"The finest school of witchcraft and wizardry in the world."
-Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore-
About
Hogwarts
Hogwarts was founded around 990 A.D. by four of the greatest wizards and witches of the age: Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin. Hogwarts is a coeducational, secondary boarding school, taking children from ages eleven to eighteen. Education at Hogwarts is not compulsory, with some students being home schooled as stated in the seventh book.
Learn spells, brew potions, grow plants, and tend to magical beasts. Get sorted into your House, forge relationships, and master skills to become the witch or wizard you want to be.
Head master
Minerva mcgonagall
After the war ended, McGonagall was fully instated as the Headmistress of Hogwarts and was awarded the Order of Merlin, First Class by new Minister for Magic Kingsley Shacklebolt.
McGonagall is considered to be a formidable witch who is skilled in many forms of magic, notably transfiguration and spell-casting. She is able to perform certain magic without casting spells or sometimes without the use of a wand. McGonagall is a registered Animagus and can transform herself into a tabby cat at will. McGonagall was always held in high respect by her peers and students at Hogwarts and commanded a position second only to Dumbledore.
Professor at a glance
1998 ~Hogwarts head master
1970 ~ 98Hogwarts deputy headmistress
1956 ~ 70Head of gryffindor house
1900 ~Hogwarts professor
1887 ~ 89The department of magical law enforcement
About
King's cross station 9 ¾
The platform between platforms 9 and 10 at King's Cross Station in London, England. This is the gateway to Hogwarts, where parents see their students off every new term.
Students of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry take the scarlet steam engine named the Hogwarts Express to Hogwarts from Platform 9¾ every 1 September at 11 AM sharp. To get to Platform 9¾, one has to run straight at the wall between platforms 9 and 10. If you can't get on the train, you'll have to come on a broomsticks, so please come on time.
Gryffindor
Domitory
Gryffindor
Gryffindor valued bravery, daring, nerve, and chivalry.
Its emblematic animal was the lion, it's representative gemstone was rubies, and its colours were scarlet and gold. Minerva McGonagall was the most recent Head of Gryffindor. Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington, also known as "Nearly Headless Nick", was the House Ghost. The founder of the House was Godric Gryffindor. Gryffindor corresponded to the element of fire. The common room was located in one of the highest towers at Hogwarts, the entrance was situated on the seventh floor in the east wing of the castle and was guarded by a portrait of The Fat Lady. She permitted entrance if given the correct password, which was changed numerous times throughout the school year. The significant object of Gryffindor was the Sword of Gryffindor. Their motto was "Forti Animo Estote".
Hufflepuff valued hard work, dedication, patience, loyalty, and fair play.
Its emblematic animal was the badger, it's representative gemstone was yellow diamonds, and yellow and black were its colours. Pomona Sprout was the Head of Hufflepuff during 1991-1998, Sprout left the post of Head of Hufflepuff and Herbology Professor sometime before 2017 and her successor for the position of Head of Hufflepuff was currently unknown. The Fat Friar was its ghost. The founder of the House was Helga Hufflepuff.
Ravenclaw valued intelligence, knowledge, curiosity, creativity and wit.
Its emblematic animal was the eagle, it's representative gemstone was sapphires, and its colours were blue and bronze. The Ravenclaw Head of House in the 1990s was Filius Flitwick. The ghost of Ravenclaw was the Grey Lady, who was the daughter of Rowena Ravenclaw, the House's founder. Ravenclaw corresponded to the element of air. The Ravenclaw common room and dormitories were located in a tower on the west side of the castle. Ravenclaw students must answer a riddle as opposed to giving a password to enter their dormitories. This riddle, however, could be answered by non-Ravenclaws. The significant object of Ravenclaw was Rowena Ravenclaw's diadem.
Slytherin valued ambition, leadership, self-preservation, cunning and resourcefulness and was founded by Salazar Slytherin.
Its emblematic animal was the serpent, it's representative gemstone was emeralds, and its colours were emerald green and silver. Professor Horace Slughorn was the Head of Slytherin during. The Bloody Baron was the House ghost. The founder of the House was Salazar Slytherin. Slytherin corresponded roughly to the element of water. The Slytherin dormitories and common room were reached through a bare stone wall in the Dungeons. The Slytherin common room lay beneath the Black Lake. It was a long, low underground room with rough stone walls and silver lamps hanging from the ceiling. The significant object of Slytherin was Salazar Slytherin's locket.
