is a fictional
Village in the ''
Harry Potter '' series of novels by
J. K. Rowling . Hogsmeade is the only settlement in
Britain inhabited solely by magical beings, and is located to the north-west of
Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry . Students of Hogwarts who are in their third year and above are permitted to visit Hogsmeade during scheduled visits, as long as they have a signed permission slip from a parent or guardian.
Hogsmeade remained unseen in the films until the release of ''
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban '' in
2004 . It reappeared in ''
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix ''.
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The Three Broomsticks is one of the local pubs in Hogsmeade. It is known for its delicious
Butterbeer and its beautiful owner
Madam Rosmerta , who lives above the pub. It is said by
Hermione Granger that
Ronald Weasley finds Madam Rosmerta very attractive. The Three Broomsticks is a favorite pub among Hogwarts students and staff.
Zonko's has jokes and tricks that can "fulfill even
Fred And George's wildest dreams." It closes down in ''
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince ''. Fred and George had planned to buy the shop, but decide against it when Hogwarts' students are banned from visiting Hogsmeade due to heightened security after Voldemort's rebirth.
Hogsmeade Station is the closest train stop to Hogwarts; the
Hogwarts Express stops here after travelling from
King's Cross . Scenes involving Hogsmeade Station in the Harry Potter films were shot at
Goathland Railway Station on the
North Yorkshire Moors Railway , built in
1865 and virtually unchanged, that serves the village of
Goathland in the
North York Moors .
According to Rowling's illustrations, Hogsmeade station is not actually in Hogsmeade, but on the opposite side of the lake.
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See Also: Hog's Head
The Hog's Head is another
Pub , which often attracts a more unusual and private clientele than the Three Broomsticks, and many of the customers hide their faces. The hanging sign on the front of the pub has a severed boar's head, leaking blood onto the white cloth around it. The pub itself is filthy, with the floor covered with layers of dirt, and the windows smeared with so much grime that little light gets through. The main floor is a single room, but there are additional rooms on the upper floors. Harry notes that the pub smells strongly of goats. The bartender is
Aberforth , the brother of Hogwarts Headmaster
Albus Dumbledore .
Despite its seedy reputation, the Hog's Head pub has been host to several important events in the world of Harry Potter. The inn was the headquarters of the
1612 Goblin Rebellion. A few months before Harry was born, it was here that the
Seer Sybill Trelawney revealed the prophecy connecting
Lord Voldemort and
Harry , during an interview with
Albus Dumbledore for the position of
Divination teacher at Hogwarts. It is also where
Rubeus Hagrid wins an illegal
Dragon egg (
Norbert ) while gambling with a disguised servant of Voldemort. In ''
Order Of The Phoenix '', the first meeting of
Dumbledore's Army is secretly held at the Hog's Head. It also serves as a evacuation point for the underaged students directly before the Battle of Hogwarts. The children are sent to Hogwart's Room of Requirement and travel to the Hog's Head through a portrait of
Ariana Dumbledore . Also during the Battle of Hogwarts, the Hog's Head is the gathering place of the remaining members of
The Order Of The Phoenix and
Dumbledore's Army who have gathered to fight against
Voldemort and his
Death Eaters .
A shop that sells and repairs magical equipment, Dervish and Banges is located near the end of the
High Street .
Scrivenshaft's is a stationery shop located on the High Street.
Gladrags Wizardwear sells clothing. There are other branches in
London and
Paris . It is full of quirky merchandise, and appears to specialise in strange and unusual socks.
Located on a little side street off the main High Street, this small tea shop is a favourite among Hogwarts couples out on dates. On Valentine's Day Madam Puddifoot hires floating golden cherubs to throw pink confetti on visiting couples. It was at Madam Puddifoot's that Harry celebrated his Valentines day with Cho Chang.
Honeydukes is one of the most famous wizarding
Sweetshops in the world. It sells
Wizarding Sweets of all descriptions, including Chocolate Frogs, Liquorice Wands, Pepper Imps, Chocoballs, Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans, Fizzing Whizzbees, Droobles Best Blowing Gum, Toothflossing Stringmints, Ice Mice, Cockroach Clusters, Jelly Slugs, Blood Lollipops, Acid Pops and Sugar Quills, among others. Honeydukes is particularly well known for their special kind of
Fudge . They also sell creamy chunks of
Nougat , shimmering pink squares of
Coconut ice, fat, honey-coloured
Toffee s, and hundreds of different kinds of
Chocolate .
The owners,
Ambrosius Flume and his wife, live in a flat above the shop. There is a
Trapdoor in the cellar of Honeydukes, which connects to a
Secret Passage . The passage leads to a statue of a one-eyed witch on the
Third Floor of
Hogwarts .
Harry Potter uses this to illegally enter Hogsmeade in ''
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban ''.
The post office is filled with at least two–to–three–hundred
Owl s, ranging from
Great Grey Owl s to tiny
Scops (the latter for "local deliveries only"), hooting down from colour-coded shelves. The shelves are colour-coded based on how quickly they will arrive at their destination.
See Also: Shrieking Shack
This house is supposed to be the most haunted building in
Britain , and even the
Hogwarts Ghosts avoid it.
Fred And George Weasley once tried to get in and failed. When
James Potter and his friends were in school,
Remus Lupin used this house during his monthly transformation into a
Werewolf to stay isolated from the students. He was brought there every month by
Madam Pomfrey and it was the transformations that caused the rumour of the shack being haunted. This house is where the encounter between Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew, Severus Snape, Remus Lupin, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger takes place. The only known way to access it is by a passageway underneath the
Whomping Willow tree on the Hogwart's grounds.
