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SUBJECTS
Arithamacy – This is
the study of numbers and how they are used in the wizarding world. It is
taught by Professor Vector, a teacher not mentioned very often. Not
metioned at all by the way. Astronomy – Astronomy
is taught normally on a Wednesday night at midnight. You have to study
the skies and learn the movements of the planets and direction of stars.
It is taught by Professor Sinistra who recomends that a telescope is a
must for this subject! Care of Magical Creatures – Hagrid
teaches this subject and it is the study of magical creatures, the best
way to approach them and how to look after them. Hagrid started this job
in the 3rd year when Harry was at Hogwarts and before that Professor
Kettleburn taught this subject. The class meet many interesting
creatures such as unicorns and hippogriffs but there are also some
boring ones like flobberworms! You know good old Hagrid ! This class is
sometimes enjoyable sometimes boring. Beware..... Charms – Professor
Flitwick teaches Charms. Here you learn all sorts of charms and
enchantments such as Cheering charms and how to make objects fly. Beware
though, it is not as easy as just waving your wand and uttering the
magic words, everything has to be exact otherwise you never know what'll
happen to you. This is tough. Defence Against the Dark Arts – Since Harry has been at school he has had 4 Defence Against the Dark Art teachers. There was Professor Quirrell (he turned out to be the servant of Lord Voldemort), Professor Lockhart (who lost his memory in the Chamber of Secrets and was useless as a teacher anyway because he talked about himself) and Professor Lupin (who left when everybody found out he was a werewolf). Professor Lupin was the best teacher and he taught them properly about Defence Against the dark Arts with hands-on experience. The 4th teacher of Defence Against the Dark Arts was Mad-eye Moody even though it wasn't the real Mad-eye Moody who actually taught it only at the end of term (see Goblet of Fire for more details). Moody has taught the most dangerous and advanced stuff so far. You better learn all of them! This is
the subject of reading tealeaves, palmistry, crystal balls and
fire-omens and is one that many Muggles can actually do as long as they
have the "eye". Professor Trelawney teaches it at the top of
the North Tower. She believes Harry will always die in tragic and severe
ways but this is not unusual for her to make these assumptions as she
picks a new student to die each year. Ron and Harry just make up their
Divination homework predicting dire and sick things but Trelawney loves
it and rewards them with high marks. Herbology – Professor
Sprout, a small dumpy witch teaches Herbology in the greenhouses and is
also the head of Hufflepuff. In this subject you learn how to take care
of the strange plants and fungi used for potions and learn which ones
are used for what. Do you like this subject? History of Magic – History
of Magic is the only subject that is taught by a ghost. Professor Binns
fell asleep in front of the fire in the staff room and when he woke up
he went to his next lesson, leaving his body back in the staff room but
still continued to teach. Most pupils agree that this is one of the most
boring lessons, as you learn about magic in the past and don't get to do
any magic yourself. Yuck ! I hate history myself ! Muggle Studies – This
subject is specifically for wizarding family students but Muggle-borns
do take it such as Hermione to learn about the wizard point-of-view on
their life before they found out that they were a witch or a wizard. The
subject teaches them about all the things in the Muggle world and how
they work such as a telephone and electricity. I'm sorry.. but if you
are a Muggle than you should get out of this site immediatly ( Just
kidding ) Potions – Professor
Snape who favours his house Slytherin teaches this subject. It is the
subtle science and exact art of potion making. Here you make potions to
cure ailments and learn which potion is best for whatever is wrong with
you. There are many different types and these are discussed more in the
Potions section. Do you like Snape? Quidditch and flying lessons - Madam
Hooch teaches Quidditch to those who want to learn at Hogwarts. She also
teaches flying lessons to all the first year students along with
Professor McGonagall. Flying is extremely popular for obvious reasons.
Yeah ! Go Harry Go ! Study of Ancient Runes – This is
the study of how to read and interpret Rune stones, by finding out what
each stone means. Transfiguration – Professor McGonagall teaches Transfiguration and it is a complex and dangerous subject. It is where you change things into different objects such as a beetle into a button or even a human into a pig. The class starts off simple and becomes more and more advanced. |