Students are taught specific wand movements and proper pronunciation. Often students partnered up in class to experiment on one another.
Defence Against the Dark Arts
The lessons generally has a practical approach, with the cases of competent teachers believing that when it come to the Dark Arts a practical approach is the best way, with theoretical assignments give as homework.
Flying
Students learn both how to handle a broom and progressively work on various techniques and manoeuvres that can be performed while in flight, as well as receiving proper instructions on the subject of proper broom care and maintenance, as well as broomology.
Herbology
Herbology is a mandatory class at Hogwarts for the first five years of a student's education. Students spend class time learning about the different varieties of magical plants that existed.
History of Magic
The lesson plan usually consist of lectures on the 'History of Wizards and the Magical World'. This class is similar to the study of History in the Muggle World, as particular emphasis is placed upon remembering dates, names and events.
Transfiguration I
It teaches the art of changing the form and appearance of an object or a person. This type of magic is commonly referred to as "Transfiguration" and is considered both complex and dangerous.
Astronomy I
Astronomy lessons are spent observing the night skies with telescopes, as well as gaining an understanding of the various phenomena that go on in space, such as Lunar phases and Space weather.
Charms
Students are taught specific wand movements and proper pronunciation. Often students partnered up in class to experiment on one another.
Defence Against the Dark Arts
Students learn both how to handle a broom and progressively work on various techniques and manoeuvres that can be performed while in flight, as well as receiving proper instructions on the subject of proper broom care and maintenance, as well as broomology.
Flying
Students learn both how to handle a broom and progressively work on various techniques and manoeuvres that can be performed while in flight, as well as receiving proper instructions on the subject of proper broom care and maintenance, as well as broomology.
Herbology
Herbology is a mandatory class at Hogwarts for the first five years of a student's education. Students spend class time learning about the different varieties of magical plants that existed.
Study of Ancient Runes
It is the study of ancient runes. Ancient Runes is a mostly theoretical subject that studied the ancient runic scripts of magic.
Arithmancy
The study of Arithmancy has describes as "predicting the future using numbers", with "bit of numerology" as well.
Care of Magical Creatures
In the class, students learn about a wide range of magical creatures, from flobberworms, hippogriffs, unicorns and even thestrals.
Charms
Students are taught specific wand movements and proper pronunciation. Often students partnered up in class to experiment on one another.
Defence Against the Dark Arts
Students learn both how to handle a broom and progressively work on various techniques and manoeuvres that can be performed while in flight, as well as receiving proper instructions on the subject of proper broom care and maintenance, as well as broomology.
Divination
It teach methods of divining the future, or gathering insights into future events, through various rituals and tools.
Potions
In this class, students learn the correct way to brew potions. They follow specific recipes and use various magical ingredients to create potions.
Alchemy
The ancient science of Alchemy focuse on the study of nature's four basic elements (fire, earth, air, and water), as well as the transmutation of substances (such as base metals into gold).
Charms
Students are taught specific wand movements and proper pronunciation. Often students partnered up in class to experiment on one another.
Defence Against the Dark Arts
Students learn both how to handle a broom and progressively work on various techniques and manoeuvres that can be performed while in flight, as well as receiving proper instructions on the subject of proper broom care and maintenance, as well as broomology.
Flying
Students learn both how to handle a broom and progressively work on various techniques and manoeuvres that can be performed while in flight, as well as receiving proper instructions on the subject of proper broom care and maintenance, as well as broomology.
Herbology
Herbology is a mandatory class at Hogwarts for the first five years of a student's education. Students spend class time learning about the different varieties of magical plants that existed.
Transfiguration II
It teaches the art of changing the form and appearance of an object or a person. This type of magic is commonly referred to as "Transfiguration" and is considered both complex and dangerous.
Student years
Courses
IV
V
VI
VII
E
Astronomy II
Astronomy lessons are spent observing the night skies with telescopes, as well as gaining an understanding of the various phenomena that go on in space, such as Lunar phases and Space weather.
Charms
Students are taught specific wand movements and proper pronunciation. Often students partnered up in class to experiment on one another.
Defence Against the Dark Arts
Students learn both how to handle a broom and progressively work on various techniques and manoeuvres that can be performed while in flight, as well as receiving proper instructions on the subject of proper broom care and maintenance, as well as broomology.
Flying
Students learn both how to handle a broom and progressively work on various techniques and manoeuvres that can be performed while in flight, as well as receiving proper instructions on the subject of proper broom care and maintenance, as well as broomology.
Herbology
Herbology is a mandatory class at Hogwarts for the first five years of a student's education. Students spend class time learning about the different varieties of magical plants that existed.
Study of Ancient Runes
It is the study of ancient runes. Ancient Runes is a mostly theoretical subject that studied the ancient runic scripts of magic.
Alchemy
The ancient science of Alchemy focuse on the study of nature's four basic elements (fire, earth, air, and water), as well as the transmutation of substances (such as base metals into gold).
Charms
Students are taught specific wand movements and proper pronunciation. Often students partnered up in class to experiment on one another.
Defence Against the Dark Arts
Students learn both how to handle a broom and progressively work on various techniques and manoeuvres that can be performed while in flight, as well as receiving proper instructions on the subject of proper broom care and maintenance, as well as broomology.
Flying
Students learn both how to handle a broom and progressively work on various techniques and manoeuvres that can be performed while in flight, as well as receiving proper instructions on the subject of proper broom care and maintenance, as well as broomology.
Herbology
Herbology is a mandatory class at Hogwarts for the first five years of a student's education. Students spend class time learning about the different varieties of magical plants that existed.
Potions
In this class, students learn the correct way to brew potions. They follow specific recipes and use various magical ingredients to create potions.
Astronomy III
Astronomy lessons are spent observing the night skies with telescopes, as well as gaining an understanding of the various phenomena that go on in space, such as Lunar phases and Space weather.
Charms
Students are taught specific wand movements and proper pronunciation. Often students partnered up in class to experiment on one another.
Defence Against the Dark Arts
Students learn both how to handle a broom and progressively work on various techniques and manoeuvres that can be performed while in flight, as well as receiving proper instructions on the subject of proper broom care and maintenance, as well as broomology.
Divination
It teach methods of divining the future, or gathering insights into future events, through various rituals and tools.
Herbology
Herbology is a mandatory class at Hogwarts for the first five years of a student's education. Students spend class time learning about the different varieties of magical plants that existed.
Transfiguration III
It teaches the art of changing the form and appearance of an object or a person. This type of magic is commonly referred to as "Transfiguration" and is considered both complex and dangerous.
OWL
The Ordinary Wizarding Level (often abbreviated O.W.L.) is a series of subject-specific standardised tests taken during Hogwarts students' fifth year to determine if they has mastered magic to the standard level that any competent wizard should have been able to achieve. These exams are administered by the Wizarding Examinations Authority and had been around since at least the late 1800s.
Each subject has its own O.W.L. exam. The score achieved by a student on a particular O.W.L. determine whether or not that student would be allowed to continue studying in the more advanced classes of that subject in their sixth and seventh years. If students do not score high enough on a subject's O.W.L., then they would not be allowed to take that class anymore. Exam scores also determine what type of job a student could pursue once they graduated Hogwarts.
As well as referring to the test that students take in their fifth year, the term "O.W.L." also referred to the type of class, i.e. the level of difficulty of the classes the student took in their first through fifth years at Hogwarts. In addition, "achieving an O.W.L." is used to refer to a class in which the student has passed their O.W.L..
NEWT
The Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test (often abbreviated N.E.W.T.) is a series of subject-specific standardised tests take during Hogwarts students' seventh year to determine if they has mastered magic at the advanced level that not everyone is able to achieve.
Each subject had its own N.E.W.T. exam. The scores achieved by a student on their N.E.W.T.s are what potential employers looked at when said student is looking for a career after their graduation, so passing these exams is critical. Some careers, such as Auror or Healer, required a student to earn top grades in as many as five N.E.W.T.s.
As well as referring to the test that students took in their seventh year, the term "N.E.W.T." also referred to the type of class, i.e. the level of difficulty of the more advanced classes the student took in their sixth and seventh years at Hogwarts. In addition, "achieving a N.E.W.T." is used to refer to a class in which the student had passed their N.E.W.T. exam.
Quidditch
The most popular and well-known game among wizards and witches.
Quidditch is a wizarding sport played on flying broomsticks. The game is played by two teams with seven members each. The object of the game is to score more points than the opposing team.
Chaser
Beater
Keeper
Seeker
Chaser is a position in the wizarding sport of Quidditch. The Chasers throw the Quaffle to each other and try and get it through one of the hoops to score a goal.
Chaser is a position in the wizarding sport of Quidditch. There are three Chasers per team. The Chasers controll the Quaffle and attempt to get it through the goal hoops past the Keeper.
Each goal is worth ten points. This make them similar to the forwards in football, as the game is generally started with the referee releasing the Quaffle into the air for the Chasers to try and claim possession of.
Beater is a position in the wizarding sport of Quidditch. There are two Beaters on every Quidditch team, and they are the only players on the pitch who has bats, although it is not a foul for a Beater to temporarily pass a bat to a non-Beater in a match.
Their job is to keep the Bludgers away from their team and at the same time try and aim the Bludgers towards the opposite team. However, aiming Bludgers at the audience is a foul known as Bumphing.
Keeper is a position in the wizarding sport of Quidditch. There is one Keeper per team, and it is their job to guard the three goalposts attempting to stop the other team's Chasers from scoring. The Keeper also wear the most protection than any other position, which includ a helmet, shoulder/chest pads and knee pads. This effectively made them heavier than most of their other team-mates.
Keepers are typically well-built and athletic players who usually stuck close to the goal posts where they can deploy their defensive skills to their fullest capacity.
Seeker is a position in the wizarding sport of Quidditch. There is one Seeker per team. The goal of the Seeker is to catch the Golden Snitch. They play a crucial role in Quidditch, as a game do not end until the Seeker catch the Snitch. A team whose Seeker catch the Snitch receive 150 points, which almost always win the match for that team.
Seekers are generally the smallest and lightest players on a team, and there is a certain glamour attach to playing as a Seeker. Generally, the Seeker is also the most fouled player on the team.
Quidditch
Inter-house cup
The Inter-House Cup is a championship that take the form of a mini-league at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Each house team play each other throughout the course of the school year.
Final standings in the competition are based on the total amount of points win over all matches played, rather than the number of victories.
Gryffindor
Hufflepuff
Ravenclaw
Slytherin
301
Inter-house cup champion
61
Win ratings
3K
Total goals
124
Total completed the golden snitch
247
Inter-house cup champion
53
Win ratings
2K
Total goals
105
Total completed the golden snitch
176
Inter-house cup champion
48
Win ratings
1K
Total goals
82
Total completed the golden snitch
229
Inter-house cup champion
51
Win ratings
2K
Total goals
97
Total completed the golden snitch
Welcome to
Diagon alley
Diagon Alley is a cobblestoned wizarding alley and shopping area located in London, England behind a pub called the Leaky Cauldron. All items on the Hogwarts supply list can be bought at Diagon Alley.
Inside the Alley is an assortment of restaurants, shops, and other sights; some even has tables out front with coloured umbrellas. Particularly during the days or weeks before school starts at Hogwarts, the location is packed with witches and wizards, though shops are open year-round as witches and wizards travelled to the location for various goods. While the shops included many school-supply locations, there are also many locations important to the wizarding world, such as Gringotts Wizarding Bank and Ollivanders.
A Shopping List is given to students attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry each year over the summer holidays before starting their first term in September, listing what supplies they would need for that year, including books, uniforms, equipment, and other wizarding paraphernalia. All of the necessary Hogwarts's supplies could be bought in Diagon Alley, in London.
The different books and items are chosen by the teachers of each subject, so if the school has a new teacher, the books required for that subject may have changed. Not everyone in a particular year would need the same supplies, as students did not always take the same subjects. For first-years, the list of supplies come along with their Hogwarts acceptance letters.
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Wizarding bank
Gringotts
Gringotts Wizarding Bank is the only wizarding bank in Great Britain, and is owned and operated by goblins. It is founded by a goblin named Gringott in 1474. Its main offices are located around the North Side of Diagon Alley in London, England. In addition to storing money and valuables for wizards and witches, one could go there to exchange Muggle money for wizarding money. The currency exchanged by Muggles is later returned to circulation in the Muggle world by goblins. Other than Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Gringotts is the safest place in the wizarding world.
From Diagon Alley, a set of white stairs lead up to a set of burnished bronze doors. The doors are flanked by a goblin in a uniform of scarlet and gold. This is the entrance to Gringotts, and it lead into a small entrance hall and another set of doors. Through these doors, also are flanke with goblins, is a vast marble hall long counters stretching along its length with doors leading off to the vault passageways with around a hundred goblins sitting at them. The vaults extended for miles under the city and are accessible through rough stone, complex and interconnected passageways by means of magic carts that were operated by goblins. Dragons and other mysterious beasts lurked in the depths as additional security devices.
Chaser
Beater
Keeper
Seeker
