1922 - 1923 Term Plot. The castle is acting strange. The sweets from Butterwand & Co. are probably fine. Probably.

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A space for your IC journals, scrapbooks, photobooks, etc.

Where the badgers gather. Loyal friends, warm hearths, and endless snacks.
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Hufflepuff Common Room & Dormitories,

Hufflepuff Head of House's Office

A chamber of ambition, legacy, and the art of survival.
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Slytherin Common Room & Dormitories,

Slytherin Head of House's Office

Beneath the castle, the dungeon corridors wind through cold stone and flickering torchlight, past scowling portraits and the classrooms of Potions and Applied Magic. Find the painting of a bowl of fruit, tickle the pear, and discover the kitchens: warm, whimsical, and never short of cauldron cakes.

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At the very heart of Hogwarts lies the Great Hall, grand and timeless. The sky itself seems to rest beneath its enchanted ceiling, while floating candles illuminate glorious feasts below. Here, banners of every house stand tall, and the air hums with the spirit of tradition, unity, and magic.
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1922 Opening Feast

The staff room is a sanctuary away from students where Professors and staff can relax between classes. Comfortable sofas, a roaring fire, areas to sit and grade papers and bookshelves full of old class texts are available for reference.

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One hundred and forty-two staircases, moving or otherwise, connecting seven floors of corridors, classrooms, and secrets. The portraits gossip, the steps shift without warning, and somewhere above or below, someone is always running late.

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Display cabinets line the walls, filled with trophies, statues, cups, plates, shields and medals. A frequent location for detentions. Everyone loves to polish and buff the shiny surfaces of awards from years past.

The Infirmary is where the students, faculty, and staff go for medical care while school is in session. Head Healer Blustwick, a larger grandmotherly type, has dedicated ten years of service to the Hogwarts castle, and while a bit grumpy, she is overall a good resource for students to learn from.

A vast and dignified hall of books, the Hogwarts library is a grand archive of spellbooks and lore stacked high in orderly rows. It is a place of study and discovery, scented slightly of citrus and parchment, watched over by floating baubles whose discipline extends, on occasion, to a sharp little bite.
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The Restricted Section

The Room of Requirement is a hidden chamber that transforms itself to meet a witch or wizard’s greatest need. Behind its plain stretch of wall lies endless possibility.

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Where lions gather with bravery, determination, and the fire to lead.
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Gryffindor Common Room & Dormitories,

Gryffindor Head of House's Office

Where eagle-eyed minds soar. Scholars, dreamers, and seekers of truth.
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Ravenclaw Common Room & Dormitories,

Ravenclaw Head of House's Office

The tallest point in the castle, the Astronomy Tower offers an unobstructed view of the night sky and little shelter from the wind. Classes are held here after dark, charts and telescopes in hand, though students have been known to linger long after the lesson ends.

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The office and private quarters of Hogwarts Headmaster Galen MacLean.

The West Tower houses the Owlery, a high, drafty chamber open to the wind and lined with stone perches. The floor is scattered with straw, feathers, and dropped rodent bones, while the air is thick with the rustle and hoot of hundreds of owls.

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The clock tower rises above the courtyard, its great pendulum swinging steadily beneath arched stonework, chimes echoing through the halls, marking time and reminding truants of where they're supposed to be. For those determined enough to find the hidden door at the top of a long winding staircase, the rooftops await: a one-of-a-kind hideaway with sweeping views of the grounds in every direction.

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The Dark Tower is a cold, isolated turret reached by a narrow stair. Inside, the bare stone walls hold iron rings and a trapdoor to the grounds below, long used for confinement and punishment.

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The wrought iron gates, flanked by stone columns and their watchful winged boars, open each first of term for Thestral-drawn carriages to pass through. Beyond them, the covered wooden bridge stretches to the entrance courtyard, rickety in appearance and immovable in practice, a small stone gazebo at its far end. The Quad sits peacefully at the base of the Clock Tower. Somewhere nearby, the Whomping Willow keeps its own counsel. First-years are invariably dared to touch the trunk. Most regret it.

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The Black Lake stretches vast and still across the grounds, its dark and murky depths home to a giant squid, Merpeople, and things that prefer not to be named. The boathouse sits at the water's edge; first-years arrive here by boat on their very first night, though upperclassmen find their own reasons to linger.

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The walled garden offers a rare kind of quiet: manicured shrubs, fragrant roses, and small patches of grass for anyone seeking an escape. At its heart, an intricate hedge maze shifts and changes, and more than one first-year has emerged considerably humbler than they went in. Beyond the walls, seven glass greenhouses stretch along the grounds, warm and humid, thick with damp soil and plants that range from common lavender to species requiring protective gear and a certain amount of nerve.

The paddock sits at the forest's edge, home to the magical creatures of Care of Magical Creatures lessons, some curious, some beautiful, and some best appreciated from a distance. Beyond the fence, the Forbidden Forest begins: dark, densely wooded, and exactly as forbidden as the name suggests. Students are warned against entering on pain of detention, or worse. Most take the warning seriously. Most.