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

Door duty puts Ventura’s name toward the top of the list for work — other volunteers, who agree to clean the common room or parking lot, also get top-of-list privileges.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2024

Seated adjacent to the facility’s dingy common room, we became, in the playwright’s own staging, fellow residents.

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2023

Instead, shortly after dinner, he approached Penelope in the common room and asked if he might sit quietly and observe the Babushkinov children.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood