other locationsEdit

King's Cross Station (a Muggle train station, where Platform 9 ¾ is hidden)
Paddington Station ^[6] (a Muggle train station)
Surbiton Station ^[3] (a Muggle train station)
London Underground
Millennium Bridge ^[3] (a pedestrian bridge over the Thames; destroyed in 1996)
Library ^[11]

Behind the scenesEdit

London is a location that the films are often filmed in, the heart of London has been used in various scenes throughout the films, including taking Harry from his home to the Headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix, in which he and the others flew across the River Thames. The shots of the Millennium Bridge moments prior to its destruction were also filmed at London, on the real-life bridge.
London has held premières of the films.
The London Eye appears in the second part of the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, in the year 1997 despite the fact that the wheel was only erected in 1999, although it is possible that the films are set later than the books.