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The Third Floor Corridor is one of the many corridors in Hogwarts Castle. It is located on the Grand Staircase side of the castle on the third floor.

Layout

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The entrance to the corridor from the Grand Staircase

This corridor is accessible via the Grand Staircase or the Suspension Bridge Staircase and extends between them.

History

1991-1992 school year

Third Floor Corridor

The corridor

The third floor corridor on the right hand side was out of bounds during the 1991–1992 school year at Hogwarts, because it was the access point to the Chambers where the Philosopher's Stone was being hidden. Fluffy, a three-headed dog owned by Rubeus Hagrid, guarded a trap door that led into the Chambers. In mid-September, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger and Neville Longbottom stumbled into this corridor while trying to avoid Argus Filch since they were out of bed after hours. When they saw the dog, they quickly left the room. On Halloween, Quirinus Quirrell attempted to gain access to this corridor, but he was cut off by Severus Snape who was bitten by the dog at the time. Towards the end of the school term, Professor Quirrell gained access to the trap door by enchanting a harp to play music which lulled Fluffy into a state of sleep. Shortly afterwards, Harry, Ron, and Hermione used Harry's roughly cut wooden flute to do the same.

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Third-floor of Hogwarts Castle
Classrooms
Class 34 · Class 72 · Classroom 2E · Classroom 3C · Classroom 3C backrooms · Classroom 3D · Classroom 7A · Classroom off of the Charms corridor · Classroom off of the Gunhilda of Gorsemoor Corridor · Ghoul Studies classroom
Corridors
Charms corridor · Gallery · Gunhilda of Gorsemoor Corridor · One-Eyed Witch Passage · Serpentine Corridor · Third-floor corridor · Trophy Secret Passage
Halls and rooms
Armoury · Clock Tower Entrance · Hesperius Hall · Trophy Room · Vastus Vestibule
Portraits, statues and other artwork
Damara Dodderidge · Dinah Hecat's Hebridean Black skeleton · Drunk Monks · Google Flange · Basil Fronsac · Gunhilda of Gorsemoor · Merwyn the Malicious · Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington · Valeria Myriadd · Helena Ravenclaw · Brutus Scrimgeour · Temeritus Shanks · Shepherdess · Winged horse · Witch in green · Witch in Pompadour hairstyle · Wizard in black · Wizard in red
Staircases
Clock Tower staircase · Grand Staircase · Secret shortcut to the first floor · Staircase to the courtyard corridor · Staircase to the first-floor corridor · Staicase to the fourth-floor landing · Staircase to the ground-floor · Staircase to the second-floor arcade · Turret Stairwell · Turris Magnus staircase
Storerooms
Lost Wands · Storeroom
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