Classes
Harry Potter Lexicon has the list of classes that have to be taken. I got this directly from their website, so I don't take credit for what I will put here in this thread.
Harry Potter Lexicon
schedule of classes by year
First Year:
classes:
Astronomy
Charms
Defense Against the Dark Arts
Herbology
History of Magic
Potions
Transfiguration
June: finals (exams)
Second Year
Same classes as first year. During the Easter holidays, students choose two or more additional classes for year 3.
Pick 2 to add for your third year:
Ancient Runes
Arithmancy
Care of Magical Creatures
Divination
Muggle Studies
June: finals (exams)
Third Year
Same classes as second year, add two new subjects. Students may drop an elective class if they wish but they are required to continue with the core classes begun in first year.
June: finals (exams)
Fourth Year
Same classes as third year, begin preparing for O.W.L.s. Students may drop an elective class if they wish but they are required to continue with the core classes begun in first year.
June: finals (exams)
Fifth Year
Same classes as fourth year. Students may drop an elective class if they wish but they are required to continue with the core classes begin in first year.
June: Ordinary Wizarding Levels (O.W.L.s)
Sixth Year:
Students don't know what their classes for sixth year will be until after they receive the results of their O.W.L.s. Once they have their O.W.L. results, the students know whether they have achieved the required grades to get into the classes they're interested in for sixth year. On the first day of term, each student meets with his or her Head of House to determine which classes he or she can take. If the student did not pass an O.W.L., he or she discusses options with the Head of House.
If a student achieved the required O.W.L. in a particular subject (which varies from teacher to teacher), he or she may continue in that subject, but is not required to do so. For example, several (well, all, as far as we know) of Harry's year opted to drop out of Care of Magical Creatures, much to Hagrid's dismay.
June: finals (exams)
Seventh Year:
We won't know what the classes are for seventh year until the book comes out, although it is likely that seventh years concentrate on taking classes in their chosen fields.
June: Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests (N.E.W.T.s)
Daily Routines at Hogwarts
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The day begins with breakfast in the Great Hall. During breakfast, the morning mail arrives in a flurry of hundreds of owls. A bell signals the start of the first class at 9 am.
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At the end of this class, there is a short break to walk to the next class after which another bell signals the beginning of the next class.
*
There are two morning classes with a break between, followed by lunch and a break.
*
After lunch, classes resume at 1 pm. It is not clear if there are one or two classes in the afternoon.
*
Supper is served in the Great Hall toward evening, after which the students are expected to be in their House common rooms for studying and socializing.
Harry Potter Lexicon has the list of classes that have to be taken. I got this directly from their website, so I don't take credit for what I will put here in this thread.
Harry Potter Lexicon
schedule of classes by year
First Year:
classes:
Astronomy
Charms
Defense Against the Dark Arts
Herbology
History of Magic
Potions
Transfiguration
June: finals (exams)
Second Year
Same classes as first year. During the Easter holidays, students choose two or more additional classes for year 3.
Pick 2 to add for your third year:
Ancient Runes
Arithmancy
Care of Magical Creatures
Divination
Muggle Studies
June: finals (exams)
Third Year
Same classes as second year, add two new subjects. Students may drop an elective class if they wish but they are required to continue with the core classes begun in first year.
June: finals (exams)
Fourth Year
Same classes as third year, begin preparing for O.W.L.s. Students may drop an elective class if they wish but they are required to continue with the core classes begun in first year.
June: finals (exams)
Fifth Year
Same classes as fourth year. Students may drop an elective class if they wish but they are required to continue with the core classes begin in first year.
June: Ordinary Wizarding Levels (O.W.L.s)
Sixth Year:
Students don't know what their classes for sixth year will be until after they receive the results of their O.W.L.s. Once they have their O.W.L. results, the students know whether they have achieved the required grades to get into the classes they're interested in for sixth year. On the first day of term, each student meets with his or her Head of House to determine which classes he or she can take. If the student did not pass an O.W.L., he or she discusses options with the Head of House.
If a student achieved the required O.W.L. in a particular subject (which varies from teacher to teacher), he or she may continue in that subject, but is not required to do so. For example, several (well, all, as far as we know) of Harry's year opted to drop out of Care of Magical Creatures, much to Hagrid's dismay.
June: finals (exams)
Seventh Year:
We won't know what the classes are for seventh year until the book comes out, although it is likely that seventh years concentrate on taking classes in their chosen fields.
June: Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests (N.E.W.T.s)
Daily Routines at Hogwarts
*
The day begins with breakfast in the Great Hall. During breakfast, the morning mail arrives in a flurry of hundreds of owls. A bell signals the start of the first class at 9 am.
*
At the end of this class, there is a short break to walk to the next class after which another bell signals the beginning of the next class.
*
There are two morning classes with a break between, followed by lunch and a break.
*
After lunch, classes resume at 1 pm. It is not clear if there are one or two classes in the afternoon.
*
Supper is served in the Great Hall toward evening, after which the students are expected to be in their House common rooms for studying and socializing.
