• Areas of knowledge • Hogwarts academics Ancient runes are a form of writing which witches and wizards used hundreds of years ago. It is also a subject at Hogwarts. Classwork and homework involves plenty of practice translating runes, and the O.W.L. involves translating something written in runes into English . Hermione used Spellman’s Syllabary to translate her… Read More
• Hogwarts academics Ancient Runes class, or Study of Ancient Runes, is a challenging class at Hogwarts focused on reading and understanding ancient runes, a form of writing which witches and wizards used hundreds of years ago. During Hermione Granger’s time as a student of Ancient Runes, the instructor was Bathsheda Babbling (JKR) and… Read More
• Areas of knowledge • Hogwarts academics Arithmancy is a branch of magic that is concerned with the magical properties of numbers; someone who practices Arithmancy is called an Arithmancer. Read More
• Hogwarts academics Arithmancy class is taught at Hogwarts by Professor Vector. In Professor Vector’s class, Arithmancy students are expected to write essays and to be able to understand complicated number charts, which are part of their homework (PA12). Hermione Granger appears to be the only Gryffindor in… Read More
• Hogwarts academics Astronomy is a compulsory subject for the first five years at Hogwarts. The Astonomy professor is Aurora Sinistra. The class 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, for example… Read More