The Three Broomsticks

• Type: Pub and Inn
• Location: Hogsmeade, Scotland
• Owner/Residents: Madam Rosmerta
• Key Features: A warm, cozy, and popular establishment known for serving Butterbeer; a primary social hub for older Hogwarts students and staff.

The Three Broomsticks is a well-known inn and pub located on the High Street in the all-wizarding village of Hogsmeade. It is described as being warm, crowded, noisy, and smoky, with a welcoming atmosphere that makes it a favorite destination for Hogwarts students (third year and above) during their weekend visits. The interior consists of a main bar area with many small, circular tables and a large fireplace. The pub is managed by its attractive landlady, Madam Rosmerta, who has run the establishment for many years. Its reputation as a respectable and popular venue stands in contrast to Hogsmeade's other pub, the Hog's Head Inn, which attracts a much shadier clientele. The Three Broomsticks is considered a cornerstone of the village's social life. According to supplementary materials, the pub is rumored to be as old as Hogsmeade itself, having been built on the site of the home of Hengist of Woodcroft, the village's founder (Pottermore).

The Three Broomsticks serves as the setting for several pivotal moments throughout the series.

• In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter, hiding under his Invisibility Cloak, overhears a conversation here between Minerva McGonagall, Filius Flitwick, Rubeus Hagrid, and Cornelius Fudge. During this talk, he learns that Sirius Black was his parents' best friend, their Secret-Keeper, and is believed to have betrayed them to Lord Voldemort. This revelation profoundly shapes Harry's understanding of his past and his animosity toward Black for most of the year.
• In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Hagrid discusses the Triwizard Tournament with Ludo Bagman in the pub. Later, Rita Skeeter, disguised as a beetle, eavesdrops on a conversation between Harry and Hagrid at one of the tables.
• In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the pub's popularity makes it unsuitable for the secret organizational meeting of what would become Dumbledore's Army. Hermione Granger notes it is too crowded and they would be easily overheard, leading them to meet in the much less conspicuous Hog's Head Inn.
• In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the pub becomes a key location in Draco Malfoy's plot to kill Albus Dumbledore. Madam Rosmerta is placed under the Imperius Curse by Malfoy. Acting on his orders, she gives a cursed opal necklace to Katie Bell in the ladies' lavatory. Later, she gives a bottle of poisoned mead, also intended for Dumbledore, to Horace Slughorn. After the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, a terrified Madam Rosmerta alerts Harry and Dumbledore to the Dark Mark over the castle and explains that Malfoy had been using her to communicate with the Death Eaters.
• In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the pub is mentioned as being closely watched by Death Eaters who patrol the curfew-enforced Hogsmeade. Aberforth Dumbledore notes that anyone caught outside, including Rosmerta, faces severe punishment.

• Main Bar: The primary room of the establishment, featuring a bar, a large fireplace, and numerous small tables for patrons. This is where most of the social interactions and key conversations take place.
• Lavatories: The ladies' lavatory is explicitly mentioned as the location where Madam Rosmerta, under the Imperius Curse, passed the cursed necklace to Katie Bell.

• According to the Pottermore website, The Three Broomsticks is situated on the site of the original dwelling of Hengist of Woodcroft, the medieval wizard credited with founding Hogsmeade. This suggests the inn is exceptionally old (Pottermore).
• In the film adaptations, The Three Broomsticks appears in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Its design is rustic and multi-levelled, emphasizing a cozy, old-world British pub aesthetic (film).