Hogsmeade

Hogsmeade is the only all-Wizarding village in Britain. It is near Hogwarts. Students may sometimes come to Hogsmeade on weekend trips, but only third years and older, and guardian permission is required. Hogsmeade is also the location of the train station used by the Hogwarts Express.

Harry Potter first visit to the village (outside the train station) is during the winter of 1992. Because his guardians, the Dursleys, refused to give him permission to go, he visits with the aid of his invisibility cloak and the Marauders Map. Later, Sirius Black, as Harry's godfather, gave written permission for Harry to visit the village. In the Deathly Hallows during the Second Battle of Hogwarts, Aberforth Dumbledore rallies the residents of Hogsmeade to come to the aid of those fighting at Hogwarts.

Shops and buildings

 * The Three Broomsticks Inn- a pub owned by Madam Rosmerta
 * Zonko's Joke Shop - which closed down during the 1996-1997 Hogwarts school year
 * Honeydukes - a sweet shop that has the entrance to a secret passage to Hogwarts in its cellar
 * The Shrieking Shack - known as the most haunted building in Britain
 * Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop - "the haunt of happy couples"
 * The Hog's Head - a dingy pub owned by Aberforth Dumbledore
 * Gladrags Wizardwear - a clothing shop
 * Scrivenshaft's Quill Shop - a quill shop