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"You know the Prefects' bathroom on the fifth floor? It's not a bad place for a bath."

— Cedric to Harry Potter on the Prefects Bathroom^[src]

The Prefects' bathroom is a special bathroom on the fifth floor of Hogwarts restricted to use by school Prefects, Head Boys, Head Girls and Quidditch captains. It is located on the fifth floor behind the fourth door to the left of a statue of Boris the Bewildered, which only opens when given the correct password.

Description

In one side of the room there are the stalls with toilets inside. ^[1] Opposite the toilets there is a large, swimming pool-like tub with bath taps surrounding it.The pool-like bath is sunk into the ground and is not above ground. The bath taps all run different-coloured bath water, soap bubbles, foam, towels, and bath robes.These bath taps are a hundred golden taps surrounding the whole pool-like tub, with a different jewel set in each tap. There are most likely bath supplies on one side of the pool, such as soap, bath oil, bath powder, bath salts, shampoo, hair spray, and conditioner. Looking at the tub, one would imagine it would take quite some time to fill, but it actually fills remarkably fast, considering its size.^[2] Under the bathroom there are sewers that can be entered by blasting one section of the wall. These sewers may or may not be a part of the passages and tunnels of the Chamber of Secrets.^[3]

History

"That gives you equal status with Prefects! You can use our special bathroom now and everything!"

— Hermione Granger to Harry Potter^[src]

Harry Prefect's bathroom 1 — Harry Potter in the bathroom.

After the first task of the Triwizard Tournament, Barty Crouch Jr., disguised as Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, tells Cedric Diggory to open the golden egg that contains the clue for the second task under water. Cedric takes the egg to the prefects' bathroom and follows Crouch's advice. Underwater, he can hear the merpeople's song, but it takes him some time to deduce that it is sung by merpeople, despite the fact that the mermaid in a nearby painting is wide awake. Moaning Myrtle, who visits this bathroom sometimes to spy on the prefects, witnesses the scene. Cedric then told Harry, in return for telling him about the first task: dragons.

After the Yule Ball, Cedric Diggory tells Harry Potter to try to solve the riddle of the golden egg while taking a bath in the prefects' bathroom. He also gives him the current password, which is "pine fresh". Harry follows his advice in the night of 21 January, 1995. Awed as he is by the bathroom, he has no idea at first how a bath is going to help him solve the egg's clue. He fills the pool with water and bubble bath from several taps, takes a short swim and opens the egg. As usual, it emits a loud, wailing noise and he closes it quickly. Moaning Myrtle reveals her presence and tells him to open the egg under water, like Cedric did. To Myrtle's delight, Harry solves the clue much faster than Cedric.

One of the first things Hermione Granger mentions when she congratulates Harry for becoming Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team in 1996 is that he can now use the prefects' bathroom. Ron Weasley also mentions it while congratulating Harry. It is unknown whether Harry ever used the bathroom in his sixth year. It has pictures of mermaids on stained glass windows.

Known passwords

Prefectsbarthroom mermaid — The mermaid in the Prefect's Bathroom

Pine Fresh

Behind the scenes

In the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, there is a very long level in which Harry, Ron, and Hermione trek through the bathroom's plumbing areas in search of the golden egg, which Ron has dropped into one of the pipes.
In the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the bathroom can be freely visited by the trio. The golden egg still sits in the tub, and screeches its noise unless the tub is filled enough that the egg is covered by water, which can be achieved by casting Banishing Charm on the taps. The mermaid's song can then be understood. The tub can be emptied again by pulling the plug with the Summoning Charm. A rubber duck sits on the tub's edge.
There is a short level in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, where Harry must find the entrance to The Prefects' Bathroom (which is now in Moaning Myrtle's bathroom) and then persuade the mermaid on the window to throw the egg to him.
In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, Harry wears his underwear to go in the giant bathtub instead of being naked.
It is unclear whether the bathroom locks itself automatically when someone is using it. Harry worries he might be caught by Argus Filch when he is mulling over the egg clue in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, so the person going in does not lock the door, but the fact that both girls and boys can use the bathroom suggests there must be some way to ensure privacy.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
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 (Mentioned only)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (Entrance only)
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4

