The Entrance Hall A vast flagged entrance hall was just past the Hogwarts double oak front door; in this hall, another set of double doors led into the Great Hall; opposite the front doors, a wide marble staircase led up to first floor, and a door on one side of the staircase led down to the dungeons and a door on the other side led to the Hufflepuff common room and the kitchens; the first-year students waited to be sorted in a small antechamber off the entrance hall. Moderator: Hermione Weasley
The Great Hall Double doors in the Entrance Hall lead to the Great Hall, which is a vast chamber with an enchanted ceiling that mirrors the sky outside. Lightning and thunder flash across it during storms, on clear nights it appears deep black and full of stars, and it has been full of sunshine or covered with gray clouds. For special occasions the ceiling has been transformed; warm, dry enchanted show falls for a Christmas celebration and colorful confetti falls during Valentine's Day celebration.
There are windows in the Great Hall near the front door, and at night the room is lit with thousands of floating candles. There are four long tables for each of the four houses, and the teachers sit at a fifth table on a raised platform at the front of the room.
The kitchens lie directly beneath the Great Hall and are just the same size. Five preparation tables lie directly beneath the five tables in the Hall above, and at mealtimes the food is magically transported through the ceiling to the tables in the Great Hall.
There are usually four feasts each year; the start-of-term feast, Halloween feast, Christmas feast, and the end-of-year feast. The staff and students eat all their regular meals in the Great Hall, and the Owl Post arrives during breakfast. After dinner the students are expected to go to the library or their house common rooms for studying and socializing. The Great Hall is not used for studying. Moderator: Hermione Weasley
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