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James and Lily Potter's headstone

Marble is a non-foliated metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite. Marble is commonly used for sculpture and as a building material.[1]

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In the Muggle world[]

The cabinet of Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street, had a marble fireplace and mantelpiece facing the long sash windows.[2]

In the wizarding world[]

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The marble interior of Gringotts Wizarding Bank

Gringotts Wizarding Bank's main hall in London was made of marble[3] as well as stairs leading to bank's interior,[4] though passageways to vaults were carved out of stone.[3]

The Great Wizarding Express contained a black marble fireplace that connected the train to the Floo Network.[5] There was also a marble mantelpiece at Malfoy Manor in the hall, where Death Eaters gathered in 1997 with their leader, Lord Voldemort.[6][7]

The large, circular room of the Department of Mysteries also had a shining, marble floor so that it looked as though there was dark water underfoot.[8] There was also a marble floor in the bathroom of 12 Grimmauld Place, where Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger hid in 1997.[9]

James and Lily Potter's tomb in Godric's Hollow was made of white marble.[10]

Neville Longbottom's Rememberall was possibly made of marble.[11][12]

In Hogwarts[]

"The stone walls were lit with flaming torches like the ones at Gringotts, the ceiling was too high to make out, and a magnificent marble staircase facing them led to the upper floors."
— Description of Marble Staircase[src]
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The marble Prefect's Bathroom

In Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, inside the Entrance Hall, a staircase made of marble could be seen leading to upper floors.[13][14][15][16][17] There was a bathroom for Prefects on fifth floor next to the statue of Boris the Bewildered, whose entire inside was made of marble.[18]

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The marble White Tomb after its opening by Voldemort

At the place where Albus Dumbledore was buried, outside the Hogwarts Castle, there was a large marble table on which the corpse of former Headmaster of Hogwarts was put, standing at the front of the chairs. Dumbledore was buried in a white marble tomb.[19][20]

Ravenclaw Common Room had a marble, tall statue of Rowena Ravenclaw inside.[21]

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Notes and references[]

  1. Marble at Wikipedia
  2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 1 (The Other Minister)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley)
  4. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 4 (At Flourish and Blotts)
  5. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore: Movie Magic
  6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 1 (The Dark Lord Ascending)
  7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 23 (Malfoy Manor)
  8. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 34 (The Department of Mysteries)
  9. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 9 (A Place to Hide)
  10. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 16 (Godric's Hollow)
  11. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 9 (The Midnight Duel)
  12. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 10 (Luna Lovegood)
  13. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 7 (The Sorting Hat)
  14. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 8 (The Deathday Party)
  15. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 5 (The Dementor)
  16. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 12 (The Triwizard Tournament)
  17. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 11 (The Sorting Hat's New Song)
  18. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 25 (The Egg and the Eye)
  19. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 30 (The White Tomb)
  20. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 36 (The Flaw in the Plan)
  21. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 29 (The Lost Diadem)
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