Hogsmeade

From Np Hogwarts

Current revision as of 17:36, 12 December 2006

Hogsmeade is the only entirely wizarding village in Britain. It's a picturesque village of little thatched cottages and shops. During the holiday season, enchanted candles hang in the trees. Hogwarts is located quite near the village; a road runs around the school grounds to Hogsmeade Station, where the Hogwarts Express stops to disembark the students at the start of term. According to tradition, Hogsmeade was founded about the same time as Hogwarts by Hengist of Woodcroft, who was fleeing persecution by Muggles. [1]

Canon Shops

Dervish & Banges

Shop that sells and repairs magical equipment, located near the end of the High Street.

Gladrags Wizardwear

Clothier, with additional shops in London and Paris. Among other things, you can buy strange socks there.

The Hog's Head

sign: a wild boar's severed head leaking blood onto the white cloth around it barman: grumpy-looking old man with a great deal of long grey hair and beard A small inn in Hogsmeade, on a side street off the main street, much dirtier (and attracting a more, er, interesting, clientele) than the Three Broomsticks. The bar consists of a single small, dirty room smelling strongly of something that might be goats; while students are permitted to go in, they're advised to bring their own glasses. It's something of a fashion to hide one's face in the Hog's Head, by wearing a hood or veil; Sites of Historical Sorcery mentions that 'the inn' was the headquarters of the 1612 goblin rebellion, so more secret passages that the Marauders didn't find might possibly be associated with it.

Honeydukes Sweetshop

Sweetshop, owned by Ambrosius Flume and his wife, who live over the shop; an entrance to one of the secret tunnels from Hogwarts is in the cellar under a trap door. Honeydukes not only sells a wide variety of sweets, they also make their own fudge and enormous blocks of chocolate.

Madame Puddifoot's Tea Shop

owner: Madam Puddifoot A small, cramped tea shop with decor on the tacky side of frilly, filled with small circular tables, located on a side street off the High Street; the only Hogwarts students who seem to patronize the place are trysting couples. The owner uses a revoltingly sappy decor for Valentine's Day (floating golden cherubs occasionally throwing pink confetti).

post office

At least three hundred owls, from Great Grays to tiny Scops ("Local Deliveries Only"), wait to carry messages. They sit on shelves that are color-coded, depending on how fast you want your letter to get to its destination.

Scrivenshaft's Quill Shop

Located on the High Street.

The Shrieking Shack

Reputed to be the most haunted house in Britain, the Shrieking Shack gets its name from the terrifying screams and noises heard coming from it some twenty years ago. The Shack has been silent for years, but the reputation lives on. The windows are completely boarded up. Outside the house is a dank, overgrown garden. The entrances are all sealed. The Hogwarts ghosts avoid the place, saying that it's the home of a "rough crowd."

The Three Broomsticks

Owner: Madam Rosmerta A great spot to drink butterbeer, although they also serve gillywater, mulled mead, red currant rum, and even cherry syrup and soda with ice and an umbrella. There are tables, booths, and a mirror over the bar.

Zonko's Joke Shop

Zonko's is a favourite place for Hogwarts students to shop. They carry "jokes and tricks to fulfill even Fred's and George's wildest dreams," including Dungbombs, Hiccup Sweets, Frog Spawn Soap, and Nose-Biting Teacups.

Character Owned Businesses

The Charmed Palate

Restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Owned by Orion Sylvester, age 40.

Bakery/Pastery Shop

No name, just lots of delicious cakes and such.

Spice Bazaar

A small, charmingly cozy looking place with a mixed Indian/China motif and a stock varied enough to satisfy the most obscure connoisseur. There’s a kitchen in the back that supplies tasty snacks to be displayed at the counter. The weekly special is always unusual and never repeated. Technically owned by the Ashworth family (Indian branch), but currently operated and managed by a random NPC. (Who’s quite possibly an “outer house”, non-blood related “cousin.”)

The ruins of Cock and Bull

Former pub owned and operated by Seungri Byul, it's now just a charred heap somewhere near the Hog's Head.

Potions Shop

Owned and operated by Karina Devlin (Adrian's sister), age 18, Slytherin grad. Not exactly a hang out for kids, but she does sell legal and illegal potions (the latter only if you're in the know).

Bundles of Books

Used book shop run by a Mrs. Mary Whelton (widowed NPC), a bubbly and overly-nosey 75+ year-old woman. Contains everything from obscure texts on potions to the latest trashy Muggle paperback. Also contains at least two cats. Lots of narrow aisles, tall bookshelves, and shadowed nooks and cranies.

Muggle Shop

Carries common muggle items and junk that wizards may find interesting.