
We found the most likely places to be the Chamber of Secrets on campus
And it’s probably in the JMCC
Edinburgh has long been nicknamed the birthplace of Harry Potter.
The Philosopher’s Stone was written in the now tourist-jammed café, The Elephant House, and JK even named one of her characters after a nursing lecturer here.
And the architectural monstrosities of DHT, Appleton, and the library aside, our campus and city are admittedly Hogwarts-esque.
It’s for this reason that thousands of people flock to Edinburgh each year, truly believing that they’ll find Harry, Hermione and Ron wandering down Nicholson Street or on a regrettable night out at Hive.
So the Tab wondered, if we were Salazar Slytherin, where would we have put the Chamber of Secrets?
Book Return in the library
Harry?
Behind this moose in Teviot
We always thought he looked suspicious
LG Floor in George Square library
Students go down, but they never come back
Conveyor Belt in the JMCC at Pollock Halls
Dancefloor in Hive
As if hive weren’t magical enough…
Perhaps Library cat’s bum hole is the entrance. Who knows.

‘All right-minded people will share my horror’: Sir Peter Mathieson on the Israel-Gaza conflict
‘Any student or staff member found to be supporting Hamas will be in breach of UK law’

Are you really an Edi Uni student if you haven’t done these embarrassing things?
We’ve all been there but does that really make you feel better?

14 things only Scottish students at Edi will understand
A superiority complex about not having to pay tuition fees xo

Students and staff protest at launch of ‘virulently transphobic’ book hosted by Edinburgh Uni
The university deny claims of ‘shocking reports of physical abuse’ at the protest

A day in the life of a Master’s student at Edinburgh
Are postgrads really so different to everyone else?

How to survive your next Hinge first date in Edi
Let’s leave the ghosts behind for the tourists and brave the dating scene!

If you relate to at least 15/25 of these things then you’re a Marchmont girly
Marchmont girly isn’t a postcode, it’s a state of mind

A rundown of Edinburgh’s best LGBTQ nightlife
Satisfy the post freshers’ blues with one of these iconic queer spots

Six reasons that prove Marchmont is the best student area in Edinburgh
New Town? I don’t want to hear it

Eight of the best Edi date spots in time for cuffing season
We’ve done hot girl summer, now it’s time for nauseating couple winter

10 reflections on being an International student in Edinburgh
It’s not just bagpipes you can hear from your kitchen!

What your go-to Edinburgh University Main Library spot says about you
Ready to get back on the grind?

Clubbers of the Week: No time to feel blue in Week Two
University may have officially started, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to stop

A dramatic recap of the Whole Zara McDermott and Sam Thompson cheating scandal
Remember when she kept posting open love notes on Instagram to him?

Co-star romances and age-gap relationships: All of Paul Hollywood’s biggest controversies
He’s back handing out handshakes on another series of The Great British Bake Off

Boo! These are officially the most haunted UK unis in 2023, based on ghost sightings
There have been 59 ghost sightings at one UK uni

MAFS gossip column: Jordan responds to fight scandal and cast knew each other before the show?!
The drama really never ends!

Tour buses and family dramas: A brief history of One Direction’s run-ins with the law
Liam Payne has just had his driver’s license suspended

‘You’re scared to step outside’: Two women share their stories of being stalked at uni
This doesn’t only happen to celebrities like Holly Willoughby

Another one! People spot a further editing error in MAFS questioning a staged dinner
Nothing is sacred anymore

Um, the video of Georges squatting has been revealed and you absolutely have to watch it
Give this man all the baguettes

Attention pickpocket! The uni cities where you’re most likely to have your phone stolen
I’m switching back to a Nokia brick after this

Meet Lauren Sintes: The 27-year-old model joining the cast of Made in Chelsea
Of course she’s well connected with most of the cast

Rugby boys and the cleaning rota: Just 19 uni things that are none of my business
The hygiene rating of my fave kebab shop has nothing to do with me!

From secret hookups to cheating: All the biggest bombshells from the Love Is Blind reunion
I’m in shock at all of these

Why do posh people sleep with all their mates? A very serious investigation
The Made in Chelsea mayhem has gone on long enough

‘You’ve made a c*** of yourself’: Shona shares off-screen chat that saw Brad axed from MAFS
‘Bradley said he was behaving like a caged animal’

MAFS UK star Chanita Stephenson calls out the current cast for being a ‘bit too wild!’
She thinks they’re on the show ‘for fun’ and are not ‘focusing on their marriages’

‘Go f**k yourself’: Luke calls out ‘snake’ in MAFS cast who ‘sold’ story of him having a fight
It was revealed today Luke has been removed from the show following a physical fight

Luke has been AXED from Married at First Sight UK following physical fight with Jordan
The incident was caught on camera