Notes and references

Fifth-floor of Hogwarts Castle
Bathrooms
Boys' restroom · Prefects' Bathroom
Classrooms
Abandoned classroom · Art Classroom · Classroom 5B · Music Classroom
Corridors
Astronomy Corridor · Cursed Corridor · Fifth-floor corridor · Hospital tower corridor · Icy Corridor
Halls and rooms
Astronomy reading room · Fifth-floor hall · Floor 5 Bonus · Locked Room · Muggle Studies showroom · Satyavati Shah's bedroom · Secret Muggle Room · Upper Hall
Other locations
Vault of Ice · Weasley Candy Emporium · Weasley Supplies Bargain Basement
Portraits, statues and other artwork
Boris the Bewildered · Norvel Twonk · Timothy the Timid
Staircases
Clock Tower staircase · Grand Staircase · Ravenclaw Tower staircase · Staircase to the fourth-floor landing · Turris Magnus staircase · Vanished Stairs
Storerooms
Storeroom

[1] Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)

[2] Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

[3] Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)

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 {{Quote|You know the Prefects' bathroom on the fifth floor? It's not a bad place for a bath.|Cedric to Harry Potter on the Prefects Bathroom|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)}}
 The '''Prefects' bathroom''' is a special bathroom on the fifth floor of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] restricted to use by school [[Prefect]]s, [[Head Boy]]s, [[Head Girl]]s and [[Quidditch]] captains. It is located on the fifth floor behind the fourth door to the left of a statue of [[Boris the Bewildered]], which only opens when given the correct [[password]].
 ==Description==
-In one side of the room there are the stalls with toilets inside. <ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]''</ref> Opposite the toilets there is a large, swimming pool-like tub with faucets surrounding it. The faucets all run differently-coloured water, bubbles, and foam. Looking at the tub, one would imagine it would take quite some time to fill, but it actually fills remarkably fast, considering its size. <ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''</ref> Under the bathroom there are sewers that can be entered by blasting one section of the wall. These sewers may or may be not part of the series of plumbings and tunnels of the [[Chamber of Secrets]]. <ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)]]''</ref>
+In one side of the room there are the stalls with toilets inside. <ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]''</ref> Opposite the toilets there is a large, swimming pool-like tub with bath taps surrounding it.The pool-like bath is sunk into the ground and is not above ground. The bath taps all run different-coloured bath [[water]], soap bubbles, foam, towels, and bath robes.These bath taps are a hundred golden taps surrounding the whole pool-like tub, with a different jewel set in each tap. There are most likely bath supplies on one side of the pool, such as soap, bath oil, bath powder, bath salts, shampoo, hair spray, and conditioner.  Looking at the tub, one would imagine it would take quite some time to fill, but it actually fills remarkably fast, considering its size.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''</ref> Under the bathroom there are sewers that can be entered by blasting one section of the wall. These sewers may or may not be a part of the passages and tunnels of the [[Chamber of Secrets]].<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)]]''</ref>
 ==History==
-{{Quote|That gives you equal status with Prefects! You can use our special bathroom now and everything!|[[Hermione Granger]] to [[Harry Potter]]|Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince}}
+{{Quote|That gives you equal status with Prefects! You can use our special bathroom now and everything!|[[Hermione Granger]] to [[Harry Potter]]|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
 [[File:Harry_Prefect's_bathroom_1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Harry Potter in the bathroom.]]
-After the first task of the [[Triwizard Tournament]], [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr.]], disguised as [[Alastor Moody|Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody]], tells [[Cedric Diggory]] to open the [[golden egg]] that contains the clue for the second task under water. Cedric takes the egg to the prefects' bathroom and follows Crouch's advice. Underwater, he can hear the [[Hogwarts Lake Merpeople colony|merpeople]]'s song, but it takes him some time to deduce that it is sung by merpeople, despite the fact that the mermaid in a nearby painting is wide awake. [[Myrtle|Moaning Myrtle]], who visits this bathroom sometimes to spy on the prefects, witnesses the scene.
+After the first task of the [[Triwizard Tournament]], [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr.]], disguised as [[Alastor Moody|Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody]], tells [[Cedric Diggory]] to open the [[golden egg]] that contains the clue for the second task under water. Cedric takes the egg to the prefects' bathroom and follows Crouch's advice. Underwater, he can hear the [[Black Lake Merpeople colony|merpeople]]'s song, but it takes him some time to deduce that it is sung by merpeople, despite the fact that the mermaid in a nearby painting is wide awake. [[Myrtle|Moaning Myrtle]], who visits this bathroom sometimes to spy on the prefects, witnesses the scene. Cedric then told Harry, in return for telling him about the first task: [[dragon]]s.
