Potage's Cauldron Shop
Location information
Location	North Side, Diagon Alley, London, England, Great Britain Hogsmeade, Scotland, Great Britain Knockturn Alley, London, England, Great Britain
Owner(s)	Potage

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Potage's Cauldron Shop was the first shop one encountered when entering North Side, Diagon Alley from the Leaky Cauldron. It sold all types of cauldrons, displaying them in a stack outside the shop, under a sign which read: "Cauldrons - All Sizes - Copper, Brass, Pewter, Silver - Self-Stirring - Collapsible."^[1] It is owned by Madam Potage.

A branch of the shop is also located in Hogsmeade, and one is located in Knockturn Alley.

HistoryEdit

1991Edit

In 1991 Harry Potter and Rubeus Hagrid came to Potage's to buy a Pewter Cauldron for Harry, since every first-class students had to be equipped with one.^[1]

1992Edit

During the Christmas holidays, Potage's was temporarily closed, due "to some faulty cauldrons causing a stir". ^[2]

Behind the scenesEdit

• This was the first wizarding location, aside from the Leaky Cauldron, to be introduced in the series. The shop's name is not revealed in the books. It is only given in a tour of Diagon Alley included on the DVD of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and in the Game Boy Color version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

EtymologyEdit

Potage pronounced (pot-AZH), from the Latin-French root pot meaning drink, is a "soup", particularly a rich and creamy one. It has a more English cognate pottage (POT-idge), which usually refers to a vegetable soup, with or without meat.

AppearancesEdit

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (First identified as Potage's Cauldron Shop) (GBC version only)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (PS1 version only)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Briefly)
• Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book
• Harry Potter: Diagon Alley Board Game
• The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Identified as Best Quality Potages)
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (Identified as Best Quality Potages)
• Pottermore
• Harry Potter Trading Card Game

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