ALL 21 SUBJECTS Taught at Hogwarts - Harry Potter Explained

Hey guys! Welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. For this video, I'm going to breaking down each and every class in the Hogwart's curriculum. Whenever I would think of classes, I would just think of the main ones: Herbology, Divination, Transfiguration, Defence Against the Dark Arts etc. But it never occurred to me just how many subjects there actually are. Do you know them all? Watch the video and find out!
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[@kierstenk3660]

What I want to know is if Binns ever figured out that he was a ghost. Surely they were all at the Great Hall one night and Dumbledore leaned over and was like, “Dude, you know you’re dead, right?”

[@Aju_nice]

that would be so funny

[@pranjal5687]

lmaooo

[@minhajnizam5090]

Also we don't know how long ago Binns died could have died long before Dumbledore was even a student

[@AlexGarcia-yc7ro]

i seem to remember reading that the most exciting part of the class he taught was appearing through the chalkboard to start the class

[@lilwilly33]

Minhaj Nizam that’s smart

[@HunterBelkiran]

Say what you will about Barty Crouch Jr., but he was actually a good teacher XD

[@aisel1483]

Julian Belkin , In the book he used imperio on the students and thats why Harry could resist the curse. So I definitely agree

[@catalingodo5379]

I do think so

[@masterpython]

He took his job very seriously

[@thepacz5832]

Yeah even though he only used harry still he always there to help Harry

[@aurakhavoski9227]

True

[@tomcat124us]

What sucks is Harry Potter is from Harry's point of view and you miss about of different courses in the books

[@youraveragedaycosplayer553]

Thomas I know I wish there could be more books like written in a view of character from each hogwarts house

[@Codraroll]

Even from Harry's point of view, we very rarely get to see what the schoolwork is actually like. The only classes we actually see them work in are Potions, Divination, Herbology, and Care of Magical Creatures, with the occasional description of some special classes in Defense against the Dark Arts or Charms (and even then it's mostly when they're talking while doing practice). Herbology basically amounts to wrangling plants while talking about something else. Transfiguration is often mentioned as a major subject that Harry takes every year at Hogwarts (and with plenty of homework), yet we're never told a word about how it's actually done. We get to see an Astronomy exam but never any of the classes. Flying class is seen once in the first book, then never again. For a series of books set in a magical school, mentions of the actual curriculum are surprisingly scarce.

[@deecyp64]

Thomas so true. Also all 3 main protagonists are gryffindor. Sucks. Where’s the representation lol

[@residentmusician]

@@youraveragedaycosplayer553 I wish J K had bothered to develop those houses at all.

[@residentmusician]

@@deecyp64 and really, if Hermione is not a Ravenclaw WTF is the point of having a "smart" house?

[@coombscharlie]

Magical theory, Arithmancy, Ancient runes, Ancient studies, and Alchemy would be fascinating.

[@julieeverett7442]

considering the runes studied are of three seperate types and there are books on all three you CAN study runes, just cant make spell chains (unless you really are magic that is!)

[@emmat.6622]

I always wanted to take Ancient Runes, but all of those would be amazing.

[@user-xp1lc1qk7e]

I smell a Ravenclaw

[@gabe_itch24]

I would be the Hermione who would need a time turner to attend every class

[@eldritchopalescence3513]

sounds like you'd be a straight A student ;)

[@HexagonMusic]

Wilkie Twycross was not a Professor. He was however an employee of the British Ministry of Magic who was the "Apparition Instructor" at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to students who are age seventeen or approaching age seventeen and wish to obtain a licence to Apparate.

[@nose-cd5sc]

exactly. Also it wasn't a constant subject, but a seminar or course to prepare the students, but I guess it's acceptabe since I think all of the 17 year olds always had an opportuniny to attend those courses

[@Mango-ly2dx]

Yep. I was just thinking the same thing.

[@fleetskipper1810]

HexagonOfficial I would compare it to a drivers Ed course nowadays.

[@prastarkeepers]

Then it's really no different from the flying classes, isn't it? The students only had to take it a few times in their first year. So then it would only be fair to consider Twycross in the same category as Hooch.

[@WasKE395]

@@prastarkeepers except Hooch also served as the quidditch judge at school games, but if you read the books, she was never introduced as "Professor Hooch" but always as Madame Hooch. I don't think she was an live-in employee as many other teachers were.

[@issyb8346]

Fun fact: when Harry leaves Hogwarts, he only knows as much maths and English as an 11 year old

[@evabailey3860]

I often think about that lol

[@Vladimir_Kv]

And that's enough. There is no instances in ordinary life when you are forced to use anything more advanced than basic arithmetics.

[@LunnarisLP]

fun fact, Harry is a native english speaker lmao.. If you mean he didnt learn to analyze poems, i doubt thats so valuable..

[@HidekiShinichi]

@@Vladimir_Kv i dont know how you are living your life. I often use mathematics, more in the form of logic and in situation where understeanding of mathematical ideas is helpfull in of itself and you dont need to write down any numbers. I use math all the time and with a math understeanding of 11 yrs old I would not be able to live the life I do. your life must suck if you cannot understeand a half of what is happening in the world.

[@Vladimir_Kv]

@@HidekiShinichi Logic =/= math. And also you had temerity to assume that I don't know math. How presumptuous of you. Also give me one example of "math that you cannot live without". Just one solid example that is universal and not specific to your lifestyle.

[@meganr5095]

Lots of teachers taught defence against the dark arts for more then a year but when Tom Riddle (Voldemort) got denied the job he put a jinx on the job so no teacher could have the job for more then a year. Before the jinx teachers could teach as long as they want as well as after Voldemort died the jinx was lifted and people could hold the job as long as they wanted

[@sophiamiki-flavell9574]

Megan Clara thank you, this is exactly what I was thinking!

[@benjaminjohannessanchez3310]

I suppose it is rather a curse than a jinx.

[@meganr5095]

Benjamin Johannes Sánchez that’s what I thought at first but technically it is considered a jinx. I don’t think it really matters what it’s called though.

[@benjaminjohannessanchez3310]

@@meganr5095 Hmmm... interesting.

[@meganr5095]

Benjamin Johannes Sánchez ya I don’t really know the difference but the books call it a jinx so that’s what I go with. I suppose it doesn’t matter what you call it though

[@imsleepdeprived8987]

"Snape Lockhart and Remus lupin" *shows picture of alastor moody*

[@kelzbelz313]

Aliza Tariq and Umbridge

[@thealchemist8514]

kelly McGregor we don’t mention the Ministry’s Madwoman, And can you really call what she did teaching?

[@TourUser9630]

@@thealchemist8514 Actively refusing to teach. Although she did seem to believe in "magical theory."

[@sarajamieson05]

Moody never technically taught, since it was really Barty Crouch Jr taking polyjuice potion.

[@z_6077]

kelly McGregor you could also say Harry seeing as he TAUGHT DADA for 1 year

[@Draco_Lapidis]

6:33 *Now we know the story of Voldemort's missing nose.*

[@simrat4540]

i just realized that 😂

[@abrahamlincoln1217]

Wasn't the answer that he used the hollocruxes to much

[@firecrispygaming]

@@abrahamlincoln1217 it was a joke

[@abrahamlincoln1217]

Fire Crispy Gaming my mistake

[@theeverythingkid]

I read this comment when it was shown hahahahah

[@ceridwenaeradwr8105]

"Apparition is the magical form of teleportation in the wizarding world" ...as opposed to... the non-magical form of teleporation...?

[@joaho99]

I sort of assumed he meant it's something the wizard is using their own magic to do, as opposed to portkeys or flu transport, wherein an object/material is given magic to use- the latter two can (presumably) be used by anyone, whether magic or muggle, but while a muggle could be brought along by side-along apparition, they would never themselves be able to apparate.

[@davidlemming]

@@joaho99 r/whoosh

[@mayabrogan]

Haha lol ur right

[@kayleighbrown459]

As apposed to portal guns, yes.

[@trudatbellyfat7358]

Or as opposed to "magical form of teleportation in the non-wizarding world"

[@economicinfo823]

Don’t we all wish we could have gone to Hogwarts 🤩

[@Anman999]

Still waiting for my Hogwarts acceptance letter to arrive

[@evilallensmithee]

Nope, I want, Ilvermorny, easily the best Wizarding school in the world. Firstly, it doesn’t have a House How-to-be-a-Bad-Guy. Secondly, they proudly incorporate the various traditions from all over the world so you get the best and most diverse magical traditions from all over the world. Thirdly, they actually had a house founded by a muggle! Sure you have to put up with MCUSA, and it does have its problems, but not frankly what government doesn’t; as schools go, give me Ilvermorny any day of the week!

[@koalafromtomorrow5656]

I mean you would have your parents and unless you were the main character or they interest you be dead I supposedd you would come back As ghost

[@cyrusq]

No because I would have a chance of getting killed

[@Luke_05]

Koala From Tomorrow Not every Wizard comes back as a ghost you know..

[@Pro_Butcher_Amateur_Human]

I don't understand how people can fall asleep in Binn's class. They're being taught about the wizard's wars with goblins BY A GHOST!!! Even that sentence is fun! I'd kill to take that class. And why aren't the muggleborns losing their minds at this confirmation of an afterlife?! Why are none of them having an existential crisis? Why are none of them dressing up as Ghostbusters at Halloween?

[@linal00l]

Think about it this way: If a ten-year-old can be as boring as an elderly man, then a ghost could be as boring as your math teacher. As for the muggle-borns bit, the initial shock must have faded. I mean, they just got into a magical school, magic is real and they can use it. Not only that but MILLIONS upon MILLIONS of wizards exist, enough to fill a whole school and more. That will probably distract them, to be honest.

[@Codraroll]

@@linal00l: "Millions upon millions" could be stretching it. Then again, numbers was never Rowling's strong suit. One of the quite fun things about the books is that there's wild inconsistency whenever numbers above ten are mentioned. I mean, try figuring out how many students there are at Hogwarts. At one point, 200 Slytherins are mentioned watching a Quidditch game, but there are only a dozen students in each year per house. I think Rowling once suggested there were around 3000 magical people living in Britain, but this doesn't scale well with, for instance, the number of employees in the Ministry for Magic.

[@julievaskova1547]

Erlend Andenæs when i was bored, i did all the statistics and counting (but for the marauder era). on harry potter wiki it says the wizard to muggle ratio is something about 1:4,250 or something like that. and it the seventies there would be about 1,300 students at hogwarts (i found how many people were born in the uk per month that decade) and about 14,000 wizards in uk all

[@julievaskova1547]

*alone. of course with population growth, there are a lot more wizards than poor 250 if we take what we know about 40 students per year during harry’s studies and rowling’s absurd number of 3,000 wizards and witches in total. she described atrium at ministry filled with thousands of witches and wizards. (hope it makes sense, english is not my first language)

[@Codraroll]

@@julievaskova1547: Interestingly, the number of 3000 wizards and witches matches pretty well with the given size of the Hogwarts years. 40 students per birth year * 80 years life expectancy gives a total of 3200, assuming incredibly stabile conditions throughout. Of course, those numbers are wildly inconsistent with the other numbers shown and mentioned, but at least they form a pair of consistent numbers. I almost suspect that this simple calculation was how Rowling ended up with one of the numbers, using the other as a starting point.

[@c0ronariu5]

I know these were “off the record” subjects, but Harry did get taught Occlumency and Legilimency. Duelling was a club, but it is still a separate discipline, much like apparition.

[@neroquin]

These are all the subjects I want to take: Core: History of Magic, Potions, Transfiguration Electives: Muggle Studies, Arithmancy, Alchemy Extra-curricular: Magical Theory, Art, Ancient Studies

[@TourUser9630]

First elective - "A theoretical knowledge should be sufficient to get you through your examinations, which is what school is all about." (Possible misquote?)

[@1tzm3hh11]

@@TourUser9630 Really? I'd totally be taking dark arts!

[@youraveragemusicperson2176]

@Kertu Münzer probably because Binns was teaching it. It was said that his voice was so monotone and boring that it would put you to sleep

[@elephant35e]

You have to take all the core classes until your NEWT year.

[@rohailjamali8434]

Core:Defence against the dark arts, transfiguration, charms Electives:Potions, Ancient runes, Ancient studies Extra-Curricular: Herbology, Arithmency ,Care of magical Creatures

[@stephaniehipp1808]

Btw, you forgot to mention that Feirenze also taught Divination.

[@bungalowfeuhler1541]

1:44 - The Dark Arts. Taught by Professor Zuckerburg.

[@mitz5398]

lizard man scary

[@saklee1777]

i think u mean professor suckerburg. cause he sucks

[@gabrielwaterman6604]

I could've sworn that there was a choir class taught by Professor Flitwick...

[@sirmurford2737]

That was a movie only thing, and originally the instructor wasn't supposed to be Flitwick. Warrick Davis did an interview about how Flitwick wasn't really in the third movie, but the new director wanted Davis in for a cameo so they developed the choir instructor and later made him new appearance Flitwick.

[@gabrielwaterman6604]

Ok that makes sense thanks

[@endermasa9451]

i’m not sure it was a class but in the uk we have a choir group that is like a club!

[@_an_ananya3504]

I think that it was an extra curricular

[@KuraSourTakanHour]

I like the inclusion of choir class or some form of musical activities in Hogwarts, it helps round out everything. Even playing music with spelled or enchanting instruments, that sounds cool

[@grayfan3805]

Love it!! I’ve always enjoyed studying the rooms, subjects, and staff of Hogwarts too. The only one I know you forgot is music. It was a class for Third Years and up. Taught by an unnamed teacher: Professor Flitwick was in charge of all clubs relating music, like the band, orchestra, and the Frog Choir.

[@katherinkeegan8601]

Remember Dumbledore talking about music. In the books he lead everyone in the school song much to the teachers dismay. I have wondered if it was ever taught or song properly after Dumbledore's death.

[@magic8ball1982]

By the time Harry gets to Hogwarts, a lot of the classes are either no longer taught or have been combined with other subjects. Xylomancy is now a part of the NEWT-level Divination curriculum, Ghoul Studies is now a part of Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Ancient Studies is now a part of History of Magic. Art, Alchemy and Magical Theory were simply dropped due to lack of student interest.

[@flamingpi2245]

Matthew Callies If I went to hogwarts I’d be very interested in alchemy

[@oceansalliteration0419]

Theres a lot of fan theories in regards to why so few classes were offered at Hogwarts. Ranging from *lower birth rates/more lives lost in the war = low class sizes* to *Dumbledoor was manipulative and wanted to control the youth!* And I love the fact that pretty much any of them might have some truth to them. Even if some are more bashy and ridikulus than others.

[@abrahamlincoln1217]

Ravenclaw I just want to congratulate you on your ridikulus pun

[@cspetronilho]

I'm so sad, because I would literally spend a lot of time studying Magical Theory

[@Gr3nadgr3gory]

In legacy it's explained that many classes are only taught if there's enough interest, like alchemy. Makes sence to me, that happens in some real schools.

[@gabe_itch24]

I would be the Hermione who would need a time turner to attend every single class

[@celinas7197]

Same

[@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214]

All of them look and Sound Cool.

[@injilaansari28]

Sameeeeee........

[@adityabhalekar3506]

I'm not too sure about arithmancy, herbology and muggle studies

[@subatenome]

Hogwarts has 7 school years, if we divide that by the number of subjects taught in hogwarts that comes out at just 3 a year. Schools normally teach 7-8 subjects in a year. I'm thinking some subjects are taught in multiple school years, example: Arithmancy I, II, III or defence aginst the dark arts, etc.

[@Metamagic.Astheral]

In the 5th, 6th and 7th years of Harry Potter, the Divination subject actually had two professors, the second one being the centaur Firenze. He taught alongside Sybil, even if she was rather uncomfortable with the idea of sharing classes.

[@Gr3nadgr3gory]

I feel that discomfort was mostly because centaurs consider most human froms of divination to be complete nonsense.

[@MrRen847]

Ok I only knew some of the subjects but I never knew their were literally 21 SUBJECTS! That seems like so much but also not that much 😂

[@HarryPotterTheory]

I know, crazy!

[@PhilBagels]

@@HarryPotterTheory This is one of several things that doesn't make sense in JKR's world. Do they never study Civics? They learn nothing about wizarding law? What their rights and responsibilities as wizards are? How the Ministry of Magic works? Maybe this is why the Ministry is so often corrupt and incompetent. Do they never learn basic math? How do they know how to manage their own money? Is this why wizard money makes so little sense? Do they not know anything about accounting until they get hired at Gringotts and get on-the-job training? How about geography? Shouldn't they at least learn what the world looks like? How do they know where the various important places and things are in the world? How about magical healing & medicine? Or even just first aid? Does anyone ever learn/teach the construction of magical items? How did the Marauders, as students, know how to make such a powerful item as the Marauder's Map? How did the Weasley twins ever learn how to make all their items they sold in their store? Why are there no wand lore/wand making classes? Do you just have to be born into the Ollivander family to make wands? There's so much stuff left out. Are there magical colleges/universities, where wizards can earn the wizarding equivalent of advanced degrees? How and when do Harry, Ron, and Hermione ever learn to be Aurers? Apparently, there are no education classes in the wizarding world, which explains why so many of the teachers are horrible at their jobs.

[@TeutonicPict]

@@PhilBagelsI have no answer for the majority of your comment, but being an Auror is mainly battling the dark arts, so defense against the dark arts would be great for that.

[@PhilBagels]

@@TeutonicPict Yes, DADA is certainly useful for being an Auror, but what about criminal detection? Investigation? Forensics? Muggle policemen need more than just gun skills.

[@karsten69]

@@PhilBagels that's the kind of thing you learn during the actual auror coursework. Think of it like a police academy thing.

