======Workshops in the Wizarding World====== =====Introduction===== A **workshop** in the [[Wizarding world]] is a dedicated space used for the creation, repair, invention, or study of magical objects and substances. These areas are often highly personal to their owners, reflecting their magical interests, professions, and eccentricities. They can range from small sheds and back rooms of shops to more specialized facilities. Several notable workshops are mentioned throughout the series, each playing a role in character development or plot advancement. =====Arthur Weasley's Shed===== * **Type:** Personal Workshop / Shed * **Location:** [[The Burrow]], [[Ottery St Catchpole]] * **Owner/Residents:** [[Arthur Weasley]] * **Key Features:** Enchanted lock, filled with [[Muggle]] artifacts ====Description and History==== Located at [[The Burrow]], [[Arthur Weasley]]'s shed is a small, stone outbuilding that serves as his private workshop. It is perpetually cluttered with a vast collection of [[Muggle]] items that he enjoys dismantling and enchanting, such as toasters, batteries, and electrical plugs. The shed is kept locked, not just with a physical lock but also with an [[enchantment]] to prevent [[Molly Weasley]] from entering and tidying it. The most significant project undertaken in this workshop was [[Arthur Weasley]]'s illegal bewitchment of a [[Ford Anglia]]. He enchanted the car to fly, become invisible, and hold far more luggage and passengers than its [[Muggle]] counterpart. ====Role in the Story==== This workshop is central to establishing [[Arthur Weasley]]'s fascination with the [[Muggle]] world, a defining aspect of his character. It is the origin of the flying [[Ford Anglia]], an object crucial to the plot of //[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]//, first used by [[Fred]], [[George]], and [[Ron Weasley]] to rescue [[Harry Potter]] from [[Number Four, Privet Drive]], and later by Harry and Ron to travel to [[Hogwarts]]. =====Garrick Ollivander's Workshop===== * **Type:** Commercial Workshop / Shop * **Location:** [[Diagon Alley]], [[London]] * **Owner/Residents:** [[Garrick Ollivander]] * **Key Features:** Wand-making tools, vast stock of [[wands]] ====Description and History==== The workshop of [[Ollivanders]] is the small, dusty room located behind the main shop where its proprietor, [[Garrick Ollivander]], crafts his [[wands]]. It is described as being tiny, with thousands of narrow boxes containing [[wands]] stacked precariously to the ceiling. It is here that Mr. [[Ollivander]] practices the "subtle and mysterious branch of [[magic]]" that is [[wandlore]], matching wizards and witches with their ideal wands. ====Role in the Story==== [[Ollivander]]'s workshop is a foundational location in the series. It is where [[Harry Potter]] is chosen by his holly and phoenix feather [[wand]], which is revealed to be the "brother" [[wand]] to that of [[Lord Voldemort]]. This connection becomes a recurring and critical plot point throughout the series. The workshop represents the entry point for many young magic-users into the wider [[Wizarding world]]. =====Mykew Gregorovich's Workshop===== * **Type:** Wandmaker's Workshop * **Location:** [[Europe]] * **Owner/Residents:** [[Mykew Gregorovich]] * **Key Features:** Wood shavings, wand-making materials ====Description and History==== This workshop is seen only through a vision shared between [[Harry Potter]] and [[Lord Voldemort]]. It is the workplace of the European [[wandmaker]] [[Mykew Gregorovich]]. The brief glimpse shows a room with wood shavings on the floor, where a young, laughing [[Gellert Grindelwald]] stuns [[Gregorovich]] from a window before stealing the [[Elder Wand]]. ====Role in the Story==== The event in this workshop is a key piece of history that [[Voldemort]] uncovers in his obsessive hunt for the [[Elder Wand]]. The vision of [[Grindelwald]]'s theft confirms to [[Voldemort]] that [[Gregorovich]] was once a master of the [[wand]], setting him on a path that ultimately leads him to [[Albus Dumbledore]]'s tomb. =====The Quibbler Printing Workshop===== * **Type:** Printing Workshop * **Location:** [[Lovegood House]] * **Owner/Residents:** [[Xenophilius Lovegood]] * **Key Features:** Large, magical printing press ====Description and History==== Located on an upper floor of the [[Lovegood House]], this workshop is where [[Xenophilius Lovegood]] writes, edits, and prints his magazine, //[[The Quibbler]]//. The room is dominated by a large, clanking printing press that magically operates itself, spewing out copies of the magazine. The floor is littered with parchments, and the room contains other strange objects, including a model of what [[Luna Lovegood]] identifies as the beastly "Wrackspurt". ====Role in the Story==== In //[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]//, the trio visits this workshop seeking information from Xenophilius. It becomes the setting where they are formally introduced to the story of the [[Deathly Hallows]]. The discussion is cut short when Xenophilius betrays them to the [[Death Eaters]] in a desperate attempt to save his captured daughter, [[Luna]]. The ensuing battle leads to the partial destruction of the workshop and the trio's narrow escape. =====Dedalus Diggle's Workshop===== * **Type:** Personal Workshop * **Location:** Kent * **Owner/Residents:** [[Dedalus Diggle]] * **Key Features:** Unknown ====Description and History==== This workshop is mentioned only in passing by [[Minerva McGonagall]] at the very beginning of the series. After [[Lord Voldemort]]'s first fall, a jubilant [[Dedalus Diggle]] apparently set off a shower of shooting stars from his workshop in Kent as part of the widespread wizarding celebrations. No further details about its appearance or contents are provided. ====Role in the Story==== The mention of this workshop serves as a piece of world-building, illustrating the immediate and joyous reaction of the [[Wizarding world]] to the end of the [[First Wizarding War]]. It adds colour to the character of [[Dedalus Diggle]] and highlights the carefree, if careless, mood of the wizarding community at that time. =====Behind the Scenes===== * In the film adaptation of //[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]//, [[Arthur Weasley]]'s shed is depicted as being packed to the rafters with various [[Muggle]] items, including traffic lights, a gramophone, and numerous rubber ducks, further emphasizing his hobby. (film) * The set for [[Ollivanders]] in the films is famously chaotic and dusty, with towering, teetering shelves of wand boxes, perfectly capturing the description from the novel. (film)