+[[File:Prefect_Bathroom.jpg|thumb|328px]]
-After the [[Yule Ball]], Cedric Diggory tells [[Harry Potter]] to try to solve the riddle of the golden egg while taking a bath in the prefects' bathroom. He also gives him the current password, which is "''pine fresh''". Harry follows his advice in the night of [[January 21]], [[1995]]. Awed as he is by the bathroom, he has no idea at first how a bath is going to help him solve the egg's clue. He fills the pool with water and bubble bath from several tabs, takes a short swim and opens the egg. As usual, it emits a loud, wailing noise and he closes it quickly. Moaning Myrtle reveals her presence and tells him to open the egg under water, like Cedric did. To Myrtle's delight, Harry solves the clue much faster than Cedric.
+After the [[Yule Ball]], Cedric Diggory tells [[Harry Potter]] to try to solve the riddle of the golden egg while taking a bath in the prefects' bathroom. He also gives him the current password, which is "''pine fresh''". Harry follows his advice in the night of [[21 January]], [[1995]]. Awed as he is by the bathroom, he has no idea at first how a bath is going to help him solve the egg's clue. He fills the pool with water and bubble bath from several taps, takes a short swim and opens the egg. As usual, it emits a loud, wailing noise and he closes it quickly. Moaning Myrtle reveals her presence and tells him to open the egg under water, like Cedric did. To [[Myrtle]]'s delight, Harry solves the clue much faster than Cedric.
-One of the first things [[Hermione Granger]] mentions when she congratulates Harry Potter for becoming Captain of the [[Gryffindor Quidditch team]] in [[1996]], is that he can now use the prefects' bathroom. [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] also mentions it too while congratulating Harry. It is unknown whether Harry ever used the bathroom at all in his [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince|sixth year]], although it is presumed that Ron and Hermione did. It has pictures of mermaids on stained glass windows.
+One of the first things [[Hermione Granger]] mentions when she congratulates Harry for becoming Captain of the [[Gryffindor Quidditch team]] in [[1996]] is that he can now use the prefects' bathroom. [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] also mentions it while congratulating Harry. It is unknown whether Harry ever used the bathroom in his [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince|sixth year]]. It has pictures of mermaids on stained glass windows.
-==Known Passwords==
+==Known passwords==
 [[File:Prefectsbarthroom_mermaid.jpg|thumb|right|170px|The mermaid in the Prefect's Bathroom]]
 *Pine Fresh
 ==Behind the scenes==
-*In the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)|video game adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', there is a very long level in which Harry, Ron, and Hermione trek through the bathroom in search of the [[golden egg]], which Ron has dropped.
+*In the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)|video game adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', there is a very long level in which Harry, Ron, and Hermione trek through the bathroom's plumbing areas in search of the [[golden egg]], which Ron has dropped into one of the pipes.
+*In the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)|video game adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', the bathroom can be freely visited by the trio. The golden egg still sits in the tub, and screeches its noise unless the tub is filled enough that the egg is covered by water, which can be achieved by casting [[Banishing Charm]] on the taps. The mermaid's song can then be understood. The tub can be emptied again by pulling the plug with the [[Summoning Charm]]. A [[rubber duck]] sits on the tub's edge.
+* There is a short level in ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'', where Harry must find the entrance to The Prefects' Bathroom (which is now in Moaning Myrtle's bathroom) and then persuade the mermaid on the window to throw the egg to him.
-==See also==
+*In ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'', Harry wears his underwear to go in the giant bathtub instead of being naked.
-*[[Hogwarts Quidditch Captain]]
+*It is unclear whether the bathroom locks itself automatically when someone is using it. Harry worries he might be caught by [[Argus Filch]] when he is mulling over the egg clue in ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]], ''so the person going in does not lock the door, but the fact that both girls and boys can use the bathroom suggests there must be some way to ensure privacy.
-*[[Prefect]]
-*[[Hogwarts Castle]]
 ==Appearances==
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 *''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' {{Mention}}
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]'' {{comment|Entrance only}}
+*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]
+==See also==
+*[[Hogwarts Quidditch Captain]]
+*[[Prefect]]
+*[[Hogwarts Castle]]
 ==Notes and references==
 {{Reflist}}
+{{Hogwarts fifth floor}}
+[[es:Baño de los Prefectos]]
 [[fr:Salle de bains des préfets]]
+[[ru:Ванная старост]]
+[[Category:Bathrooms]]
 [[Category:Hogwarts locations]]