The Burrow

 

The Burrow in the Harry Potter series is the home of the Weasleys. The house is  built so crazily that it must certainly be held up by magic. It is likely to have once been a farmhouse (though it looks more like it might have been a "large stone pigpen"), on top of which several crooked stories look to have been added . Currently the house has six bedrooms and six stories, plus an attic, with a rickety uneven staircase climbing among the stories. Overall, despite the garden gnomes, the old boots and chickens littering the yard, and the ghoul in the attic the house has a cozy, warm feeling. Harry Potter considers the house brilliant!

My Burrow is a structure modeled from my imagination and vision of the house. It is certainly not intended to represent the author's description. Rik Pierce and I once again collaborated to create  this piece.

Of course there are many magical elements to the Burrow. Look for the dishes washing themselves, the yarn knitting by itself and the magical plants. The floor is mopping itself, there are extendable ears hung here and there, and the tea is pouring itself in the  bedroom. There are brooms in flight, clothing just "hanging around" and Dumbledore in the fireplace floo network. Please feel free to contact me with questions!

Many thanks to the wonderful contributors and friends who helped make this dream come true. Special thanks to SaraGrace Lamb, Marcia McClain and Ericka VanHorn.

Interior photo gallery:

The bath

The bath is located on the upper level

Extendable ears

In th eliving room---great for listening!

Floo fireplace

Dumbledore's head is prominent!

Floo fireplace area

Packed with magical treats and of course Weasley clutter

The ghoul

In a red wig and socks; he is ready to impersonate Ron...

Ginny's bedroom

Hermoine and her cat Crookshanks are visiting

The kitchen sink

with dishes washing themselves

The kitchen table

...filled with foods of all sorts

Kitchen window

The small drawings are actually just that. SaraGrace made me many drawings which we miniaturized.

Kitchen

a view from the hall

The living room

One view of the living room....note the Weasley clock!

The living room

Note the enormous shelf stacked full of papers

Percy's room and upper bedroom

2 of the six bedrooms

Ron's room

...in Chudley Cannon colors

Twin's room

with all the Weasley wizarding wheezes magic stock spread all over their room--decoy detonators, pygmu puffs, skiving snakboxes, faiting fancy, love potions, hangmen, nosebleed nougets and more

The Master bedroom

magic prevails in this room. Tea pouring itself and clothing taking care of itself

 

Exterior Photo gallery:

Kitchen side of the house

The kitchen is open for viewing. Note the Ford Anglia and the storage shed.

The plain side of the house

The ford is clearly visibile. If you look carefully you may see a face or two in the shrubs...

Front side

All the sides open in this view

A gnome!

Open view

Look for the magic!

Open view

This is the other "half" of the open view

Ford Anglia

Created by Theresa Dudley

Yard side of house

This is the yard side of the house, with gnomes, chickens, boots and other "stuff".

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