A large stone gargoyle awaits as you approach closer toward the entrance to the headmaster's office. It, even though a mere statue, appears to be closely watching you with every step you take. Or maybe that is just your imagination. Nonetheless, as you examine the intricate etches on the gargoyle, it is clear that it will not be moving any time soon ... unless the password is on the tip of your tongue, of course. Once the password has been said, the gargoyle will leap aside to reveal a spiral stone staircase. Step onto the escalator-like staircase, and you will come face-to-face with a polished oak door adorned with a brass griffin knocker.

Should it happen to be that you are not one of the fortunate few who know the password, you have two options: try speaking with the headmaster another time or patiently wait for him. On either side of the entrance are two chairs for you two sit in, accompanied with end tables that hold various books and magazines for you to flip through to pass the time, if you decide to wait.

OOC: Please post in this thread first if you wish to enter the office. Remember that only Hogwarts Staff will know the password to get past the gargoyle. Students should not be entering without being accompanied by Sahnoun or a professor, unless he/she is lucky enough to have been given the password ahead of time.