Editing Places in Harry Potter (section)

==Residences==
[[File:Number 4, Privet Drive, Little Whinging.jpg|thumb|The constructed set used for the Dursley residence in the ''Harry Potter'' films]]

===Number 4, Privet Drive===
Harry is raised from infancy by his aunt [[Petunia Dursley]] and his uncle [[Vernon Dursley]] at Number 4, Privet Drive. The house is located in the fictional town of Little Whinging, which is south-west of London in the county of [[Surrey]].<ref name="New York Review of Books">{{cite magazine |last1=Lurie |first1=Alison |date=16 December 1999 |title=Not for Muggles |url=http://www.nybooks.com/articles/264# |access-date=21 October 2009 |magazine=New York Review of Books}}</ref> [[Albus Dumbledore]] explains to Harry that when his mother sacrificed herself to save him, an "ancient magic" was created that protects Harry while he lives with her sister Petunia. Unbeknownst to Harry, his neighbour [[Arabella Figg]] is a [[Blood purity (Harry Potter)#Squibs|Squib]] who was placed in Little Whinging by Dumbledore to keep an eye on Harry.

Scenes set at the Dursley residence in the film adaptation of ''Philosopher's Stone'' were filmed at 12 Picket Post Close in the town of [[Bracknell]] in the neighbouring county of Berkshire.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Low |first1=Jonathan |last2=Ritchie |first2=Candice |date=23 September 2016 |title=Owner of Harry Potter house reveals what is really kept in the cupboard under the stairs |url=https://www.getreading.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/owner-harry-potter-house-reveals-11922899 |access-date=2 November 2020 |work=Berkshire Live}}</ref> Filming for subsequent films took place on a constructed set at [[Leavesden Film Studios]], near Watford, Hertfordshire that proved to be cheaper than filming on location.<ref>Shephard, Ben (7 July 2007). Harry Potter: Behind the Magic (TV). [[ITV1]].</ref>

===Godric's Hollow===
Godric's Hollow is a fictional [[West Country]] wizarding village where [[Lily Potter|Lily]] and [[James Potter (character)|James Potter]] lived with their infant son [[Harry Potter (character)|Harry]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Rowling |first=J.&nbsp;K. |url=https://archive.org/details/harrypottersorce00rowl |title=Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |publisher=Scholastic |year=2001 |isbn=0-590-35342-X |chapter=The Boy Who Lived |oclc=37975719 |url-access=registration}}</ref><ref name="godricshollow">{{cite web |last=Rowling |first=J.&nbsp;K. |title=F.A.Q. |url=http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/faq_view.cfm?id=86 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060905131315/http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/faq_view.cfm?id=86 |archive-date=5 September 2006 |access-date=30 August 2006 |publisher=J. K. Rowling Official Site}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rowling |first=J. K. |title=Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows |publisher=Arthur A. Levine Books |year=2007 |location=New York, NY |pages=164}}</ref> It has been a home to [[Albus Dumbledore]], [[Bathilda Bagshot]] and [[Godric Gryffindor]], after whom it was named. At the centre of the village square is a war memorial that magically transforms into a monument to the Potter family. At the end of the main street are the remains of Harry's old home. In ''Deathly Hallows'', Harry discovers that the Godric's Hollow cemetery where his parents are buried also contains the grave of [[List of Harry Potter characters#Ignotus Peverell|Ignotus Peverell]].<ref name="Godric's Hollow">{{cite book |last=Rowling |first=J.&nbsp;K. |title=Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows |date=21 July 2007 |publisher=Bloomsbury |isbn=978-0-7475-9105-4 |chapter=Godric's Hollow |oclc=173512210}}</ref>

[[File:The Making of Harry Potter 29-05-2012 (7537421914).jpg|thumb|Scale model of ''The Burrow'' in [[Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter|The Making of Harry Potter]] exhibition.]]

===The Burrow===

The home of the Weasley family is known as the Burrow. It is located outside the village of Ottery St Catchpole in [[Devon]], England, near the homes of the [[Luna Lovegood|Lovegoods]], the [[Cedric Diggory|Diggorys]] and the Fawcetts.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mittra |first=Archita |date=6 December 2019 |title=Harry Potter: 10 Hidden Details You Didn't Realize About The Burrow |url=https://screenrant.com/harry-potter-burrow-weasley-home-details-secrets/ |access-date=3 November 2020 |work=Screen Rant}}</ref> The Burrow is used as the headquarters of the [[Order of the Phoenix (fictional organisation)|Order of the Phoenix]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|Deathly Hallows]]''. The dilapidated house has seven floors and remains standing only through the use of magic.

