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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

Diagon Alley Fact File

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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

Sprawling Scottish castle, and celebrated school of witchcraft and wizardry, Hogwarts teaches its students how to finesse their magical skills by attending classes. 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

Hogwarts Fact File

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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

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George, alongside his twin brother [Fred](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/fred-weasley), could often be found winding up his older brother [Percy](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/percy-weasley), playing pranks on unsuspecting students and imagining new ways to entertain his friends. The twins were also owners of the magical [Marauder's Map](/fact-file/objects/the-marauders-map), a tool that came in handy more than once as the boys traversed the school undetected.

George 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)

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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)

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

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

[Hogwarts](/fact-file/locations/hogwarts) student

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### Skills
Inventing and running [a joke shop ](/fact-file/locations/weasleys-wizard-wheezes)

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

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

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### Hobbies
Making mischief

Annoying Percy

Pretending to be Fred

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One half of the notorious Weasley twins, along with his brother [George](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/george-weasley), Fred Weasley was more often than not behind any rule breaking that happened at [Hogwarts](/fact-file/locations/hogwarts). It wasn't only pranks that kept Fred entertained, he was also an excellent [Quidditch](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/quidditch) player and both brothers were Beaters on the [Gryffindor](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/gryffindor) team. While Fred and George may not have had many O.W.L.s, their natural entrepreneurial skills led them to start their own joke shop, [Weasley Wizard Wheezes](/fact-file/locations/weasleys-wizard-wheezes).

Fred 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)

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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)

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

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

[Hogwarts](/fact-file/locations/hogwarts) student

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### Skills
Inventing and running [a joke shop](/fact-file/locations/weasleys-wizard-wheezes)

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

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

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### Hobbies
Making mischief

Annoying Percy

Pretending to be [George](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/george-weasley)

A joke shop located in [Diagon Alley](/fact-file/locations/diagon-alley), the shop sold practical jokes like Stink Pellets and Dungbombs and was [Fred](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/fred-weasley) and [George Weasley's](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/george-weasley) preferred place to buy Filibuster's Fabulous Wet-Start, No-Heat Fireworks whilst they were at [Hogwarts](/fact-file/locations/hogwarts). 

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