The Old Librarian was one of the first known Hogwarts Librarians. A portrait of him was later placed in the Library after his death. [6]

During the 1987–1988 school year, it held the election for the head of the decorating committee for the Celestial Ball. [10] As was mentioned earlier, it’s about a 30-40 minute tour, but I wouldn’t blame you for spending a bit longer marvelling at the Book of Kells or reading the interesting information boards on how it all came about. 3. There’s plenty to seeBelow, you’ll find info on the ins and outs of the tour. Later, you’ll find some need-to-knows about the unfounded Trinity College Harry Potter link. 1. It’s self-guided Limestone pavement you might recognize as a place where Harry and Hermione camped in the Weasleys’ magic tent. (Photo:LikiWonder/Atlas Obscura)

Who knew that all that awkwardness (Ron’s face when he has to hold McGonagall’s waist is just classic) took place in such a beautiful location? Walk through the historic University City of Oxford and find the famous film locations inside the colleges that were featured in many of the early Harry Potter movies and learn about the places across the city that inspired the movies. Harry Potter will do the task!’ squeaked the elf. ‘Dobby knew Harry had not found the right book, so Dobby did it for him!’ Oxford is an easy day trip from London. If it’s your first time visiting the city, we recommend staying at least one night as there’s so much to explore. It's unknown when Albus Dumbledore removed all the books containing information on Horcruxes from the library but it was banned by Tom's time at the school and Dumbledore was very strict about it. [36] The books were taken and put in Dumbledore's office prior to June 1997 until Hermione Granger took them during her search for Horcruxes. [8]

This historical college has a long and illustrious history that saw it founded as the pet project of Cardinal Wolsey, before being nabbed and renamed by Henry VIII (we guess that being king has a fair few advantages). It was later used as the Royal base during the English Civil War. We’ve seen it with the Game of Thrones filming locations in Dubrovnik, and Christ Church’s Harry Potter filming locations are no different. Grand Staircase · Secret shortcut to the third floor · Staircase to the second-floor corridor · Staircase to the Serpentine Corridor · Staircase to the library corridor · Turris Magnus staircase While there is plenty of accommodation dotted around Oxford, you can actually stay in many Oxford University colleges outside of term-time for a real Oxford experience (without all the boring hard work). The second is the Harry Potter Trinity College link, which seems to have grown legs over the last few years. Here’s what you need to know. The Harry Potter link

The bottom of the stairs are used in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as the spot where Harry and Ron are collared by Argus Filch after their escapade with the flying car, and also where Harry meets Tom Riddle. So, there are several myths that surround the Long Room in Trinity College. The most recent myth is the one surrounding Star Wars (this was a fairly controversial one). Mad Eye Moody has popped up on the scene and transfigures Malfoy into a ferret and stuffs him down his buddy’s trousers before he’s told off by Professor McGonagall . All very interesting, but Christ Church also just so happens to be the Oxford College most connected with Harry Potter – so it makes sense to start our Harry Potter walking tour of Oxford here.No doubt you recognise it, the combination of the beautiful lierne vaulted ceiling and those windows isn’t easily mistaken. The Divinity School is another spot where Oxford University and Harry Potter meet. It was used as a filming location in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and in subsequent films as the Hogwarts Infirmary. The New College Courtyard was also used as an Harry Potter Oxford location in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The New College Cloisters crop up in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire quite a few times. They were used for many of the corridor scenes within the film, including the one where Harry has to push through all the Gryffindor students wearing Potter stinks badges to go and speak to Cedric. The building was inaugurated on January 13th, 1906, in an important social event for both Portuguese and Brazilian societies, attended by famous people from different spheres – among them Guerra Junqueiro, a renowned Portuguese writer.