Passwords are used throughout Hogwarts Castle to restrict entry to certain areas such as house common rooms and teacher offices. Passwords in Hogwarts appear to change on a frequent basis.

During Sir Cadogan's period of guarding the Gryffindor common room, he changed passwords so frequently that Neville Longbottom had to write them down. This list was snatched by Crookshanks and was given to Sirius Black, allowing him entrance.

Passwords were also used as a way to gain to access to the radio programme Potterwatch, as a way to protect it from Death Eaters possibly listening. New passwords were introduced at the end of each broadcast, and could be used to listen to the next one.

Contents 1 List of previously used passwords 1.1 Hogwarts 1.1.1 Gryffindor Tower 1.1.1.1 1991 1.1.1.2 1992 1.1.1.3 1993 1.1.1.4 1994 1.1.1.5 1995 1.1.1.6 1996 1.1.2 Hufflepuff Basement 1.1.3 Ravenclaw Tower 1.1.4 Slytherin Dungeon 1.1.4.1 1992 1.1.5 Headmaster's Office 1.1.5.1 1992 1.1.5.2 1994 1.1.5.3 1996 1.1.5.4 1997 1.1.5.5 Unknown 1.1.6 Prefects' bathroom 1.1.6.1 1994 1.1.7 One-Eyed Witch Passage 1.1.8 Chamber of Secrets and Salazar Slytherin's Locket 1.1.9 Elizabeth Burke's portrait 1.1.10 Glanmore Peakes's portraits 1.1.11 Percival Pratt's portrait 1.1.12 Basil Fronsac's portrait 1.1.13 Giffard Abbott's portrait 1.1.14 Damara Dodderidge's portrait 1.1.15 Boris the Bewildered's portrait 1.1.16 Old Posh Baron's portrait 1.1.17 (Grounds portrait) 1.1.18 (Dungeons portrait) 1.1.19 (Upper Castle portrait) 1.1.20 Marauder's Map 1.2 Potterwatch 2 Appearances 3 Notes and references

List of previously used passwordsEdit

HogwartsEdit

Gryffindor TowerEdit

1991Edit

• Caput Draconis (Latin for "Dragon's Head")
• Pig Snout

1992Edit

• Wattlebird

1993Edit

• Fortuna Major (Latin for "greater luck")
• Flibbertigibbet
• Oddsbodikins
• Scurvy Cur

1994Edit

• Balderdash
• Banana Fritters
• Fairy Lights

1995Edit

• Mimbulus mimbletonia
• Alea iacta est^[1] (Latin for "The die is cast.")

1996Edit

• Abstinence
• Baubles
• Dilligrout
• Tapeworm
• Quid Agis (Latin for "How are you")

Hufflepuff BasementEdit

• Instead of a password, one must tap the correct barrel with their wand, in the rhythm of "Helga Hufflepuff".

Ravenclaw TowerEdit

(Instead of a password, a conundrum is posed.)

• Which came first, the phoenix or the flame?
  • Answer: A circle has no beginning.
• Where do Vanished objects go?
  • Answer: Into nonbeing, which is to say, everything.

Slytherin DungeonEdit

1992Edit

• Pure-blood

Headmaster's OfficeEdit

1992Edit

• Sherbet lemon

1994Edit

• Cockroach cluster

1996Edit

• Acid Pops
• Fizzing Whizbees
• Toffee Eclairs

1997Edit

• Dumbledore

UnknownEdit

• Chocolate Frogs

Prefects' bathroomEdit

1994Edit

• Pine-fresh

One-Eyed Witch PassageEdit

• Dissendium

Chamber of Secrets and Salazar Slytherin's LocketEdit

• "Open" (spoken in Parseltongue)
• Speak to me, Slytherin, greatest of the Hogwarts four. (spoken in Parseltongue, to release Salazar Slytherin's basilisk from its nesting place)

Elizabeth Burke's portraitEdit

• Slytherins are Supreme
• Facta, non verba^[2] (Latin for Deeds, not words)

Glanmore Peakes's portraitsEdit

• Sea Serpent

Percival Pratt's portraitEdit

• This Password is Absurd

Basil Fronsac's portraitEdit

• Studious Success
• Libraries Liberate^[3]

Giffard Abbott's portraitEdit

• Dragon's Egg
• Light against Darkness^[3]

Damara Dodderidge's portraitEdit

• Chops and Gravy
• Dashing Cadogan^[3]

Boris the Bewildered's portraitEdit

• Forget-Me-Never

Old Posh Baron's portraitEdit

• Fizzy Pop

(Grounds portrait)Edit

• Catweazle

(Dungeons portrait)Edit

• Wanglewort

(Upper Castle portrait)Edit

• Wolf's Bane

Marauder's MapEdit

"I solemnly swear I am up to no good" to reveal the map, and "Mischief Managed" to hide it.

PotterwatchEdit

• Albus
• Dearborn
• Fawkes
• Longbottom
• Mad-Eye
• Meadowes
• Moody
• Padfoot
• Phoenix
• Prewett
• Sirius
• Vance
• Wulfric (One of Albus Dumbledore's middle names)

AppearancesEdit

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Possibly)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Possibly)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4

Notes and referencesEdit