common room

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It will also showcase other beloved moments, including Hermione Granger, played by Emma Watson, casting the Petrificus Totalus spell on Neville Longbottom, played by Matthew Lewis, in the Gryffindor common room.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

On the evening of Jan. 15, 26 undergrads gathered for dinner in a common room at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to debate the fairness of college admissions post-affirmative action.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Some common room shapes include: rectangular, square, angled and curved.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2023

One of the earliest video clips, dated April 2017, shows a common room in the jail’s gay and trans dorm.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2023

A large group of people was bunched around the bulletin board when they returned to the common room.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling