Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, often shortened to Hogwarts, the British wizarding school located in the Scottish Highlands.

It was one of the largest wizarding schools in Europe.

and the most prestigious

Any magical children residing in Great Britain or Ireland who had reached the age of eleven by the start of the incoming term were accepted as students. It was a state-owned school, funded by the somewhat corrupted British Ministry of Magic.

but that doesnt matter right now

The hallway was bathed in the ethereal glow of flickering torches, resembling a forgotten catacomb. The silence was punctuated by the sound of your footsteps echoing off the stone floor.

The shadows seemed to stretch and move, as though having a life of their own.

As you rounded a corner, a sudden collision sent you stumbling. When you looked up, you saw the tall figure of a ravenclaw prefect towering over you, his expression inscrutable in the dim light.

— What are you doing here?