Christmas tree

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"... holly hung around every doorway, and shining white Christmas trees covered in magical snow and icicles glittered in every corner, each topped with a gleaming gold star."

— The Christmas trees at St Mungo's in December 1995^[src]

Christmas tree refers to a decorated tree normally placed in the home to celebrate Christmas.^[1] In the Muggle world, the tree was normally decorated with baubles and tinsel but in the wizarding world, they may have had a magical twist.

Known trees[]

B3C10M3 Hogsmeade Tree — One of the Hogsmeade tree's in December 1993

In December 1993, Hogsmeade decorated their trees with candles hanging in the trees. The Three Broomsticks also placed a tree in their pub, which was levitated a few inches from the ground by Hermione Granger to hide her and her friends from the view of teachers on a nearby table.^[2]

In December 1995, St Mungo's was decked with shining white Christmas trees with magical snow and glittering icicles topped with a golden star,^[3] while Grimmauld Place was decorated with a great Christmas tree with live fairies.^[4]

In December 1996, Harry Potter and Ron, Fred and George Weasley decorated their tree at The Burrow with a garden gnome instead of an angel, which they had stupefied, painted gold and put in a dress with small wings glued on, in revenge for biting Fred on the ankle. The gnome was said to be very ugly and angrily stared at them.^[5] In December 1997, there was a Christmas tree by the memorial for James and Lily Potter in Godric's Hollow. Harry and Hermione had seen it when they visited the village to meet Bathilda Bagshot.^[6]

Hogwarts celebrations[]

Christmas in the Great Hall 1991 — Seven of the trees in the Great Hall in December 1991

Every year at Hogwarts, twelve fir Christmas trees are placed in the Great Hall in mid-December. The Keeper of Keys and Grounds normally chops the trees down and brings them to the Great Hall where they are decorated by the teachers. Rubeus Hagrid had the job from at least 1991 until 1997. They were very tall compared to normal trees and were adorned with spectacular ornaments.^[7]

In 1986, Charlie Weasley was injured when he fell from the ladder while putting the star on one of the Hogwarts Christmas trees and was forced to stay at the school over the holidays instead of returning to The Burrow. Professor Snape helped take care of Charlie during his recovery. In thanks, Charlie and Jacob's sibling made Snape a Holiday Blancmange, a festive treat that he had mentioned enjoying in his youth that he was unable to get in Hogsmeade and was feeling nostalgic for.^[8]

Christmas1 — Ron Weasley standing near the Gryffindor Christmas tree

In December 1991, Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick decorated the trees with sparkling tiny icicles and hundreds of glittering candles.^[7] In 1992, the trees were frost-covered.^[9] In 1993, the trees were decked with glittering gold stars and in 1994, Hogwarts wanted to impress their guests and went above and beyond, decking the tree with holly berries and real, golden owls that hooted.^[10]

Behind the scenes[]

Great Hall Christmas Tree - PAS — A Christmas Tree as seen in *Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells*

In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Professor Flitwick is seen levitating decorations onto one of the Christmas trees in the Great Hall.
Though never stated to happen in the books, the films placed one Christmas tree in the Gryffindor common room every year. There was also one in the Slytherin room in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
From 11 November to 25 December 2021,^[11] the annual Marunouchi Bright Christmas event was themed Harry Potter, accompanying Fantastic Beasts, as part of the 20 Years of Movie Magic celebration. Installation art in the form of four^[12] Christmas trees^[13] were on display in the Marunouchi district, Tokyo, Japan. The event was titled "「ハリー・ポッター」魔法ワールドからの贈り物" and was a collaboration between Warner Bros. Japan, Mitsubishi Estate, and Mitsubishi Jisho Property Management.^[14] The installation art are:
- Tree of Hogwarts Magic (Japanese: ホグワーツの魔法の樹)^[15] at Marunouchi Building 1F MARUCUBE
- Tree of Owl Post (Japanese: ふくろう便の樹)^[16] at TOKYO TORCH Park
- Tree of Fantastic Beasts (Japanese: 魔法動物の樹)^[17] at Marunouchi OAZO 1F ○○広場 (translit. oohiroba)
- Tree of Hogwarts Letters (Japanese: ホグワーツの手紙の樹)^[18] at Marunouchi BRICK SQUARE 一号館広場 (translit. Ichigokan Hiroba)

Appearances[]

Notes and references[]

[wiki-1] Christmas tree on Wikipedia

[POA10-2] Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 10 (The Marauder's Map)

[OOTP22-3] Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 22 (St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries)

[OOTP23-4] Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 23 (Christmas on the Closed Ward)

[HBP16-5] Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 16 (A Very Frosty Christmas)

[DH16-6] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 16 (Godric's Hollow)

[PS12-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 12 (The Mirror of Erised)

[TGOG-8] Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 3, "THE GIFT OF GRATITUDE" Achievement

[COS12-9] Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 12 (The Polyjuice Potion)

[GOF22-10] Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 22 (The Unexpected Task)

[11] #ハリポタ20周年記念✨／ Marunouchi Bright Christmas 2021 #ハリー・ポッター魔法ワールドからの贈り物開催決定 🎄⚡️ ＼ 📅11.11～12.25 📍丸の内エリア #魔法ワールドの世界観を表現した #クリスマスツリーの登場やPOP UP SHOPの展開も🎁💥 - Japanese Wizarding World's official account on X

[12] エリアマップ｜MARUNOUCHI BRIGHT CHRISTMAS 2021

[13] ＼ #クリスマスツリーも乞うご期待🎄／ #丸ビルのメインツリーでは、3Dホログラムディスプレイで映画の名シーンを再現した演出のライティングショー、 #TOKYOTORCHPark では、巨大ツリー型イルミネーションが登場 🚂📜🧙🏻‍♀️🐍 #ハリポタの魔法20周年 - Marunouchi.com's official account on X

[14] 【ワーナー公式】ニュース｜『ハリー・ポッターと賢者の石』映画公開20周年記念！ "Marunouchi Bright Christmas 2021 「ハリー・ポッター」魔法ワールドからの贈り物"開催 at Warner Bros. Japan

[15] Tree of Hogwarts Magic ― ホグワーツの魔法の樹 ― #魔法ワールドに登場するモチーフがデコレーションとなってツリーを彩ります🎄 ライティングショーでは、印象的な世界観をモチーフにした光と音のショーを楽しむことができます✨ 🕛観覧時間：6:00～24:00 📍場所：丸ビル1F マルキューブ - Japanese Wizarding World's official account on X

[16] Tree of Owl Post ― ふくろう便の樹 ― #ハリー・ポッターの世界観を表現した、高さ約30mのイルミネーションツリー🎄 星のように輝くツリーにふくろう便が #クリスマスシーズンのプレゼントを運んでくる様子を表現🦉 🕛点灯時間：15:00~23:00 ※12月1日以降15:00～24:00 📍場所：TOKYO TORCH Park - Japanese Wizarding World's official account on X

[17] Tree of Fantastic Beasts ― 魔法動物の樹 ― 映画『#ファンタスティック・ビースト』シリーズに登場する魔法動物たちが隠れている、作品の世界観を表現しています🌱 魔法動物たちの不思議なツリーを背景に記念撮影も📸 🕛観覧時間：6:00～23:00 📍場所：丸の内オアゾ1F ○○広場(おおひろば) - Japanese Wizarding World's official account on X

[18] Tree of Hogwarts Letters ― ホグワーツの手紙の樹 ― 『ハリー・ポッターと賢者の石』より手紙にインスパイアされた光り輝くオーナメント⚡️ ハリーがホグワーツの手紙を受け取るシーンを想起させます💌 🕛点灯時間：15:00~23:00 ※12月1日以降は~24:00 📍場所：丸の内ブリックスクエア一号館広場 - Japanese Wizarding World's official account on X

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