Potage's Cauldron Shop

Potage's Cauldron Shop
Location information
Location	North Side, Diagon Alley, London, England, Great Britain Knockturn Alley, London, England, Great Britain
Owner(s)	Madam Potage

"Cauldrons — All Sizes — Copper, Brass, Pewter, Silver — Self-Stirring — Collapsible"

— Sign outside Potage's Cauldron Shop

Potage's Cauldron Shop is a shop on the North Side, Diagon Alley that sells all types of cauldrons, displaying them in a stack outside the shop, under a sign displaying what cauldron's they have available. It is the first shop encountered when entering Diagon Alley from the Leaky Cauldron. It is owned and run by Madam Potage. A branch of the shop is also located in Knockturn Alley.

History

"Due to some faulty cauldrons causing a stir, we are still closed, sorry."

— Notice of closure during the Christmas holidays in 1992

1991

In 1991 Harry Potter and Rubeus Hagrid came to Potage's to buy a Pewter Cauldron for Harry, since every first year student had to be equipped with one.

1992

During the Christmas holidays, Potage's was temporarily closed, due "to some faulty cauldrons causing a stir".

Potage's Cauldron Shop hoarding

Products sold

• Pewter Cauldron, Size 2 (15 Galleons)
• Brass Cauldron, Size 2 (21 Galleons)
• Copper Cauldron, Size 2 (25 Galleons)
• Silver Cauldron
• Self-Stirring Cauldron
• Collapsible Cauldron (3 Galleons)

Behind the scenes

• This was the first wizarding location, aside from the Leaky Cauldron, to be introduced in the series. The shop's name is not revealed in the books. It is only given in a tour of Diagon Alley included on the DVD of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and in the Game Boy Color version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and later confirmed in Pottermore.
• In the PS1 versions of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game), the storefront simply bears the name "Cauldrons".
• Before the Diagon Alley expansion at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, one could find Potage's Cauldron Shop (actually just a fake storefront) in Hogsmeade. Following the expansion, it was replaced by Ceridwen's Cauldrons.

Etymology

Potage, pronounced (pot-AZH), from the Latin-French root pot meaning drink, is a "soup", particularly a rich and creamy one. It has a more English cognate pottage (POT-idge), which usually refers to a vegetable soup, with or without meat.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (First identified as Potage's Cauldron Shop) (Known as Cauldrons in PS1 version)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (PS1 version only) (Known as Cauldrons)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Briefly)
• Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book
• Harry Potter: Diagon Alley Board Game
• The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Identified as Best Quality Potages)
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (Identified as Best Quality Potages)
• Pottermore
• Harry Potter Trading Card Game