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|location=[[West Tower]], [[Hogwarts Castle]], [[Scotland]], [[Great Britain]]
 
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|residents=*[[Hedwig]] ([[1991]] - [[1997]])
  
|residents=*[[Hedwig]] ([[1991]] - [[1997]])
 
*[[Pigwidgeon]] ([[1994]] - [[1997]])
  
*[[Pigwidgeon]] ([[1994]] - [[1997]])
 
*[[Hermes]] (presumably [[1991]] - [[1994]])
  
*[[Hermes]] (presumably [[1991]] - [[1994]])
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*[[Cho Chang's owl]] (presumably [[1990]] - [[1997]])
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*[[Scouthibou]] ([[1990s]])(presumably [[1991]] - [[1997]])
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*Draco Malfoy's Eagle Owl (presumably [[1991]] - [[1997]])
 
*School owls
  
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*Students' owls
  
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The '''Owlery''' is a room on the top of [[Hogwarts Castle]]'s West Tower, where the school owls and the owls belonging to students live during the school year. The Owlery is a circular stone room, rather cold and drafty, because none of the windows had glass in them. The lack of glass on the windows allow the owls to come and go freely. The floor was entirely covered in straw, owl droppings, and the regurgitated skeletons of mice and voles. Many owls were nestled here on perches that rose right up to the top of the tower. <ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' - Chapter 15 (''Beauxbatons and Durmstrang'')</ref> During the winter months, the room is very cold, to the point that one has to be careful with ice on the higher landings. <ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]''</ref>
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The '''Owlery''' was a room on the top of [[Hogwarts Castle]]'s [[West Tower]], where the school owls and the owls belonging to students lived during the school year. The Owlery was a circular stone room, rather cold and drafty, because none of the windows had glass in them. The lack of glass in the windows allowed the owls to come and go freely. The floor was entirely covered in straw, owl droppings, and the regurgitated skeletons of mice and [[vole|voles]]. Many owls nestled here on perches that rose right up to the top of the tower.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' - Chapter 15 (''Beauxbatons and Durmstrang'')</ref> During the winter months, the room was very cold, to the point that one had to be careful with ice on the higher landings.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]''</ref>
   
 
==History==
  
==History==
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In [[1995]], Harry encountered [[Cho Chang]] in the Owlery at the beginning of his [[fifth year]]. She was sending a letter to her [[Cho Chang's mother|mother]], and defended him against the suspicions of [[Argus Filch]].
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In [[1995]], Harry encountered [[Cho Chang]] in the Owlery at the beginning of his [[fifth year]]. She was sending a letter to her [[Cho Chang's mother|mother]], and defended him against the suspicions of [[Argus Filch]] the caretaker at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
   
 
===Second Wizarding War===
  
===Second Wizarding War===
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During the [[Second Wizarding War]], students and staff stopped using the Owlery for sending post to other people inside the Castle, because any letters that ''were'' sent using the Owlery were checked by [[Argus Filch]]. Thus, letters were passed by different students to keep privacy.
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During the [[Second Wizarding War]], students and staff stopped using the Owlery for sending post to other people inside the Castle, because any letters that ''were'' sent using the Owlery were checked by [[Argus Filch]]. Thus, letters were passed via other students to protect privacy.
   
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In [[1998]], [[Mrs. Norris]] was seen chasing owls in the Owlery, during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], rather than fighting, like the rest of the [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] front.
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In [[1998]], [[Mrs. Norris]] was seen chasing owls in the Owlery, during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], rather than fighting, like the rest of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry front.
   
 
==Known residents of the Owlery==
  
==Known residents of the Owlery==
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*[[Pigwidgeon]] ([[1994]] - [[1997]])
  
*[[Pigwidgeon]] ([[1994]] - [[1997]])
 
*[[Hermes]] (presumably [[1991]] - [[1994]])
  
*[[Hermes]] (presumably [[1991]] - [[1994]])
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*[[Cho Chang's owl]] (presumably [[1990]] - [[1997]])
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*[[Nigel Wolpert's owl]] (presumably [[1994]] - [[1997]])
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*[[Nigel Wespurt's owl]] (presumably [[1994]] - [[1997]])
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*[[Draco Malfoy's Eagle Owl]] (presumably [[1991]] - [[1997]])
 
*School owls
  
*School owls
 
*Students' owls
  
*Students' owls
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[[File:West_Tower.jpg|thumb|left|193px|The tower where it is located]]
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
  
==Behind the scenes==
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*The Owlery was first shown in the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', though it was mentioned in the ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Philosopher's Stone]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' films. It was probably located at the top of one of the other towers such as the [[Central Tower]], [[Training Grounds Tower]], [[Defence Against the Dark Arts tower]] or one of the [[Bell Tower]]s. Or, it could have always been there and we just didn't see it in previous films (as there was no need to), because it is unlikely it was simply built over the summer.
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*In the movies, the Owlery is depicted as a remote tower outside the actual castle of Hogwarts, whereas the books speak of a tower belonging directly to the main building in the west tower.
  
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*In the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|movie version]] of [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]], Harry also meets Cho outside the Owlery, asking her to go with him to the [[Yule Ball]]. In the book he talks to her after a lesson.
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*In the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|movie version]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', Harry meets Cho outside the Owlery, asking her to go with him to the [[Yule Ball]]. In the book he talks to her after a lesson. This is possibly a reference to the omitted scene from ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Prisoner of Azkaban]].''
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*In the books, the Owlery is in the castle, as it is said to be closer to the [[Room of Requirement]] than the Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff common rooms. However, in the films, the owlery is in a seperate tower some distance from the castle.
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*In ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'', the non-canonical [[Educational Decree Number Seventy-Five]] confined all owls to this location.
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[[File:DEATHLYHALLOWSOWELRY.png|thumb|129px|[[The Owlery]] in the Deathly Hallows]]
   
 
==Appearances==
  
==Appearances==
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st mention}}
  
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st mention}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]'' {{Mention}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]'' {{Mention}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' {{1st}}
  
*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' {{1st}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''
  
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]''
  
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{Mention}}
  
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{Mention}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book]]''
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World]]''
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter|Harry Potter LEGO Sets]]''
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*[[Harry Potter: The Creature Vault]]
   
 
==Notes and references==
  
==Notes and references==
 
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Revision as of 16:31, 26 March 2016

The Owlery was a room on the top of Hogwarts Castle's West Tower, where the school owls and the owls belonging to students lived during the school year. The Owlery was a circular stone room, rather cold and drafty, because none of the windows had glass in them. The lack of glass in the windows allowed the owls to come and go freely. The floor was entirely covered in straw, owl droppings, and the regurgitated skeletons of mice and voles. Many owls nestled here on perches that rose right up to the top of the tower.[1] During the winter months, the room was very cold, to the point that one had to be careful with ice on the higher landings.[2]

History

In 1995, Harry encountered Cho Chang in the Owlery at the beginning of his fifth year. She was sending a letter to her mother, and defended him against the suspicions of Argus Filch the caretaker at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Second Wizarding War

During the Second Wizarding War, students and staff stopped using the Owlery for sending post to other people inside the Castle, because any letters that were sent using the Owlery were checked by Argus Filch. Thus, letters were passed via other students to protect privacy.

In 1998, Mrs. Norris was seen chasing owls in the Owlery, during the Battle of Hogwarts, rather than fighting, like the rest of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry front.

Known residents of the Owlery

West Tower

The tower where it is located

Behind the scenes

DEATHLYHALLOWSOWELRY

The Owlery in the Deathly Hallows

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 15 (Beauxbatons and Durmstrang)
  2. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
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