Hogwarts carriages

The Hogwarts carriages transport Hogwarts students between Hogsmeade Station and Hogwarts Castle. They are black in colour, with headlamps attached to the front. During inclement weather, hoods are attached to the top of the carriages, but in fair weather, the tops are left open. They are pulled by Thestrals, skeletal winged horses that only people who have seen death can see.

However, they only transport second to seventh years, as the first years traditionally travel across the Black Lake by boat with Professor Hagrid.

Behind the scenes

 * In a deleted scene from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, several students are caught kissing in the carriages by Professor Snape during the night of the Yule Ball. In the novel, this scene takes place in the rose garden.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
 * Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
 * Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
 * Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows