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|location = [[Entrance Hall]], [[Hogwarts Castle]], [[Scotland]], [[Great Britain]]<ref name="PS15"/>
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|usage=To measure the [[House points]]<ref name="PS15"/>
 
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{{Quote|At first, Gryffindors passing the giant hourglasses that recorded the House points the next day thought there’d been a mistake. How could they suddenly have a hundred and fifty points fewer than yesterday? And then the story started to spread: Harry Potter, the famous Harry Potter, their hero of two [[Quidditch]] matches, had lost them all those points, him and a couple of other stupid [[first year]]s.|Gryffindor house having lost 150 points in 1992 due to Harry Potter and his friends|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
The '''House point hourglasses''' are four giant hourglasses located in the [[Entrance Hall]] used to record the number of [[house points]] that have been awarded or deducted. There is one hourglass for each of the [[Hogwarts Houses]]: [[Gryffindor]], [[Hufflepuff]], [[Ravenclaw]], and [[Slytherin]]. When points are earned, some gems (depending on house colours) fall from the upper bulb into the lower. When points have been deducted, they do the opposite, retreating into the upper bulb. For example, when ten points are taken from Gryffindor, ten red gems will fall back into the upper half of the hourglass.
 
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The '''House point hourglasses''' were four giant hourglasses located in the [[Entrance Hall]] used to record the number of [[house points]] that had been awarded or deducted.<ref name="PS15">{{PS|B|15}}</ref>
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==Description==
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[[File:House points hourglass.jpeg|250px|thumb|right|The house point hourglasses]]
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There was one hourglass for each of the [[Hogwarts Houses]]: [[Gryffindor]], [[Hufflepuff]], [[Ravenclaw]], and [[Slytherin]]. When points were earned, some gems (depending on house colours) would fall from the upper bulb into the lower. When points were deducted, they did the opposite, retreating into the upper bulb. For example, when ten points were taken from Gryffindor, ten red gems would ascend back into the upper half of the hourglass.<ref name="OOTP38"/> The Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin hourglasses contained [[Ruby|rubies]],<ref name="OOTP38">{{OOTP|B|38}}</ref><ref name="HBP28">{{HBP|B|28}}</ref> [[diamond]]s,<ref name="twitter">{{Tweet|jk_rowling|J.K. Rowling|459683482575572992|@HarmonicalHero Diamonds, of course. Because that's what Hufflepuffs are (some a little rougher than others). X}}</ref> [[sapphire]]s,<ref name="OOTP38" /> and [[emerald]]s,<ref name="HBP28" /><ref name="DH32">{{DH|B|32}}</ref> respectively.<ref name="pottermore">{{PM}} (see [http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/24600000/Current-Great-Hall-pottermore-24677616-823-459.png this image])</ref>
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
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====[[1991–1992 school year]]====
[[File:Hourglasses.jpg|thumb|left|230px|The four hourglasses in the entrance hall]]During [[Severus Snape]]'s escape from Hogwarts after he killed [[Albus Dumbledore]] in [[1997]], a curse shattered the Gryffindor hourglass, causing red rubies to flood the floor like blood. The Slytherin hourglass was shattered in [[1998]] during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] and green emeralds rolled across the floor. The two were probably repaired and remounted on the wall.
 
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[[File:Hourglasses.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The four hourglasses in the entrance hall]]
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In [[1992]], [[Harry Potter]], [[Hermione Granger]], [[Neville Longbottom]] and [[Draco Malfoy]] were caught out of bed by [[Minerva McGonagall]], and each individual had fifty house points taken from their houses as punishment. This meant [[Gryffindor]] lost 150 points, which shocked and angered other Gryffindors when they saw the deducted points taken from the Gryffindor house glass, along with [[Hufflepuff]]s and [[Ravenclaw]]s, as Gryffindor was beating [[Slytherin]] before then. However, Slytherins were pleased that Gryffindor had lost so many points (despite Malfoy costing them fifty of their own points).<ref name="PS15"/>
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===[[1995–1996 school year]]===
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Around [[1996]], [[Harry Potter]] would view the hourglasses when passing by; due to being at odds with the tyrannical [[Dolores Umbridge]], he saw the Gryffindor hourglass almost empty,<ref name="OOTP28">{{OOTP|B|28}}</ref> which actually reached to such after the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]]. However, [[Minerva McGonagall]] granted fifty points apiece for Harry, [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], [[Hermione Granger]], [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]] and [[Neville Longbottom]] for Gryffindor for their bravery in the battle, along with fifty for [[Luna Lovegood]]'s house [[Ravenclaw]] as well.<ref name="OOTP38" />
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===[[1996–1997 school year]]===
 
During [[Severus Snape]]'s escape from Hogwarts after he killed [[Albus Dumbledore]] in [[1997]], a [[curse]] shattered the Gryffindor hourglass,<ref name="HBP28" /> causing red rubies to flood the floor like [[blood]].<ref name="HBP29">{{HBP|B|29}}</ref> It was almost certainly [[Mending Charm|repaired]] and remounted on the wall by the next year.
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===[[1997–1998 school year]]===
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The Slytherin hourglass was shattered in [[1998]] during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] and green emeralds rolled across the floor.<ref name="DH32" /> As with the Gryffindor hourglass that was destroyed the previous year, the Slytherin hourglass was almost certainly [[Mending Charm|repaired]] and remounted on the wall after the battle.
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
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[[File:CIMG1380.jpg|150px|thumb|The four house point hourglasses as depicted in the [[Harry Potter (film series)|films]]]]
*[[File:House_points_hourglass.jpeg|thumb|Another depiction of the house point hourglasses]]The Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin hourglasses contain rubies, sapphires and emeralds, respectively. The Hufflepuff hourglasses contain diamonds [http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/j-k-rowling-reveals-diamonds-in-hufflepuff-house-hourglass-bbc-guest-edit-reminder-97497/]. <ref name="pottermore">[[Pottermore]] (screenshot available [http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/24600000/Current-Great-Hall-pottermore-24677616-823-459.png])</ref>
 
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[[File:HousepointHourglassesWU.png|150px|thumb|The hourglasses as seen in {{WU}}]]
 
*In {{HBP}}, when Severus Snape takes points from Harry after meeting him at the Hogwarts gates, he remarks that Gryffindor would be starting out in negative points. However, previously in {{OOTP}}, Snape was unable to take any more points from Gryffindor when they had none left. McGonagall had to add points before any more could be removed.
 
*In {{HBP}}, when Severus Snape takes points from Harry after meeting him at the Hogwarts gates, he remarks that Gryffindor would be starting out in negative points. However, previously in {{OOTP}}, Snape was unable to take any more points from Gryffindor when they had none left. McGonagall had to add points before any more could be removed.
 
*In the video game adaptations of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)|Philosopher's Stone]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)|Chamber of Secrets]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)|Prisoner of Azkaban]]'', they are roughly ten feet tall, and located in the [[Entrance Hall]] on either side of the door leading to the grounds, as described in the books.
 
*In the video game adaptations of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)|Philosopher's Stone]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)|Chamber of Secrets]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)|Prisoner of Azkaban]]'', they are roughly ten feet tall, and located in the [[Entrance Hall]] on either side of the door leading to the grounds, as described in the books.
*[[File:CIMG1380.jpg|thumb|left|The four house point hourglasses]]In all of the [[Harry Potter films]] as well as the video games of''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix| Order of the Phoenix]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince|Half-Blood Prince]]'', the Hourglasses are located in the [[Great Hall]] to the right of the staff table.
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*In all of the [[Harry Potter (film series)|''Harry Potter'' films]] as well as the video games of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix|Order of the Phoenix]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince|Half-Blood Prince]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter: Magic Awakened]]'', the Hourglasses are located in the [[Great Hall]] to the right of the staff table.
 
*In the films, the "jewels" inside the hourglasses were actually coloured beads. Due to the large quantity of beads that were ordered for the films, a national shortage occured.
 
*In the films, the "jewels" inside the hourglasses were actually coloured beads. Due to the large quantity of beads that were ordered for the films, a national shortage occured.
 
*There is possible symbolism in that when Albus Dumbledore died in {{HBP}}, the Gryffindor hourglass was smashed (spilling blood-red rubies everywhere) and likewise, when [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] was defeated in {{DH}}, it was the Slytherin hourglass that was shattered.
 
*There is possible symbolism in that when Albus Dumbledore died in {{HBP}}, the Gryffindor hourglass was smashed (spilling blood-red rubies everywhere) and likewise, when [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] was defeated in {{DH}}, it was the Slytherin hourglass that was shattered.
 
*The hourglasses are also featured at the entrance in the Hogwarts castle in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. They show that Gryffindor is in the lead, Slytherin second, Hufflepuff third, and Ravenclaw last in achieving house points. Ironically, Ravenclaw students are famous because of their wisdom, creativity, and intelligence, some of the factors that apply to earning house points.
 
*The hourglasses are also featured at the entrance in the Hogwarts castle in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. They show that Gryffindor is in the lead, Slytherin second, Hufflepuff third, and Ravenclaw last in achieving house points. Ironically, Ravenclaw students are famous because of their wisdom, creativity, and intelligence, some of the factors that apply to earning house points.
*In the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)|video game adaptation]] of [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]], casting [[Depulso]] on the hourglasses causes house-coloured banners to appear in the Great Hall.
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*In {{OOTP|GA}}, casting the [[Banishing Charm]] on the hourglasses causes house-coloured banners to appear in the Great Hall, depending on which hourglass is [[charm]]ed.
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*In {{HBP|FA}} and {{DH|F2}}, the hourglasses were not destroyed during the battles. Instead, in the former, [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] trashed the dinnerware as she walked on the Gryffindor table in the [[Great Hall]].
   
 
==Appearances==
 
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*{{PS}} {{1st}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st}}
 
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*{{PS|F}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]''
 
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*{{PS|G}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]''
 
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*{{COS|F}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]''
 
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*{{COS|G}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]''
 
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*{{POA|F}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]''
 
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*{{POA|G}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]''
 
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*{{GOF|F}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]''
 
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*{{OOTP}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
 
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*{{OOTP|F}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]''
 
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*{{OOTP|G}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]''
 
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*{{HBP}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''
 
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*{{HBP|F}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]''
 
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*{{HBP|G}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]''
 
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*{{DH}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''
 
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*{{DH|F2}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]''
 
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*{{DH|G2}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)]]''
 
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*{{LEGO|Y1}}
*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
 
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*{{LEGO|Y2}}
*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]''
 
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*{{LEGO|D}}
*''[[The Wizarding World of Harry Potter]]''
 
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*{{WWHP}}
*''[[Pottermore]]''
 
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*{{PM}}
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*{{HM}}
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*{{WU}}
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*{{MA}}
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*{{HL}}
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
 
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Latest revision as of 05:21, 15 May 2023

"At first, Gryffindors passing the giant hourglasses that recorded the House points the next day thought there’d been a mistake. How could they suddenly have a hundred and fifty points fewer than yesterday? And then the story started to spread: Harry Potter, the famous Harry Potter, their hero of two Quidditch matches, had lost them all those points, him and a couple of other stupid first years."
— Gryffindor house having lost 150 points in 1992 due to Harry Potter and his friends[src]

The House point hourglasses were four giant hourglasses located in the Entrance Hall used to record the number of house points that had been awarded or deducted.[1]

Description

House points hourglass

The house point hourglasses

There was one hourglass for each of the Hogwarts Houses: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. When points were earned, some gems (depending on house colours) would fall from the upper bulb into the lower. When points were deducted, they did the opposite, retreating into the upper bulb. For example, when ten points were taken from Gryffindor, ten red gems would ascend back into the upper half of the hourglass.[2] The Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin hourglasses contained rubies,[2][3] diamonds,[4] sapphires,[2] and emeralds,[3][5] respectively.[6]

History

1991–1992 school year

Hourglasses

The four hourglasses in the entrance hall

In 1992, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom and Draco Malfoy were caught out of bed by Minerva McGonagall, and each individual had fifty house points taken from their houses as punishment. This meant Gryffindor lost 150 points, which shocked and angered other Gryffindors when they saw the deducted points taken from the Gryffindor house glass, along with Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws, as Gryffindor was beating Slytherin before then. However, Slytherins were pleased that Gryffindor had lost so many points (despite Malfoy costing them fifty of their own points).[1]

1995–1996 school year

Around 1996, Harry Potter would view the hourglasses when passing by; due to being at odds with the tyrannical Dolores Umbridge, he saw the Gryffindor hourglass almost empty,[7] which actually reached to such after the Battle of the Department of Mysteries. However, Minerva McGonagall granted fifty points apiece for Harry, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Ginny and Neville Longbottom for Gryffindor for their bravery in the battle, along with fifty for Luna Lovegood's house Ravenclaw as well.[2]

1996–1997 school year

During Severus Snape's escape from Hogwarts after he killed Albus Dumbledore in 1997, a curse shattered the Gryffindor hourglass,[3] causing red rubies to flood the floor like blood.[8] It was almost certainly repaired and remounted on the wall by the next year.

1997–1998 school year

The Slytherin hourglass was shattered in 1998 during the Battle of Hogwarts and green emeralds rolled across the floor.[5] As with the Gryffindor hourglass that was destroyed the previous year, the Slytherin hourglass was almost certainly repaired and remounted on the wall after the battle.

Behind the scenes

CIMG1380

The four house point hourglasses as depicted in the films

HousepointHourglassesWU

The hourglasses as seen in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite

Appearances

Notes and references