Harry Potter's World. Information on all the important locations in the Harry Potter books. Check out what places are dangerous & where wizards do most of there shopping!

The Forbidden Forest: The Forbidden Forest is home to many strange creatures, such as Aragog the Spider, and objects, such as Mr. Weasley's car. It is very dangerous, and if you get in trouble, don't expect the centaurs to help you. They are too busy gazing at the stars. However, if you do run across Mr. Weasley's car, well, perhaps it can be of some assistance. Many unicorns also live in the forest.

The Whomping Willow: It is a dangerous tree, planted to protect the entrance to a secret passage which emerges in the Shrieking Shack. It can be disarmed only by pressing a small knot on the trunk of the tree. It is very harmful to broomsticks, cars, and humans. The tree is not invulnerable, though. It can become quite injured through its "whomping".

Albania: Where Bertha Jorkins suposedly went on Holiday

Azkaban: The Prison for Wizards where Dementors are the guards and slowly feed of the Magic of the Prisoners

Beauxbatons: A school of Witchcraft and Wizardry in France

Borgin and Burke's: Dark Arts Store in Knockturn Alley

Brazil: Where the snake that Harry talked to in the first book wanted to go

The Burrow: Where the Weasleys' Live

Chamber of Secrets: A secret lair below Hogwarts that was build by Salazar Slytherin after he lost a battle with Godric Gryffindor

Dervish and Banges: A wizarding equipment store located in Hogsmeade

Diagon Alley: Where most wizards do all of their Shopping

Durmstrang: One of the wizarding schools competing in the 422nd Triwizard Tournaments

Eeylops Owl Emporium: Shop in Diagon Alley where you can buy Owls

Egypt: Country will Bill Weasley works for Gringotts

Flourish & Blotts: a bookshop in Diagon Alley Gambol & Japes Wizarding

Zonko's Joke Shop: Joke Shop in Diagon Alley

Godric's Hollow: Where the Potters' lived before Lily and James Potter were killed by Voldemort

Great Hangleton: Town next to Little Hangleton

Gringotts: wizards' bank hundreds of miles under London, run by Goblins

Grunnings: a drill company run by Harry's Uncle Vernon

Gryffindor: House at Hogwarts, includes Harry, the Weasleys and Hermione Granger

The Hanged Man: Pub in Little Hangleton

The Hog's Head: The pub where Hagrid won a dragon's egg

Hogsmeade: A town for Witches and Wizards; 3rd Years and up are allowed to go to Hogsmeade

Hogsmeade Station: Where The Hogwarts Express stops to drop students off at Hogwarts

Hogwarts: Wizard school for witches and wizards ages 11- 17; Possibly located in Scotland

Hogwarts Express: Train that leaves from Platform 9 and 3/4

Hufflepuff: One of Four Houses at Hogwarts; Justin Finch Fletchly is a student from Hufflepuff; Head of House: Prof. Sprout

Hut-On-The-Rock: Place where the Dursleys' and Harry goes after all the Letters flock the house; Where Hagrid finds Harry

Knockturn Alley: a street next to Diagon Alley that is full of dark magic shops

The Leaky Cauldron: Shabby old pub and inn next to which is the entrance to Diagon Alley

Little Hangleton: the village where the Riddle family lived

Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions: Shop in Diagon Alley where wizards buy their clothing

Majorca: where Mr. Dursley wants to buy a vacation home

Ollivanders: shop for wands in Diagon Alley

Privet Drive: The street where the Dursley's live, complete address is: 4 Privet Dr., Little Whinging, Surrey

Quality Quidditch Supplies: a shop in Diagon Alley which sells broomsticks and other Quidditch supplies

Raillview Hotel: "a gloomy-looking hotel on the outskirts of a big city" where Uncle Vernon takes the family to hide (they stay in room 17)

Ravenclaw: Head of House: Professor Sinistra

The Riddle House: home of the Riddle family in the village of Little Hangleton, it was "once a fine-looking manor, and easily the largest and grandest building for miles around."

Romania: country where Charlie Weasley studies dragons

St. Brutis's Secure Center for Incurably Criminal Boys: how the Dursley's explained Harry's absences during the school year

St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries: where Neville's parents are currently living

Salem Witches' Institute: a group of American witches attending the Quidditch World Cup

Shrieking Shack: a shack located behind the Whomping Willow. One must push a button on the Whompin WIllow to turn it off in order to safely pass to the Shrieking Shack.

Slytherin: Head of house: Professor Snape

Smeltings: private school Dudley attends, Uncle Vernon's alma mater

The Three Broomsticks: a pub in Hogsmeade

Vauxhall Road, London: where a Muggle variety store is located

Zonko's: The joke shop in Hogsmeade