Do students at Hogwarts shower?

None of the dormitories seem to have them in the books and movies, and neither do the bathrooms (Moaning Myrtle's bathroom and the bathroom where Harry used Sectumsempra on Draco didn't have them). Apparently the only clean students are the Prefects, who have the huge bath in their special bathroom.
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Do wizards have showers?

Wizards have it all set up, more or less. It's possible that showers, an appliance that didn't exist before the year 1850, almost 300 years after the invention of the toilet, just never became a part of Hogwarts' infrastructure.
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Why Hogwarts use bathrooms?

"Hogwarts didn't always have bathrooms," the Pottermore tweet read. "Before adopting Muggle plumbing methods in the eighteenth century, witches and wizards simply relieved themselves wherever they stood, and vanished the evidence."
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Does Harry have bathrooms?

Bathrooms were installed in Hogwarts after Muggles invented modern plumbing (Pm). There appear to be a boys' bathroom and a girls' bathroom on each floor, although the girls' bathroom on the second floor is out of order and avoiding because it is where Moaning Myrtle spends most of her time (CS8).
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Does Hogwarts have a laundry room?

The laundry was a location at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where students' clothes were washed. It was presumably run by the Hogwarts house-elves.
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Do Wizards not brush their teeth?

The Sorting Hat committed war crimes, and was cursed thereafter to spend eternity as a hat. 2. Wizards don't brush their teeth.
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How do Hogwarts students get haircuts?

They just keep it growing for four years. Then, at the end of their fourth year, when their hairstyles are getting out of control, they magically get it cut to be the way it'll remain for the rest of their days at Hogwarts.
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When did Hogwarts get toilets?

In support of National Trivia Day, Pottermore has taken to Twitter to remind Harry Potter fans that the plumbing was installed as recently as the 18th Century.
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How do I get to Moaning Myrtle's bathroom?

Moaning Myrtle's Bathroom is located near The Greenhouses and is right underneath Ravenclaw Tower. From the fast travel point of The Greenhouses, turn around and go into the big doorway into the castle.
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When were bathrooms added to Hogwarts?

Modern-style toilets were only added to Hogwarts during the 18th century: When first created, the Chamber was accessed through a concealed trapdoor and a series of magical tunnels.
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Is makeup allowed at Hogwarts?

Noticeable makeup may result in IC disciplinary action, including points loss and detention at the discretion of the professors/faculty. Make up is allowed at formal events.
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Do wizards use toilet paper?

Wizards go potty! I would assume they clean themselves appropriately, with toilet paper. The spell for cleaning is Evanesco; perhaps they use that in a pinch. They eat with utensils and don't use magic to get food from the plate to their mouths.
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Is it free to go to Hogwarts?

J.K. Rowling Says Hogwarts is Free

J.K. Rowling tweeted Friday that Hogwarts is tuition-free because the Ministry of Magic pays for all magical education expenses.
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How do girls deal with periods in Hogwarts?

They're wizards so I can very well imagine enchanted underwear or something like that (similar to warmth spells on coats) to absorb and make the blood disappear. Or maybe they have cloths (used to bea thing before disposable pads were invented).
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How do wizards use the bathroom?

"Hogwarts didn't always have bathrooms. Before adopting Muggle plumbing methods in the eighteenth century, witches and wizards simply relieved themselves wherever they stood, and vanished the evidence," said the official Pottermore account on Friday afternoon.
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Where do Hogwarts professors sleep?

Hogwarts is a castle with hundreds of rooms [as most castles also have]. Logic would dictate that the professors each likely have their own bedchambers. Floo would probably work too. But yeah some teachers also patrol at night and stuff like that so it sounds handy for at least some to live in the castle.
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Why was the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets in a girls bathroom?

Myrtle had haunted the bathroom ever since the Ministry of Magic stopped her from haunting Olive Hornby who had been teasing Myrtle just before her death, leading it to be a place most students did not want to enter. This bathroom held the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets.
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What does a grade E mean on an OWL exam?

The grading scale for Hogwarts classes, Ordinary Wizarding Level (O.W.L.) exams, Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test Level (N.E.W.T.) exams, and the Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test (W.O.M.B.A.T.) are as follows (HBP5): Pass Grades: Outstanding (O) Exceeds Expectations (E) Acceptable (A)
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Where is prefect bathroom?

The Prefects' Bathroom was a special bathroom on the fifth floor of Hogwarts restricted to use by school Prefects, Head Boys, Head Girls and Quidditch captains. It was located on the fifth floor behind the fourth door to the left of a statue of Boris the Bewildered, which only opened when given the correct password.
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What creature gets locked in the girls bathroom?

As the prefects lead the students back to their dorms, Harry realizes that Hermione does not know about the troll. They head off to warn her and come upon the troll. Unwittingly, they lock it in the girls' bathroom only to realize that Hermione is trapped in there with the troll.
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Why do wizards not use pens?

Quills have a long history of being used as writing utensils. Many wizards like doing things the way that they were "always" done. They don't like to do something new. For example, many joined the death eaters, because they had always been superior to muggles and Muggle-Borns, and they did not want to change that.
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What bathroom was Hermione crying in?

She heard Ron making fun of her. Hermione was crying in the girls bathroom during the first book because Ron Weasley was making fun of her and insulting her terribly.
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Who has the best hair in Harry Potter?

1. Hermione Granger in 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'
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Does Harry Potter's hair grow fast?

In the very beginning of the first book, Harry's hair is described as growing so fast overnight that it was as if he didn't even get a haircut the day prior... I think this is during one of the parts where Harry is noticing things about himself that sets him apart from other kids his age.
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Why did Malfoy change his hair?

He's a natural brunette. To capture author J.K. Rowling's description of his character, Felton dyed his hair platinum blond every 10 days. "The worst thing was dying my hair blonde," Felton said in a 2008 press conference. "It built some super human resistance but it seems to have survived."
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