Residential Locations

This article includes all locations owned by individuals.

## 12 Grimmauld Place, Islington, London, England

**12 Grimmauld Place** was the ancestral home of the Black family, located in the Borough of Islington, London, in a Muggle neighbourhood, and the location was protected by a Fidelius Charm. As the house was invisible to the neighbourhood residents, the local Muggles had long since accepted the mistake in numbering which landed number 13 next to number 11.

In 1995, the home became the headquarters for the Order of the Phoenix with the consent of Sirius Black, with Albus Dumbledore becoming Secret Keeper. After Dumbledore's death in 1997, everyone in whom he confided the location of 12 Grimmauld Place became a Secret Keeper, so the headquarters was moved to the Burrow.

"*It's ideal for Headquarters, of course. My father put every security measure known to wizardkind on it when he lived here. It's unplottable, so Muggles could never come and call — as if they'd ever have wanted to — and now Dumbledore's added his protection, you'd be hard put to find a safer house anywhere.*"
— Sirius Black regarding 12 Grimmauld Place[src]
#### Owners of 12 Grimmauld Place

* Unidentified Muggle (before 1827) - Was "coerced" into selling the home.
* Licorus Black (1827-1872) - "Bought" the home from previous owner.
* Elspeth Max-Black (1872-1897) - Inherited the home from her father-in-law, Licorus, in lieu of her late husband, Cygnus Black I.
* Phineas Black (1897-1901) - Inherited the home from his mother, Elspeth.
* Sirius Black II (1901-1925) - Inherited the home from his father, Phineas.
* Arcturus Black III (1925-1959) - Inherited the home from his father, Sirius.
* Orion Black (1959-1979) - Inherited the home from his father, Arcturus.
* Walburga Black (1979-1985) - Inherited the home from her husband, Orion.
* Sirius Black III (1985-1996) - Inherited the home from his mother, Walburga.
* Harry Potter (1996-Present) - Inherited the home from his godfather, Sirius.

#### Description of 12 Grimmauld Place

* Basement:
	+ Kitchen - A large, cavernous room with a fireplace at the end, pots and pans hanging from the ceiling and a long wooden table in the center.
	+ Pantry - Large enough for two people to stand in comfortably.
	+ Larder
	+ Boiler Cupboard - Housed both the boiler and the residence's house elf, Kreacher's, den.

* Ground Floor:
	+ Foyer - Once a grand entryway with ornate portraits, but by 1995 the room was derelict: peeling wallpaper, carpet worn thin and a layer of dust and cobwebs.
	+ Dining Room - Contained a long table with chairs and hanging light fixtures, as well as a bureau holding fine china and the Black family crest.
	+ Grand Staircase - Decorated with shrunken house elf heads mounted on plaques.
	+ Basement Entrance - A door at the end of the Entry Hall leading to a narrow set of stone stairs.

* First Floor:
	+ Drawing Room - Once exquisite, with large windows overlooking the street, a large fireplace flanked by two glass-fronted cabinets, a piano, sofas and a writing desk.
	+ Guest Bedroom
	+ Bathroom

* Second Floor:
	+ Guest Bedroom - Held two twin-sized beds, a wardrobe and a wastepaper basket, as well as a portrait of Phineas Black.
	+ Guest Bedroom
	+ Small parlor

* Third Floor:
	+ Linen Cupboard
	+ Guest Bedroom
	+ Guest Bedroom
	+ Primary Bedroom Suite

* Fourth Floor:
	+ Bedroom and Ensuite
	+ Primary Bedroom and Ensuite

* Attic:
	+ Servants' Quarters
	+ Storage Space