Post by Kati on Nov 19, 2010 20:58:39 GMT -6
These are available clubs at Hogwarts and their respective text books.
Ancient Runes
-Various rune dictionaries, Ancient Runes Made Easy, Magical Hieroglyphs and Logograms, Spellman's Syllabary
Classwork/homework includes plenty of practice interpreting runes. The O.W.L. involves translating something written in runes into English.
(3rd Year and Up)
Arithmancy
-Numerology and Gramatica
(3rd Year and Up)
Astronomy
-None specified for first year or subsequent years, but the O.W.L.. has a theory as well as a practical component.
Meets at midnight at the top of the Astronomy Tower. Essays for the theory portion involve learning a lot of facts (Ron and Harry's fifth year essay on Jupiter's moons is the best example). During their practical O.W.L., the fifth years had to fill in a star chart by locating and correctly identifying various celestial bodies then visible in the sky.
(1st Year and up)
Care of Magical Creatures
-Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Monster Book of Monsters
Classwork usually consists of handling, feeding, controlling various creatures. Homework included drawing a detailed diagram of a bowtruckle with all parts labeled.
(3rd Year and Up)
Charms
-The Standard Book of Spells
Classwork involves trying various charms, such as Cheering Charm.
(1st year and up)
Defence Against the Dark Arts
-The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection, Defensive Magical Theory, Confronting the Faceless
* classwork varies depending on the teacher, but studies evil magic and creatures and how to cope with them
* year one: general overview
* year two: basic Dark creatures
* year three: intermediate Dark creatures
* year four: curses
* year five: no idea what a competent teacher would have set; as it was, just read the Slinkhard book
* year six: Dementors, Inferi
Divination
-Unfogging the Future, The Dream Oracle
An elective, offered beginning in third year, this course covers reading tea leaves, palmistry, crystal balls, astrology, and more. Although centaurs, like humans, practice astrology, they go about it with a different emphasis. In their view, divination is far more useful for predicting large changes than day-to-day trivial events.
(3rd Year and Up)
Flying
-None, practical only
Teaching students to fly on broomsticks. We have only been shown one class period at the beginning of first year in this subject.
(1st year only)
Herbology
-One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi
* class takes place in the greenhouses outside the castle
* second years work in Greenhouse Three, where there are more interesting and dangerous plants
* second years: repotting Mandrakes
* fourth years: harvest Bubotuber pus
(1st and up)
History of Magic
-A History of Magic
Extremely boring lectures on various aspects of magical history. However, the boredom is due to Binns' teaching style, not the material itself, which tends to emphasize vicious goblin riots, outright goblin rebellions, and giant wars.
(1st and up)
Muggle Studies
Classwork includes charts showing Muggles lifting heavy objects without magic, understanding the importance of electricity to Muggle technology, and so on. The emphasis, like Arthur Weasley's enthusiasms, appears to focus solely on the physical aspects of life without magic, without mention of cultural differences. (This can, of course, change with the teacher. Like say, the teacher was a Muggle-Born.)
(3rd Year and Up)
Potions
-Magical Drafts and Potions, also One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi and Advanced Potion-Making
* usually a double class
* takes place in a dungeon, drafty and cold
* memorizing the properties of various potion ingredients, the composition of specific potions, and practice preparing them
* essays on the properties of potion ingredients (and occasionally analyzing how a student's practical assignment specifically went wrong and how to correct it)
(1st and up)
Transfiguration
-A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration, Intermediate Transfiguration, Guide to Advanced Transfiguration
Classwork includes lectures and practical, such as changing beetles into buttons.
(1st and up)
After 5th year, and several O.W.Ls, then it's determined if you can continue to take the course or not.
For more information, head to; www.hplex.info/hogwarts/classes/classes.html
Ancient Runes
-Various rune dictionaries, Ancient Runes Made Easy, Magical Hieroglyphs and Logograms, Spellman's Syllabary
Classwork/homework includes plenty of practice interpreting runes. The O.W.L. involves translating something written in runes into English.
(3rd Year and Up)
Arithmancy
-Numerology and Gramatica
(3rd Year and Up)
Astronomy
-None specified for first year or subsequent years, but the O.W.L.. has a theory as well as a practical component.
Meets at midnight at the top of the Astronomy Tower. Essays for the theory portion involve learning a lot of facts (Ron and Harry's fifth year essay on Jupiter's moons is the best example). During their practical O.W.L., the fifth years had to fill in a star chart by locating and correctly identifying various celestial bodies then visible in the sky.
(1st Year and up)
Care of Magical Creatures
-Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Monster Book of Monsters
Classwork usually consists of handling, feeding, controlling various creatures. Homework included drawing a detailed diagram of a bowtruckle with all parts labeled.
(3rd Year and Up)
Charms
-The Standard Book of Spells
Classwork involves trying various charms, such as Cheering Charm.
(1st year and up)
Defence Against the Dark Arts
-The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection, Defensive Magical Theory, Confronting the Faceless
* classwork varies depending on the teacher, but studies evil magic and creatures and how to cope with them
* year one: general overview
* year two: basic Dark creatures
* year three: intermediate Dark creatures
* year four: curses
* year five: no idea what a competent teacher would have set; as it was, just read the Slinkhard book
* year six: Dementors, Inferi
Divination
-Unfogging the Future, The Dream Oracle
An elective, offered beginning in third year, this course covers reading tea leaves, palmistry, crystal balls, astrology, and more. Although centaurs, like humans, practice astrology, they go about it with a different emphasis. In their view, divination is far more useful for predicting large changes than day-to-day trivial events.
(3rd Year and Up)
Flying
-None, practical only
Teaching students to fly on broomsticks. We have only been shown one class period at the beginning of first year in this subject.
(1st year only)
Herbology
-One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi
* class takes place in the greenhouses outside the castle
* second years work in Greenhouse Three, where there are more interesting and dangerous plants
* second years: repotting Mandrakes
* fourth years: harvest Bubotuber pus
(1st and up)
History of Magic
-A History of Magic
Extremely boring lectures on various aspects of magical history. However, the boredom is due to Binns' teaching style, not the material itself, which tends to emphasize vicious goblin riots, outright goblin rebellions, and giant wars.
(1st and up)
Muggle Studies
Classwork includes charts showing Muggles lifting heavy objects without magic, understanding the importance of electricity to Muggle technology, and so on. The emphasis, like Arthur Weasley's enthusiasms, appears to focus solely on the physical aspects of life without magic, without mention of cultural differences. (This can, of course, change with the teacher. Like say, the teacher was a Muggle-Born.)
(3rd Year and Up)
Potions
-Magical Drafts and Potions, also One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi and Advanced Potion-Making
* usually a double class
* takes place in a dungeon, drafty and cold
* memorizing the properties of various potion ingredients, the composition of specific potions, and practice preparing them
* essays on the properties of potion ingredients (and occasionally analyzing how a student's practical assignment specifically went wrong and how to correct it)
(1st and up)
Transfiguration
-A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration, Intermediate Transfiguration, Guide to Advanced Transfiguration
Classwork includes lectures and practical, such as changing beetles into buttons.
(1st and up)
After 5th year, and several O.W.Ls, then it's determined if you can continue to take the course or not.
For more information, head to; www.hplex.info/hogwarts/classes/classes.html