The Willow House

The Willow House is a house located in Sherwood-on-the-Marsh, UK. It is owned by Salazar Slytherin. The Underground uses it as its base of operations.

Salazar has stated his intention to grant the property to Nizar Slytherin upon his death. (VIII.6)

## History of the property

Salazar has owned the property and the building since the 1600s (IV.15) He chose it partly because it is located on magical land (IX.3)

Salazar lived in the Willow House with his partner, Isis Ataullah, for fifty years around the time Shakespeare was alive (VI.1)

### The Second World War

This section contains spoilers for part IX

During the Second World War, he left everything of value, including Nizar's portrait and the time-traveling copy of the Invisibility Cloak, in the Willow House. He also protected the house using a Loyalty Charm in 1939 before leaving, and intended to remove it after the war's end (IX.I, IX.3)

Alexis Achilles has stayed in the house to recover after she had been abused by the Nazis, from August 14th, 1943, to August 1945. She was accompanied by Marie. At the same time, Salazar shared the house's location with and invited in Elizabetha, Henry, Charles, and Dorea Potter. Dorea stayed to watch over Alexis when Marie left. In August 1945, Dorea and Alexis left, and Salazar returned home. (IX.3, IX.5)

### After WWII

This section contains spoilers for part IX

Salazar was taken to the Potter Manor by Henry Potter to recover from the Japan nuclear bombings, where he stayed August 6th to November 1st, 1945. He briefly visited the house and then returned to the Potters for Diwali. (IX.6)

Monty Potter started to visit the house along with his parents sometime in 1946-1947. (IX.7)

In June 1953, Salazar resided in the Potter Manor again to recover from another nuclear explosion. (IX.7)

## House interior

Salazar hadn't changed anything but the plumbing in the house before telephones became common. He then added electricity in order to use telephones, wireless, and electric lighting. (IX.I)

By 1943, the house had whitewashed walls, older furniture, and the ancient Persian rugs kept under Preservation Charms. (IX.3)

There are several portraits in the house, including ones of Nizar Slytherin and Isis Ataullah (IX.3)

Salazar is keeping some of his written records in the Willow House, including information about who pushed for the removal of warding from the Hogwarts curriculum in the 1800s. (VIII.8)

The house has a back garden, which can be accessed via the kitchen door. (IX.5) There is also an overgrown vegetable patch (IX.7)

Salazar made television work in the Willow House. In 1953, he also decided to add a sunroom to it. (IX.7)

## House Magic

### Housekeeping

Salazar embedded housekeeping charms in the house’s foundation stones. Preservation charms are used for objects of historical value. The house has a Floo connection. There are no elves in the house. (IX.3)

### Defences

The property is protected by the Loyalty Charm: to get to the front door, one must learn a long secret phrase from Salazar. The house is additionally warded. Salazar has allowed the use of the Floo connection only to access select few others (Elizabetha and Marie).