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+= Places in the Magical World =
+Azkaban - A prison for Wizards. (vol. 2, p. 224)
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+Beauxbatons Academy - A rival school whose whereabouts is kept a secret. (vol. 4, p. 123 & 166)
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+Black Forest - A place in Germany where Professor Quirrell was rumored to have encountered vampires.
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+Borgin & Burkes - A Dark Arts shop in Knockturn Alley.
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+The Burrow - The Weasley family home.
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+Chamber of Secrets - Concealed room created by Salazar Slytherin wherein he sealed an unknown horror that could only be set free by his true heir. (Story and history vol. 2, p. 150)
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+Dervish & Banges - Wizarding equipment shop in Hogsmeade.
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+Diagon Alley - A shopping center for witches and wizards.
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+Durmstrang - A wizarding school whose whereabouts is kept secret, attended by Viktor Krum, where students actually learn the Dark Arts. (vol.4, p. 165 -166)
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+Eeylops Owl Emporium - Owl shop in Diagon Alley where Hagrid bought Hedwig for Harry.
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+Florian Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor (vol. 3, p. 50)
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+Flourish and Blotts - School supply store.
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+Forbidden Forest - The grounds at Hogwarts that are generally off limits. (vol. 2, p. 269)
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+Gambol and Japes Wizarding Joke Shop (vol. 2, p. 56)
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+Godric's Hollow - A muggle village where Lily and James Potter lived. It is also the place where Voldemort killed them.
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+The Great Hall - The main hall in Hogwarts where the Sorting takes place and where meals are served. The ceiling has been bewitched to look like the sky outside.
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+Gryffindor House - One of the four houses at Hogwarts. It was founded by Godric Gryffindor. The house symbol is a lion. The resident ghost is Sir Nicolas de Mimsy-Popington, also known as Nearly Headless Nick. Professor McGonagal is head of Gryffindor and Professor Dumbledore was in Gryffindor in his youth. Harry, Hermione, and the Weasleys are in Gryffindor House.
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+Gringotts - A banking institution for witches and wizards.
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+Grunnings - Uncle Vernon's drill-making company.
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+Hogsmeade - The site of the 1612 goblin rebellion (listed in Sites of Historical Sorcery) and the only wizarding village in Britain. It boasts a wonderful array of shops including Honeydukes and The Three Broomsticks Pub. It is located near Hogwarts.
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+Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry - The place where most of Harry's adventures take place.
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+Honeydukes - A sweet shop in Hogsmeade. (vol. 3, p. 151)
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+Houses at Hogwarts - Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw. Named after four headmasters.
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+King's Cross Station, Platform 9 3/4 - A train station in London from which the Hogwarts Express departs. (vol. 1, p. 90)
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+The Knight Bus - A triple decker bus that offers emergency transport for witches and wizards. It has no seats, but provides a brass bedstead and a candle beside each bed for the riders. (vol. 3, p. 77)
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+Knockturn Alley - A seedy place where Harry mistakenly winds up when he takes Floo powder for the first time.
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+Leaky Cauldron - A grubby-looking pub, behind which lies Diagon Alley. (vol. 3, p. 41)
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+Little Hangleton- Town where the Riddle family home is located; where Tom and his parents are found dead. (vol. 4, p. 2)
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+Madam Malkin's - A Shop in Diagon Alley selling wizarding robes for all occasions. (vol.3, p. 41)
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+Magical Menagerie - Wizarding Pet Shop.
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+Ministry of Magic - Government agency that tries to keep witches and wizards secret from non-magical people.
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+Moaning Myrtle's Bathroom - The entrance to the Chamber of Secrets.
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+Number 4 Privet Drive - The Dursley's residence and the place that we first meet Harry.
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+Ollivanders - A company that sells wands. Their motto is Makers of fine wands since 382 B.C.
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+Shreiking Shack - Most haunted dwelling in Britain, also with an historic past. (vol. 3)
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+Slytherin House - One of the houses at Hogwarts. Founded by Salazar Slytherin. Symbolized by a snake. The resident ghost is the Bloody Baron. Harry's arch-enemy Draco Malfoy, is in Slytherin House. Professor Snape is head of Slytherin.
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+Three Broomsticks - A pub in Hogsmeade.
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+Zonko's Joke Shop - Sells such entertaining items as stink pellets, belch powder, whizzing worms, frog spawn soap, nose-biting teacup, dungbombs, hiccup sweets, etc. 
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