West Tower

West Tower
Location information
Location	Hogwarts Castle, Highlands, Scotland, Great Britain
Permanent residents	School owls Students' owls Hogwarts Headmasters and Headmistresses
Affiliation	Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

"He then climbed out of the portrait hole, up through the silent castle (held up only briefly by Peeves, who tried to overturn a large vase on him halfway along the fourth-floor corridor), finally arriving at the Owlery, which was situated at the top of West Tower."

— Narrative

The West Tower, also known as the Owlery Tower, was one of the many towers of Hogwarts Castle. It was located thirteen windows to the left of Filius Flitwick's office.

Contents

The tower contained the Owlery, accessible via the fourth-floor corridor, a circular, stone room which was cold and draughty due to the glassless windows. During the winter months, the Owlery became very cold to the point that one had to be careful with ice on the higher landings. It also contained the Headmaster's office as well as a number of other rooms, such as the Celestial Tapestries room, a classroom for Muggle Art & Artefacts, and a gallery of Paintings of Famous Familiars. From one corridor, a tight, spiralling staircase led to the battlements at the apex of the tower.

At the base of the tower was the West Well, which had, by 1993, fallen into disuse. The tower also overlooked at least two courtyards: the West Tower courtyard and the Walled Garden.

History

In 1994, Harry Potter and Hermione Granger freed Sirius Black from his captivity in Hogwarts Castle on the West Tower battlements.

Behind the scenes

• In the films, the West Tower is depicted as a remote tower separate from the main castle, whereas the books speak of the tower being connected directly to the main building.

Appearances

The tower and its courtyard

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Seen on the Marauder's Map)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Name given to the Dark Tower)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) (Briefly)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
• Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
• Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book
• LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
• LEGO Harry Potter