Owl Lecturn

This magical podium was owned by Albus Dumbledore during his later years as Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Albus would use this podium when welcoming back the students during the Start-of-Term Feast. Dumbledore would have a sheet of parchment clipped to the podium with the list of announcements he would say. From the podium, the Headmaster would introduce new additions to the Hogwarts staff, inform the students of any newly implemented Hogwarts rules as well as old ones and of special events that would be occurring during the course of the school year.

History
It is unknown if this podium had already been in Dumbledore's possession for sometime or if he acquired it at some point during the summer of 1993. When not being used, it was most likely either kept in the Headmaster's office.

1993
At the Start of Term Feast for the 1993–1994 school year, Dumbledore took the podium after the Hogwarts Choir concluded their performance of Something Wicked This Way Comes and welcomed the students back. The Headmaster first introduced the newly appointed Defense against the Dark Arts Professor Remus Lupin and new Care of Magical Creatures Professor Rubeus Hagrid who took over for previous instructor Professor Kettleburn who had chosen to retire to enjoy his reaming limbs.

Dumbledore then spoke of the search of the Hogwarts Express for escaped Azkaban convict, Sirius Black by Dementors. He proceeded to inform the students that for the coming year, Dementors' would be stationed at Hogwarts until Sirius Black was captured. He cautioned that Dementors where vicious creatures and not was not in their nature to be under standing and told the students not to give the Dementors any reason to harm them. Dumbledore ended his speech that the students would be able to enjoy their year by focusing on the good aspects they would be encountering and demonstrated this point by putting out one of the podium's candles with a wave of his hand and relighting with another pass of his hand.

1994
After the sorting of First year for the 1994-1995 school year, Dumbledore took to his podium to give a few notices. First, he informed the students that Screaming yo-yos, Fanged Frisbees, and Ever-Bashing Boomarangs had been added to the list of objects banned in the castle and that a complete list was available in Caretaker Argus Filch's officeoffice. After reminding that the Forbidden Forest was off limits to all students and the village of Hogsmeade for all under Third Year, Dumbledore stated that the Inter-House Quidditch Cup would not take place that year as Hogwarts would play host to an very important event but was interrupted by a loud rumble of thunder and the arrival of the new teacher for the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts, famed exAuror Alastor Moody, completely unaware he was really escaped Death Eater Barty Crouch Jr disguised by Polyjuice Potion.

Once things had calmed, the Headmaster went on to tell that the Tri-Wizard Tournament would be taking place at Hogwarts that year. Dumbledore proceeded to tell the history of the tournament and that an age limit of 17 would be imposed. Over coming the negative responses of those upset by the regulation, he conclude his speech by saying the delegations from Beauxbatons Academy of Magic and Durmstrang Institute would arrive in October with the selection of the Champions taking place on Halloween. With that,he sent the students off to bed.

At the end of the year, Dumbledore spoke from the podium during the Memorial feast to Cedric Diggory.

1995
Towards the end of the Start of Term Feast for 1995-1996 school year, Dumbledore stepped to the podium to deliver his notices as the students and staff finished eating. In his first announcements, the Headmaster informed the first years and a few of the older students of the forest being out of bounds and that magic was not permitted in corridors in-between classes and a full list of other forbidden items could be found on an executive list on his office door. Going on to changes in the year's staff, the Headmaster introduced Professor Grubbly-Plank who would taking over Care of Magical Creatures as Hagrid was on a temporary leave. He the introduced the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, Dolores Umbridge.

After having the students in joining him in wishing the new professor luck, Dumbledore went on with his notices but was interrupted by Umbridge, who stood up and went on to deliver a long speech of her. The staff and students looked on in surprise as someone had actually interrupted the Headmaster. Dumbledore stood at the podium as Umbridge continued to speak. After Umbridge finished, Dumbledore thanked her for her words and went on with his announcements.

1996
When Dumbledore took to delivery his notices, the podium's owl awoke and spread out its wings. Among his first announcements where a blanket ban on all Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes products and that along with those who wished to play for their House Quidditch Teams should give their name to their Head of House, they where also looking for a new Quidditch commentator.

The Headmaster went onto introduce Horace Slughorn who was reassuming his former position of Potions Master and that Professor Snape would be taking over the Defense Against the Dark Arts position, to the joy of his students and the shock of the others.

Dumbledore continued in explaining that with the return of Lord Voldemort and the activity of his Death Eaters, the castle's magical protection had been increased and that all rules imposed by the staff where to be followed to ensure the safety of everyone. He told the students that if they noticed anything strange or suspicious in or outside the castle, they where report it to a member of the staff immediately.

1997 and beyond
With Dumbledore's death death Deputy Headmistress Minerva McGonagall became acting Headmistress. But with the Death Eater take over of the Ministry of Magic, Voldemort installed Snape as Headmaster with Amycus Carrow and his sister Alecto as Deputy Headmaster and Mistress. It is unknown if Snape ever used the podium during his terms Headmaster.

It is possible but unknown if McGonagall used the podium during her tenure as Headmistress. It is also unknown but possible her successor used the podium as well.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)