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Located behind [the Leaky Cauldron](/fact-file/locations/the-leaky-[cauldron](/fact-file/objects/cauldron)) pub, Diagon Alley was the main shopping street for the UK’s wizarding community. With its ancient buildings and cobbled streets, Diagon Alley was often a busy place, particularly before term started as [Hogwarts](/fact-file/locations/hogwarts) students rushed to get the books and equipment on their back-to-school lists. Shops such as Madam Malkin’s Robes for all Occasions and Flourish and Botts sold everything from wizarding robes to cats, owls, [cauldrons](/fact-file/objects/cauldron) and quills, whilst [Ollivanders](/fact-file/locations/ollivanders) was the go-to place for finding the perfect [wand](/fact-file/objects/wand). The Alley was also home to [Gringotts](/fact-file/locations/gringotts) wizarding bank, and was connected to Knockturn Alley - a more sinister shopping street devoted to the Dark Arts.

Diagon Alley

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### Where in the world
London

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### Magical Properties
Only wizards and witches can enter Diagon Alley by tapping on a brick wall in a particular pattern with a [wand](/fact-file/objects/wand).

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### Shops
[The Leaky Cauldron](/fact-file/locations/the-leaky-cauldron)

[Ollivanders](/fact-file/locations/ollivanders)

[Gringotts](/fact-file/locations/gringotts)

[Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes](/fact-file/locations/weasleys-wizard-wheezes)

[Eeylops Owl Emporium](/fact-file/locations/eeylops-owl-emporium)

[Flourish and Blotts](/fact-file/locations/flourish-and-blotts)

[Quality Quidditch Supplies](/fact-file/locations/quality-quidditch-supplies)

[Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions](/fact-file/locations/madam-malkins-robes-for-all-occasions)

[The Magical Menagerie](/fact-file/locations/the-magical-menagerie) 

[Gambol and Japes](/fact-file/locations/gambol-and-japes)

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Hogwarts Fact File Body Text

Located in a huge sprawling castle in the Scottish highlands, the celebrated school of witchcraft and wizardry taught its young students how to finesse their magical skills. From the tallest turrets and towers down to the depths of [the dungeons](/fact-file/locations/the-dungeons) (with 142 staircases between them), Hogwarts is structurally supported by magic, and even the school's headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, doesn’t claim to know all of its secrets! Yes, this is the place that [Harry Potter](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/harry-potter) could call home, with the wizarding school boasting a rich history, full of mysteries, [ghosts](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/ghost), talking portraits and much more.

Hogwarts

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### Where in the world
Near [Hogsmeade](/fact-file/locations/hogsmeade), Scottish highlands

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### Locations
[The Great Hall](/fact-file/locations/the-great-hall)

[The Room of Requirement](/fact-file/locations/the-room-of-requirement)

[The dungeons](/fact-file/locations/the-dungeons)

[The Astronomy Tower](/fact-file/locations/the-astronomy-tower)

[Hogwarts Library](/fact-file/locations/the-hogwarts-library)

[The Forbidden Forest](/fact-file/locations/the-forbidden-forest)

[Hagrid's hut](/fact-file/locations/hagrids-hut)

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### Residents
[Rubeus Hagrid](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/rubeus-hagrid)

[Albus Dumbledore](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/albus-dumbledore)

[Minerva McGonagall](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/minerva-mcgonagall)

[Peeves](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/peeves)

[Nearly Headless Nick](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/nearly-headless-nick)

[The Bloody Baron](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/the-bloody-baron) 

[The Grey Lady](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/the-grey-lady-helena-ravenclaw)

[The Fat Friar](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/the-fat-friar) 

The giant squid

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### Magical Properties
Unplottable

Anti-Apparition Charms

Secret passageways

Vanishing steps

Secret rooms

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### Notable events

The opening of the Chamber of Secrets

The [Triwizard Tournament](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/triwizard-tournament)

The Battle of Hogwarts

[Sirius Black](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/sirius-black) breaks in

Ginny Weasley Fact File Body Text

The youngest Weasley child and only daughter, Ginny was an accomplished witch and [Quidditch](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/quidditch) player - joining [Gryffindor](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/gryffindor) house alongside her siblings. Ginny might have been a little flustered when she first met [Harry Potter](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/harry-potter) as a young witch, but she soon found her footing at school. The youngest Weasley proved herself a skilled Seeker and Chaser, representing Gryffindor on the house team, but she was just as talented with a wand as she was with a broom, specialising in the Bat-Bogey Hex. She was often by Harry's side as he battled Voldemort during their time at [Hogwarts](/fact-file/locations/hogwarts).

Ginny Weasley

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### Appearances
[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone](/discover/books/harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-stone)

[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets](/discover/books/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets)

[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban](/discover/books/harry-potter-and-the-prisoner-of-azkaban)

[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire](/discover/books/harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire)

[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix](/discover/books/harry-potter-and-the-order-of-the-phoenix)

[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince](/discover/books/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince)

[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows](/discover/books/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows)

[Harry Potter and the Cursed Child](/discover-on-stage)

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### House
[Gryffindor](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/gryffindor)

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### Family connections/Affiliation
[Order of the Phoenix](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/order-of-the-[phoenix](/fact-file/creatures/phoenix))

[The Weasleys](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/the-weasleys)

[Quidditch](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/quidditch) player

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### Skills
[Quidditch](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/quidditch) Seeker, Chaser and journalist

[Defence Against the Dark Arts](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/defence-against-the-dark-arts)

[Duelling](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/duelling)

[Bat-Bogey Hex](/fact-file/spells/the-bat-bogey-hex)

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### Hobbies
Looking after [Arnold](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/arnold)

[Ginny Weasley](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/ginny-weasley)'s Pygmy Puff, Arnold was brightly coloured, pocket sized and delightfully fluffy. Bought from the Weasley twins' [Diagon Alley](/fact-file/locations/diagon-alley) shop, Arnold accompanied Ginny to [Hogwarts](/fact-file/locations/hogwarts) and enjoyed riding around on her shoulder. 

Arnold

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The Weasleys Fact File Body Text

The Weasley family were a well established wizarding family and were included in the Sacred Twenty-Eight - a list of [pure-blood](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/pure-blood) wizarding families published in the 1930s. However, the Weasley family were dismissive of the list and were advocates of equality with Muggle-born witches and wizards. The Weasleys lived in a topsy-turvy rural home, [The Burrow](/fact-file/locations/the-burrow), and although they were not wealthy and it was crowded with seven children and constant visitors, there was always room for [Harry Potter](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/harry-potter) when he needed a place to stay.

The Weasleys

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### Connections
[Molly Weasley](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/molly-weasley) 

[Arthur Weasley](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/arthur-weasley) 

[Bill Weasley](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/bill-weasley) 

[Charlie Weasley](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/charlie-weasley) 

[Percy Weasley](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/percy-weasley) 

[Fred Weasley](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/fred-weasley) 

[George Weasley](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/george-weasley) 

[Ron Weasley](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/ron-weasley) 

[Ginny Weasley](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/ginny-weasley) 

[Rose Granger-Weasley](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/rose-granger-weasley) 

### Appearances
[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince](/discover/books/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince)

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### Family connections/Affiliation
[The Weasleys](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/the-weasleys)

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### Skills
Being fluffy 

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### Hobbies
Being fluffy 