in South Side, Diagon Alley, London. A bit narrow and shabby, this wand shop is tiny, nearly empty except for a single, old worn sofa in the corner. Thousands of narrow boxes containing wands are piled right up to the ceiling of the tiny shop, and the whole place had a thin layer of dust about it.

where the popular wizarding newspaper The Daily Prophet was printed. It was located along South Side, Diagon Alley, next to Whizz Hard Books.

This is a dusty shop where lint balls swirl around in the air whenever the door is opened. A big loom weaves its magic in the middle of the room and the walls are lined with all sorts and sizes of carpets. Pick your means of transport here. Carpets are best for traveling with the whole family.

sells owls and supplies such as owl treats and cages. Inside, it is dark and full of soft hooting, rustling, and the flickering of "jewel-bright eyes."

Sells a great variety of magic books, including textbooks for Hogwarts courses and other books of general magical interest. In the back there is a corner devoted solely to divination, which includes a small table stacked with titles like "Predicting the Unpredictable: Insulate Yourself against Shocks" and "Broken Balls: When Fortunes Turn Foul". Another small display contains the book "Death Omens: What to Do When You Know the Worst is Coming".

The only known bank of the wizarding world and it is operated primarily by goblins. A snowy white building, near the intersection of Knockturn Alley and Diagon Alley, Gringotts towers over all neighbouring shops.

The Knight Bus is a means of transportation which was made in 1865. The tripple decker bus is an alternative to traveling by floo powder, portkey or aparition. The journey with the knight bus is not the most comfortable however as it drives at top speed and obstacles sometimes have to jump out of the way.

*As all you have to do is raise your wand in the air to call the bus, there is no station. This is just for RP reasons to have a place to rp the journey in.

a popular wizarding pub and inn in London. It is the entrance to Diagon Alley, and, indirectly Knockturn Alley. Built by Daisy Dodderidge, the first landlady, in 1500. She said that it was, "to serve as a gateway between the non-wizarding world and Diagon Alley." It rents rooms, has a bar, several private parlour rooms, and a large dining room.

Opened in 1786 by a French immigrant, this post office still thrives to this day, with owls coming and going even at the wee hours of the night. It is a small building for customers, who only see the front side where they drop off or pick up their mail, while for workers it is a huge warehouse they must maintain.

A narrow and shabby wand shop, with a sign that reads Ollivanders: Makers of Fine Wands since 382 BC in peeling gold letters over the door. The only display in the window overlooking Diagon Alley is a single wand lying on a faded purple cushion in the dusty window. Within, there are countless narrow boxes piled neatly right up to the ceiling and a spindly-legged chair.

Quality Quidditch Supplies is a shop at the North Side of Diagon Alley which sells, oh surprise, Quidditch supplies. Here you can buy a complete set of balls with a Quafgle, two Bludgers and a Snitch, but Qidditchrobes, protectors and beaters' bats * too. In the window the latest broom is displayed and in the back yard there is a small area between houses where brooms can be tested.