The Shrieking Shack

The Shrieking Shack has, for years, remained a building of considerable anxiety, run down to shambles but still standing at the edge of Hogsmeade--a foreboding, sad-looking structure of much haunted lore.

The ghost stories of the Shrieking Shack were dispelled for a choice few who learned that a werewolf was responsible for the tortured screams during his transformation, but almost everyone was led to believe, and still believe, that the Shack was and still is haunted.

Aside from walking through the front door of the Shrieking Shack, there is also a hidden passageway to be found at the base of the Whomping Willow on the grounds of Hogwarts.

Exploring the insides of the Shrieking Shack is naturally forbidden to students by Hogwarts and advised against for the general public. However, there have been instances of pranksters squirming their way through a boarded up window so that they can howl and scream and scare any unsuspecting victims within hearing distance. It's also a place for the more daring of couples to find a secret place to snog.

Nonetheless, for the most part, the Shrieking Shack is generally avoided if for no other reason than the structure itself is rotten and unstable.