Hogwarts As A School
i saw someone else do this and our drs are vastly different in how hogwarts schooling is ran so i thought i’d post my version. i’ve been shifting to Hogwarts in a few different eras for years now and this is how school has always ran for me. i shift to a university style hogwarts btw, first 5 years are like undergrad, and then you can leave after 5th year if you don’t need it for your work. 6th and 7th years are the equivalent of grad school.
School Size
hogwarts is much smaller than many of you think
the castle itself is massive but the population is quite small
there’s about 280 students at Hogwarts give or take some. 10ish students per house, per year. my graduation class at hogwarts in 38 in my golden trio dr, and 45 in my marauders dr
the wizarding population of the uk is much smaller than you’d think it is
Classes
All classes are 2 times per week minus astronomy
astronomy is at midnight or later on different days for each year. Mondays are 2nd years, Tuesday is 3rd years, Wednesday is 1st years (as per the first book) Thursdays are 4th years, 5th years are Wednesdays at 1 am, 6th years are Tuesdays at 1am, 7th years are Mondays at 1am
classes start at 9am Monday through Friday and last class ends at 3pm
for your first two years, you don’t have any electives (per the books) so you have a lot more free time. out of 20 class slots (minus astronomy time) 13 are taking up for 1st years, and 12 for 2nd years, Flying being the extra class for 1st years
when your 3rd year comes, you must take at least 2 electives, but you can take up to 4 without needing a time turner like Hermiome in the 3rd book. 6 core classes plus 4 electives taking up all 20 class slots. (i am doing this in my 5th year and it’s HELL. but i want the OWLs so i suffer)
Testing
for final exams every year each class has a written test where you go over your theoretical knowledge of magic, and a practical test where you get to test the skills you’ve learned over the semester.
exams are taken twice a year in december and june with mid terms in october and march
OWLs are taken at the end of your 5th year, and then you take NEWTs at the end of your 6th year. you have to test at a certain level for each class to be able to take OWL/NEWT level classes
General Things
breakfast is from 7am to 8:30, lunch is from 12pm to 12:45, dinner is from 6 to 7:30
uniforms do not have to be worn for meals unless there is a special event
you also do not have to sit out your house table unless there is a special event
Sports/Clubs
club sign ups are always the second weekend back so around the middle of September
you can sign up for as many clubs as you like as long as you can balance them
you can also sign up for things like study groups or house study halls, Ravenclaw house study is on Wednesday after classes from 3:30 to 5:30
Quidditch try outs are always at the beginning of October, and the season starts the first weekend in November.
Canonically there’s only about 6 games of quidditch but that’s dumb so there’s quidditch most saturdays November to April with the games starting at around 10am
thats everything i can think of right now! if you have any questions feel free to send me an ask!
