The Headmaster's Office

"Any questions or suggestions, just come here. I will handle any situation you present me and handle it in an unbiased manner."

The magical and wonderful office of Albus Dumbledore. Filled with many mystical and magic objects, including Godric Gryffindor's Sword, The Sorting Hat and portraits of all past Headmasters and Headmistresses.

The entrance to the headmaster's office at Hogwarts is behind a statue of a gargoyle on the seventh floor. When given the proper password, the gargoyle will leap aside, and the wall behind it will split in two to reveal a spiral stone staircase that moves like an escalator. Dumbledore's password for the gargoyle always seems to have been the name of a sweet, and to have been known to the various staff members though not to the student body at large. However, the office can be sealed so that none can enter save the rightful Headmaster, and also can be sealed so that someone already inside cannot leave without the Head's permission.

Once in the door, visitors ride on a spiral stone staircase that moves slowly upward as the gargoyle's entrance closes behind them. The staircase leads to a highly polished oak door with a brass knocker in the shape of a griffin. The door is not sound-proof; a visitor standing on the staircase can hear anyone speaking in the room inside, although not necessarily distinctly unless the speakers' voices are raised.