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- "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[src]
The West Tower, also known as the Owlery Tower,[4] was one of the many towers of larger part of the Hogwarts Castle. It was located thirteen windows to the left of Filius Flitwick's office.[2]
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The tower and its courtyard
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.[1] During the winter months, the Owlery became very cold to the point that one had to be careful with ice on the higher landings.[5] 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.[3] From one corridor, a tight, spiralling staircase led to the battlements at the apex of the tower.[6][7]
At the base of the tower was the West Well, which had, by 1993, fallen into disuse.[3] The tower also overlooked at least two courtyards: the West Tower courtyard[8] and the Walled Garden.[3]
History
In 1994, Harry Potter and Hermione Granger freed Sirius Black from his captivity in Hogwarts Castle on the West Tower battlements.[7]
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
- 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
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 15 (Beauxbatons and Durmstrang)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 21 (Hermione's Secret)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 10 (The Marauder's Map), page 149 (Illustrated Edition; see this video)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 21 (Hermione's Secret)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 22 (Owl Post Again)
- ↑ LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4