Lessons
Students have the same curriculum during their first two years at Hogwarts. For their third year, they are allowed to choose additional classes in addition to a core curriculum. Most lessons are taught in Hogwarts classrooms, except for Astronomy, Care of Magical Creatures, Herbology, flying lessons, and part of the Apparition lessons. In their sixth and seventh years, the students' OWL grades determine which classes the students can take. In addition, sixth-year students can pay to take a Ministry-approved Apparition course at Hogwarts.
Ancient Runes - a class taught by Professor Batusheda Babbling in an
unknown classroom. Students study the letters of an ancient alphabet that have
secret or magic meanings [COS14; POA4, 16; OOTP31; HPB5, 9].
Apparition lessons [for sixth-year students] - a twelve-week
course taught by a Ministry of Magic instructor for students turning 17 years
old in the next year; the cost was 12 Galleons [HBP17, 20].
Arithmancy - Professor Septima Vector teaches Arithmancy, which is a
study of the magical properties of numbers (Muggles call this numerology). For
homework, students fill out complicated charts [COS14; POA4, 12, 15, 16; GOF20, OOTP31; HPB9].
Astronomy - Professor Aurora Sinistra teaches Astronomy, which is taught
at midnight in the highest tower at Hogwarts. Students study the night sky to
chart the stars, moons, and planets. For homework, students have made models
of the planets, moons, and stars [PS/SS8, 15; COS7, 11; POA16; OOTP26, 31; HBP5, 23, 27, 29].
Care of Magical Creatures - Professor Rubeus Hagrid teaches this class
on the Hogwarts grounds or in the Forbidden Forest. Students learn about magical
creatures and how to care for them. No student in Harry's sixth-year class wanted
to continue taking this class [COS8; POA4, 5, 6, 15, 16; GOF13, 18, 21, 24, 26, 28; OOTP13, 15, 25, 31; HBP5, 8, 9].
Charms - Professor Filius Flitwick teaches in a third-floor classroom.
Students learn spells and charms, many of which are difficult to master. Students
often have to practice the charms for homework. Sixth-year students begin to
learn nonverbal spells [PS/SS8, 10; COS14; POA15; GOF20, 26; OOTP13, 18, 26, 29, 30, 31; HBP5, 9, 11].
Defense Against the Dark Arts - This class has been taught by a different
professor each year; the first was Professor Quirinus Quirrell, the second was
Professor Gilderoy Lockhart, the third was Professor Remus J. Lupin, the fourth
was Professor Alastor Moody (aka Bartemius Crouch Jr.), the fifth was Professor
Dolores Jane Umbridge, and the sixth was Professor Severus Snape. This class
is in a first-floor classroom. According to Gilderoy Lockhart, the aim of the
class is "to arm you against the foulest creatures known to wizardkind."
Sixth-year students need to learn nonverbal spells [PS/SS8, 10; POA15; GOF26; OOTP12, 15, 29, 31; HBP5, 9].
Divination - This class is now taught by two teachers: the centaur Firenze
and Professor Sybill Trelawney. Firenze teaches in a ground-floor classroom
that has been magically transformed to look like the outside, while Trelawney
teaches in the North Tower on the seventh floor. Students learn how to predict
the future by many different methods [COS14; POA4, 6, 15, 16; GOF13, 29; OOTP12, 115, 17, 25, 26, 27, 31, 37; HBP5, 9].
Flying lessons [for first-year students] - Madam Rolanda Hooch
teaches students how to fly properly. This class is taught on the grounds at
Hogwarts [PS/SS9].
Herbology - Professor Pomona Sprout teaches students about magical plants,
their properties, and how to care for them. This class is taught in the greenhouses
behind Hogwarts [PS/SS8; COS6, 15; POA8, 16; GOF13, 18; OOTP13, 31; HBP5, 9].
History of Magic - Professor Cuthbert Binns, the only ghost teacher,
teaches students about the history of witches, wizards, magical creatures, and
events in the magical world. This class is taught in a first-floor classroom.
For homework, the students often have to write long essays [PS/SS6, 8, 16; COS9, 14; POA1, 12, 16; GOF20; OOTP12, 17, 31; HBP5].
Muggle Studies - This class was taught by Professor Charity Burbage. Students
study Muggle culture, customs, and habits. This class is taught in a first-floor
classroom [PS/SS10; COS14; POA4, 12, 13, 16; OOTP29].
Potions - During Harry's first five years, Professor Severus Snape taught
the students; Professor Horace Slughorn taught in Harry's sixth year. The students
learn how to create potions. This classroom is in one of the dungeons. The students
often write essays on the properties of potion ingredients or what they have
done wrong in preparing a potion. Sixth-year students need to learn nonverbal
spells [PS/SS8, 9; COS5, 8, 9, 11, 14; POA7, 8, 10, 16, OOTP12, 15, 17, 29, 31; HBP5, 8, 9, 10, 11].
Transfiguration - Professor Minerva McGonagall teaches students how
to transform one object into another. The location of the classroom is unknown.
The students often have a lot of homework and have to practice their transfiguration
skills. Sixth-year students need to learn nonverbal spells [PS/SS8, 16; COS6, 9, 14; POA6, 8, 16; GOF26, 31; OOTP13, 15, 16, 29, 31; HBP5, 9, 11].
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