===Little Hangleton===
Little Hangleton is a fictional [[Muggle]] village near a fictional Muggle town of Great Hangleton in the north of England, around 200 miles from Little Whinging in Surrey.<ref>Rowling, J.K. (2000). "The Riddle House", ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire''. (Bloomsbury. {{ISBN|978-1-4088-4567-7}})</ref> It contains the graveyard where [[Voldemort]] is restored to bodily form in ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|Goblet of Fire]]''. On a hill above the village is the former estate of the [[Riddle family]], where Voldemort killed his father, his grandparents and the Muggle gardener [[Frank Bryce]]. Also nearby is the former home of the [[House of Gaunt|Gaunt family]].

===Malfoy Manor===
Malfoy Manor is the home of [[Lucius Malfoy|Lucius]] and [[Narcissa Malfoy]] and their son [[Draco Malfoy|Draco]]. The novel ''Order of the Phoenix'' states that the manor is located in [[Wiltshire]]. In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|Deathly Hallows]]'', Voldemort uses Malfoy Manor as his headquarters and imprisons [[Luna Lovegood]], [[Dumbledore's Army#Dean Thomas|Dean Thomas]], [[Mr. Ollivander]] and [[Griphook]] in the basement. When Snatchers capture [[Harry Potter (character)|Harry]], [[Ron Weasley|Ron]], and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]], they are also imprisoned in the manor. Some scenes set at Malfoy Manor in the ''Harry Potter'' films were shot at [[Hardwick Hall]] in Derbyshire.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 November 2010 |title=Harry Potter scenes shot at Derbyshire's Hardwick Hall |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/derby/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_9223000/9223641.stm |access-date=24 January 2019 |publisher=BBC News}}</ref>

===Number 12, Grimmauld Place===
Number 12, Grimmauld Place{{Efn|"Grimmauld Place" is an old pun on the phrase "grim old place" for a run-down home.}} is the London home of the [[Black family (Harry Potter)|Black family]]. In the fifth novel, it is selected as the headquarters of the [[Order of the Phoenix (organisation)|Order of the Phoenix]]. A [[house-elf]] named [[Kreacher]] inhabits the house. In ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince|Half-Blood Prince]]'', Harry learns that he has inherited the property from his deceased godfather Sirius Black, and he donates it to the Order. In ''Deathly Hallows'', Grimmauld Place becomes a sanctuary for Harry, Ron, and Hermione while they are hiding from Voldemort.

===Spinner's End===
The house of [[Severus Snape]] is located on a fictional Muggle street called Spinner's End.<ref>{{cite book |last=Granger |first=John |title=Looking for God in Harry Potter |publisher=[[Tyndale House Publishers]] |year=2006 |page=182 |isbn=1-4143-0634-2}}</ref> The street first appears in ''Half-Blood Prince'' when Snape is visited by [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] and [[Narcissa Malfoy]]. In ''Deathly Hallows'', it is revealed that Snape lived in Spinner's End as a child, and that [[Lily Potter]] and [[Petunia Dursley]] lived in the same town.

[[File:Harry Potter Shell Cottage Freshwater West.JPG|thumb|Shell Cottage as depicted in the ''Harry Potter'' films]]

===Shell Cottage===

Shell Cottage is the home of [[Bill Weasley]] and [[Fleur Delacour]] after they get married. It overlooks a beach outside the village of Tinworth in [[Cornwall]] county. The cottage serves as a hiding place for Harry and his companions after they escape from Malfoy Manor. After [[Dobby (Harry Potter)|Dobby]] dies, Harry buries him in the garden. The scenes set at Shell Cottage in the film adaptations of ''Deathly Hallows'' were shot on [[Freshwater West]] beach in Wales.<ref>{{cite news |date=7 May 2009 |title=Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: mystery cottage on beach in Wales |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/5291037/Harry-Potter-And-The-Deathly-Hallows-mystery-cottage-on-beach-in-Wales.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008175015/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/5291037/Harry-Potter-And-The-Deathly-Hallows-mystery-cottage-on-beach-in-Wales.html |archive-date=8 October 2018 |access-date=8 October 2018 |work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>