Hogwarts Prefects' Washroom

> 'Tell you what,' Cedric said, 'use the Prefects' bathroom. Fourth door to the left of that statue of Boris the Bewildered on the fifth floor. Password's *Pine-fresh*. Gotta go … want to say goodnight -'
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> Cedric Diggory to Harry Potter about the Prefects' Bathroom, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

The **Prefects' Bathroom** was a special bathroom on the fifth floor of Hogwarts restricted to use by school Prefects, Head Boys, Head Girls and Quidditch captains. During the 1994–1995 school year, it was located on the fifth floor behind the fourth door to the left of a statue of Boris the Bewildered, which only opened when given the correct password.

### Location

Fifth Floor Hospital Tower Corridor, Hospital Tower, Hogwarts Castle, Scotland, Great Britain

## Description

> His immediate reaction was that it would be worth becoming a prefect just to be able to use this bathroom. It was softly lit by a splendid candle-filled chandelier, and everything was made of white marble, including what looked like an empty, rectangular swimming pool sunk into the middle of the floor.
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> Harry Potter's amazement at the Prefect's Bathroom, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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In one side of the room there were stalls with toilets inside. Opposite the toilets, there was a large, swimming pool-like tub sunken into the ground with ***bath taps*** surrounding it. The bath taps all ran different-coloured bath water, soap bubbles, foam, towels, and bathrobes. There were around a hundred golden bath taps surrounding the entire tub, with a different jewel set in each tap. There were most likely bath supplies on one side of the pool, such as soap, bath oil, bath powder, bath salts, shampoo, hair spray, and conditioner. Looking at the tub, one would imagine it would take quite some time to fill, but it actually filled remarkably fast, considering its size. Underneath the bathroom were sewers that could be entered by blasting one section of the wall. These sewers may or may not have been a part of the passages and tunnels of the Chamber of Secrets. There was a portrait of a Mermaid on the wall.

## Known Users (1991-1998)

* Harry Potter
* Hermione Granger
* Oliver Wood
* Percy Weasley
* Ron Weasley
* Ernie Macmillan
* Gabriel Truman
* Hannah Abbott
* Zacharias Smith
* Marcus Turner
* Padma Patil
* Penelope Clearwater
* Roger Davies
* Graham Montague
* Marcus Flint
* Pansy Parkinson
* Urquhart

## See also

* Hogwarts Quidditch Captain
* Prefect
* Hogwarts Castle

## Behind the scenes

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* The taps of the bathtub are stacked in the middle rather than lining the edges. Also, the portrait of a mermaid is a stained glass window depiction of a Mermaid rather than being a portrait.
* There is a very long level in which Harry, Ron, and Hermione trek through the bathroom's plumbing areas in search of the golden egg, which Ron has dropped into one of the pipes.
* It is unclear whether the bathroom locks itself automatically when someone is using it. Harry worried he might be caught by Argus Filch when he was mulling over the egg clue, so the person going in did not lock the door.

## Notes and references

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1. ↑ *Pottermore* - Book 4, Chapter 25, Moment 1: "The Prefects' Bathroom"