Hogwarts

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Studio model of Hogwarts at Leavesden Studios
UniverseWizarding World
First appearanceHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997)
Most recent appearanceHogwarts Legacy (2023)
In-universe information
Type
Foundedc. 9th/10th century
LocationScotland
OwnerMinistry of Magic
PurposeTraining for children with magical abilities[1]
Motto
  • Latin: Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus
  • ("Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon")[2]

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (/ˈhɒɡwɔːrts/) is a fictional boarding school of magic for students aged eleven to eighteen, and is the primary setting for the first six books in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series and serves as a major setting in the Wizarding World universe.[3]

  1. ^ "Online chat transcript". Scholastic. 3 February 2000. Archived from the original on 13 April 2001.
  2. ^ Haas, Heather A. (15 April 2011). "The Wisdom of Wizards-and Muggles and Squibs: Proverb Use in the World of Harry Potter". The Journal of American Folklore. 124 (492): 29–54. doi:10.5406/jamerfolk.124.492.0029. JSTOR 10.5406/jamerfolk.124.492.0029.
  3. ^ Steve Wohlberg (April 2005). Hour of the Witch: Harry Potter, Wicca Witchcraft, and the Bible. Destiny Image Publishers. pp. 31–. ISBN 978-0-7684-2279-5. Retrieved 31 July 2011.

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