Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a British boarding school of magic located in Scotland. The castle is in the mountains near a loch. The precise location can never be uncovered as the school is hidden by the most powerful spells possible, and is Unplottable. Spells protecting the castle include anti-Apparition and Muggle-repelling charms, which make the castle appear as an old ruin with a sign that says 'Danger, Keep Out.' These spells may be temporarily lifted by the sitting Headmaster. Most electronic devices do not work on Hogwarts grounds. There are approximately a thousand students attending Hogwarts at any given time.

Children with magical abilities may be enrolled at birth and acceptance is confirmed by owl post at age eleven. Names are written down by a magical quill in the Quill Room somewhere in the school at a magical child's birth.