Harry Potter · Location
Great Hall
- hall
- gothic banqueting hall
Great Hall appears in Harry Potter.
- Type
- hall
- Style
- gothic banqueting hall
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 6
- Books
- 4
The Great Hall is the grand heart of Hogwarts Castle, a vast chamber with four long House tables, a staff table, and an enchanted ceiling that mirrors the sky outside. It is where first-years are Sorted, and where the school gathers for feasts, announcements and celebrations. Across the first four books it changes from a place of wonder for the newly arrived Harry into a stage for Hogwarts' most dramatic communal moments. In Goblet of Fire it hosts the Goblet of Fire itself, the selection of the Triwizard champions and the Yule Ball, and it ends the year in mourning as Dumbledore honors Cedric Diggory.
History
BOOK 1Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
BOOK 2Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
BOOK 3Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
BOOK 4Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Key events
- Book 4
Ch. 15Harry's Selection as Triwizard ChampionHarry's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire as a fourth champion, sparking controversy and accusations that he cheated to enter. - Book 4
Ch. 22The Yule BallThe Triwizard champions and students attend a formal dance, where romantic tensions rise and Hagrid's giant heritage is revealed.
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