Harry Potter
HogwartsHogwarts was founded over 500 years ago by the four greatest wizards of the age:
Helga Hufflepuff, Godric Gryffindor, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin.
This page includes:
Hogwarts Staff
Courses
The Hogwarts Song
The meaning of the Hogwarts Motto.
Past and Present Hogwarts Staff:
(The numbers represent which books they taught in. Estimated that they taught all 7 years if not otherwise mentioned)
Binns: History of Magic 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Burbage: Muggle Studies 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Carrow, Amycus: Defense Against the Dark Arts 7
Carrow, Alecto: Muggle Studies 7
Dumbledore: Headmaster (Books 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) and Transfiguration nearly 50 years ago
Filch: Caretaker of Hogwarts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Firenze: Divination books 5, 6, 7
Flitwick: Charms teacher 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Grubbly-Plank: Care of Magical Creatures teacher 5
Hagrid: Care of magical creatures teacher books 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Hooch: Flying teachers for 1st years and referee at Quidditch games
Kettleburn: Care of magical creatures books 1, 2, 3
Lockhart: Defense Against the Dark Arts 2
Lupin: Defense Against the Dark Arts 3
McGonagall: Transfiguration teacher 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Sinistra: Astronomy teacher 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Moody: Defense Against the Dark Arts 4
Pince: Hogwarts Librarian 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Pomfrey: School Nurse 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Quirrell: Defense Against the Dark Arts 1
Slughorn: Potions 6, 7
Snape: Potions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Defense Against the Dark Arts 6 Headmaster book 7
Sprout: Herbology teacher 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Trelawney: Divination books 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Umbridge: Defense Against the Dark Arts 5 and Headmistress 5 (end) Hogwarts High Inquisitor 5
Vector: Arithmancy teacher 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Teachers before 1991 (When Harry came):
Phineas Nigellus Black- Former Headmaster.
Derwent, Dilys- Former Headmistress.
Dippet, Armando- Headmaster before Dumbledore.
Everard- Former Headmaster.
Fortescue- Former headmaster.
Merrythought- Defense Against the Dark Arts while Tom Riddle was at school.
Ogg- Former grounds keeper while Molly and Arthur Weasley were at Hogwarts.
Pringle, Apollyon- Caretaker while Molly and Arthur Weasley were at Hogwarts.
Hogwarts Courses:
Ancient Runes: The teacher is unknown. This class was taken by Hermione. Some of the textbooks for this class are Ancient Runes Made Easy, Magical Hieroglyphs and Logograms, and Spellman's Syllabary.
Arithmancy: The teacher if Professor Vector. This is one of the extra classes that students can choose to take up in their 3rd year. This is also one of Hermione's favorite classes. A textbook needed for this class is Numerology and Gramatica.
Astronomy: This teacher is Professor Sinistra. It is a class required for students years 1 through 5. The class takes place on a high tower at midnight, where they learn about astronomy.
Care of Magical Creatures: This class has been taught by 3 teachers in the books. In the first 2 books, it is taught by Kettleburn. In books 3 through 6 it is taught by Hagrid (even though Professor Grubbly-Plank taught it in the beginning of book 6, while Hagrid was on his mission. She is also like a substitute teacher for Hagrid. They have been required to have 2 books so far in this class; The Monster Book of Monsters, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them. This is one of the classes that 3rd years can choose to take on.
Charms: Taught by Professor Flitwick, and there are no required textbooks for this specific class. It is a required class for years 1 through 5.
Defense Against the Dark Arts:
Teachers: Quirrell (1)Lockhart (2), Lupin (3), Moody (4), Umbridge (5), Snape (6), Carrow (7)
Some text required for this class are The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection, Defensive Magical Theory, and all of Lockhart's published works. They study many things in this class; usually a different thing every year, due to how quickly they go through teachers. In book 1 they studied evil magic and evil creatures, and how to cope with them. In book 2 they studied basic creatures (because Lockhart didn't know anything), in book 3 they studied a lot of more advanced dark creatures, in book 4 they studied curses, in book 5 all they did is read the textbook, and in book 6 they studied how to defend themselves against jinxes and things like that.
Divination: Taught by Professor Trelawney in books 1 through 6 (though not at the end of book 5, Umbridge fired her. Dumbledore re-hired her for book 6). It is also taught by the centaur Firenze at the end of book 5 and all of book 6. This is a class that students can pick up in their 3rd year. They study tea leaves, crystal gazing, and other ways how you can see the future.
Flying: Taught by Madam Hooch, this is a basic class that is taught only to 1st years. Here, they learn how to fly and use a broomstick.
Herbology: Taught by Professor Sprout, this is a class where they learn how to deal with and plant magical plants. A textbook that they need for this class is One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi. This is a class that is required for years 1 through 5.
History of Magic: Taught by Professor Binns, a ghost teacher, who teaches them the history of magic. The textbook that they need for this class is called A History of Magic. This is a boring class (according to Harry and Ron.)
Muggle Studies: The teacher for this class is Charity Burbage, but in this class they find out how muggles get along without magic. A textbook that they need is Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles. This is one of the extra classes 3rd year students can take.
Potions: The teacher is Snape from books 1 to 5, and Slughorn in Book 6. Some textbooks needed for the class are Magical Drafts and Potions, One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi, and Advanced Potion Making. In this class, they learn how to mix different potions and their ingredients.
Transfiguration: This class is taught by Professor McGonagall. Some textbooks required for this class are A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration, Intermediate Transfiguration, and Advanced Transfiguration. In this class, they learn how to turn 1 thing into another. Each year the objects usually get large and harder to transfigure.
Hogwarts School Song:
Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot,
Just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot.
Hogwarts Motto:
The Hogwarts motto is Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus, which translates into Never tickle a sleeping dragon.