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The Stone Circle (alternatively known as Sundial Garden^[1]) is a circle of giant stones within the grounds of Hogwarts just outside of the Wooden Bridge. The stones form a sundial.^[2]

Behind the scenes

The Sundial Garden is known simply as the Stone Circle in the Prisoner of Azkaban, Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince video games.
Inspiration for Stone Circle came from Stonehenge in the English County Wiltshire, as well as other stone circles, such as Avebury.^[2]
In recalling the first time the young actors in the films first saw the stones, art director Alan Gilmore commented "I heard they asked Alfonso if the stones were why he chose the location. It's always gratifying when your work is mistaken for the real thing!"^[2]
Since the circle is a sundial^[2], it is possible it was used to adjust the time shown on the Clock Tower's dial should the clock become out of sequence with the actual time of day.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (First appearance)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (First identified as Stone Circle)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4

Notes and references

↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban script
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey, Page 333

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[Name-1] Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban script

[pts333-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey, Page 333

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-The '''Stone Circle''' is, as its name suggests, a circle of giant stones that is on the grounds of [[Hogwarts]], just outside of the [[Covered Bridge]]. It seems as though the circle may be a sun dial.
+The '''Stone Circle''' (alternatively known as '''Sundial Garden'''<ref name="Name">[http://e-card.51.net/movie.scripts/Harry.Potter/Harry-Potter-and-the-Prisoner-of-Azkaban.htm ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' script]</ref>) is a circle of giant stones within the grounds of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] just outside of the [[Wooden Bridge]]. The stones form a sundial.<ref name="pts333">''[[Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey]]'', Page 333</ref>
 ==Behind the scenes==
-*This structure, along with the [[Clock Tower]], [[Clock Tower Courtyard]] and [[Covered Bridge]], first appears in the [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''.
+*The Sundial Garden is known simply as the Stone Circle in the [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)|''Prisoner of Azkaban'']], [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)|''Order of the Phoenix'']] and [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)|''Half-Blood Prince'' video games]].
+*Inspiration for Stone Circle came from Stonehenge in the English County [[Wiltshire]], as well as other stone circles, such as Avebury.<ref name="pts333" />
-*Stone Circle is one of the two places (the other being [[Covered Bridge]]) that filmakers created to connect Hagrid's Hut to the castle.
+*In recalling the first time the young actors in the [[Harry Potter (film series)|films]] first saw the stones, art director Alan Gilmore commented "I heard they asked [[Alfonso Cuarón|Alfonso]] if the stones were why he chose the location. It's always gratifying when your work is mistaken for the real thing!"<ref name="pts333" />
-*[[Hermione]] Granger punched/slapped [[Draco Malfoy]] here in the ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]'' and [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban|(book)]].
+*Since the circle is a sundial<ref name="pts333"/>, it is possible it was used to adjust the time shown on the [[Clock Tower]]'s dial should the clock become out of sequence with the actual time of day.
-*Inspiration for Stone Circle may have come from Stonehenge in the English County [[Wiltshire]].
-*In the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', the stones disappear and the [[Covered Bridge Entrance]] just goes on to grass, but in the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)|video game adaptation]], the stones return.
 ==Appearances==
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 *''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]''
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]''
-*''[[Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)]]''
+*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
+==Notes and references==
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