======Ravenclaw Table======
=====Location Information=====
  * **Type:** [[House Table]]
  * **Location:** [[Great Hall]], [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], [[Scotland]]
  * **Owner/Residents:** [[Ravenclaw]] House
  * **Key Features:** One of four long dining tables in the [[Great Hall]], positioned second from the right when facing the [[High Table]]; frequented by the [[Ravenclaw]] house [[Ghost]], the [[Grey Lady]].
=====Description and History=====
The [[Ravenclaw Table]] is one of the four long, wooden tables situated in the [[Great Hall]] of [[Hogwarts]]. It runs parallel to the other house tables—the [[Gryffindor Table]], [[Hufflepuff Table]], and [[Slytherin Table]]—and is designated for the students sorted into [[Ravenclaw]] House. During mealtimes, food magically appears upon the table, transported directly from the [[Hogwarts kitchens]] located below the [[Great Hall]].
The table serves as the central hub for [[Ravenclaw]] students, where they take their meals, socialize, complete homework, and receive important announcements from the Headmaster and their Head of House, [[Filius Flitwick]]. During school-wide events like the [[Sorting Ceremony]] and the end-of-year feast, the table is filled with students cheering for their new members or for their standing in the [[House Cup]] competition. The house ghost, the [[Grey Lady]] (revealed to be [[Helena Ravenclaw]]), is often seen gliding along its length.
Like the [[Great Hall]] itself, the table is presumed to have been a fixture since the founding of [[Hogwarts]], having served as the dining and gathering place for centuries of [[Ravenclaw]] students known for their intelligence, wit, and wisdom.
=====Role in the Story=====
The [[Ravenclaw Table]] is a consistent backdrop for daily life and significant events at [[Hogwarts]]. While many minor scenes take place there, several key moments are specifically associated with it.
  * In //Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone//, Harry observes the [[Ravenclaw Table]] as new students are sorted. At the end-of-year feast, the [[Ravenclaws]] are in second place for the [[House Cup]] until [[Albus Dumbledore]]'s last-minute point awards to [[Gryffindor]] cause them to lose.
  * In //Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire//, [[Cho Chang]] is often seen at the table, where [[Harry Potter]] observes her before asking her to the [[Yule Ball]]. The [[Ravenclaw]] students at the table are generally supporters of the [[Hogwarts]] Champion, [[Cedric Diggory]].
  * In //Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix//, the table is where Harry first properly meets [[Luna Lovegood]]. It is also where [[Marietta Edgecombe]]'s betrayal of [[Dumbledore's Army]] is publicly revealed when she appears with the word "SNEAK" spelled out in pimples across her face.
  * In //Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows//, the table becomes a crucial location when Harry searches for [[Ravenclaw's Diadem]]. He approaches the table to ask for information, where students like [[Terry Boot]] and [[Michael Corner]] direct him to talk to [[Cho Chang]]. This interaction ultimately leads to [[Luna Lovegood]] taking Harry to the [[Ravenclaw Common Room]]. During the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], the table, along with the others, is overturned to be used as a barricade and later serves as a place for the survivors to gather.
=====Behind the Scenes=====
  * In the film adaptations, the [[Ravenclaw]] house colours are consistently depicted as blue and silver, a departure from the books' blue and bronze. This is reflected in the banners and table runners seen in the [[Great Hall]] set. (film)
  * On the Pottermore (now Wizarding World) website, the [[Ravenclaw]] Welcome Letter describes the table as a place of lively intellectual debate and riddle-solving, where students discuss their discoveries and theories with one another. (Pottermore)