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"Is this all real? Or has this been happening inside my head?"
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Stalactites above the entrance to Vault 713 at Gringotts Wizarding Bank
- Harry Potter: "I never know. What's the difference between a stalagmite and a stalactite?"
- Rubeus Hagrid: "Stalagmite's got an 'm' in it. An' don' ask me questions just now, I think I'm gonna be sick."
- — Exchange between Harry Potter and Rubeus Hagrid while riding a Mine Cart to Vault 687[src]
A stalactite is a rocky formation that can be found on the ceiling of a cave. When a drop of water flows down the stalactite, the water evaporates and leaves a mineral deposit of calcite. This slowly increases the length and thickness of the stalactite. The corresponding formation on the floor of a cave is known as a stalagmite.[1]
There were huge stalagmites and stalactites by an underground lake in the Gringotts Wizarding Bank vault area.[2] A number of these were fractured during the escape of Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger on the back of a Ukrainian Ironbelly on 1 May 1998 following their break-in.[3]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
Notes and references[]
- ↑
Stalactite on Wikipedia
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 26 (Gringotts)