[@TheDrexxus]

Astronomy class? Alright then, important question: Do wizards consider Pluto to be a planet?

[@wariolandgoldpiramid]

They probably still study it, regardless.

[@thomasschulz2167]

Well considering the time period, they would have considered Pluto a planet if they were keeping in touch with the muggle side of astronomy. Though there is the possibility that they had significantly surpassed our ability in that area. Consider it takes weeks if not months to make the reflector mirrors for our large telescopes. A wizard given access to materials could hammer out a flawless reflector in just a few spells. Or heck they wouldn't even need a large reflector in the first place, they could use a spell to make a regular telescope have an effective light collector any size they want as well as still the atmosphere for a crystal clear image! Then there's space travel! By apparating you could go to the Luna, Mars, Pluto even! I don't think there is a limit on how far you can travel. So long as you've seen the place and can picture it in your mind you can go there! SO MANY POSSIBLE ADVANCEMENTS!

[@zetazimmer4769]

Traditional astronomy would concern the Sun, Moon, Earth, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The books discuss homework related to Saturn’s moons and they have telescopes, but it’s unknown how many celestial bodies they study. A lot of what we know about objects way, way out there is with satellites and advanced telescopes beyond that seen at Hogwarts. So they may not even acknowledge the existence of Pluto.

[@LunnarisLP]

well some do and some dont i guess. The chief of NASA said he considers Pluto a planet still too xD

[@zetazimmer4769]

@@LunnarisLP If Pluto is a planet, then Ceres and a bunch of other dwarf planets are planets too.

[@jaxpavan2123]

As a historian I'd go for the history of magic, ancient studies and magical theory

[@YukiTheOkami]

congratulation you are officially the most boring person on the planet jes history can be fun but not with this teacher

[@alex.d7419]

Good luck with Professor Binns 😂

[@Azaghal1988]

maybe Runes would be nice to know too, as a hobby historian.

[@mikumiku8231]

I agree.

[@chavez-vb5tm]

I don't understand why Voldemort wanted dark arts to be teached in Hogwart. Usually when a dictator have a power over people that dictator don't want people to be smart and to have knowlege about stuffs that make them an opportunity to delete him. In this case the dictator is Voldemort. Sorry for my bad english, I hope you understand.

[@joeyjerry1586]

Simple, he wants to manipulate these students to use the dark arts to torture and kill voldemort’s opponents, especially since children are easy to manipulate

[@HarryPotterTheory]

Hey guys! Thanks for watching. If you enjoyed the video, please hit the LIKE button. If you could choose 3 subjects from this list, which would you pick?

[@talanthrom4170]

Do a video on Ron Weasley and his importance. Hes quite overlooked.

[@talanthrom4170]

DADA Potions Charms

[@kalaivani1679]

DADA Transfiguration Potions

[@georgeboehmler7211]

Arithmancy, defence against the dark arts, and hmmm, charms or transfiguration, I can’t decide Edit: btw sorry astronomy 😢

[@Timberwolf69]

Only three? Well, I'd say DADA, COMC and Transfiguration.

[@AlecTheLocalIdiot]

I love this channel and I love STAR WARS theory! So it's cool having two different channels to watch when I am bored. (Which is always during this awful quarantine)

[@magekgames4847]

Love how to the point this guy is he gives the info makes it interesting but he never drags it on

[@alyssas1885]

Is no one going to mention the other divination teacher? Firenze the centaur takes over teaching divination after Trelawney is fired by Umbridge.

[@Liutgard]

22- History of Wizard Literature. Taught by myself, Dr. Arabella Vellum. Most of what we cover are texts that the Muggles call 'fairy tales'. Things such as the works of Hoffman, and the Brothers Grimm. It is for 6th and 7th years, with the occasional 5th year with the recommendation of their Head of House.

[@esmee6308]

Oh my gosh this would make one hell of a fanfic, 'what actually happened' type of thing, comparisons, how they explained it.

[@Liutgard]

@@esmee6308 Working on it. :-) Sadly, the Potter convention in Tacoma next month has been cancelled. I was going to teach a class there....

[@esmee6308]

@@Liutgard That's really cool and yeah the whole world is sadly on it's head right now. :(

[@benjaminjohannessanchez3310]

Yep, this is canon now...

[@CJCroen1393]

Random headcanon: I've lately been imagining that the new teachers of DADA and Muggle Studies are Augusta Longbottom and Dean Thomas respectively.

[@linal00l]

Actually, it's been said in the chapter "Nineteen Years Later" (from the seventh book) that Neville is the new Herbology professor by the time Albus Potter (Harry and Ginny's son) gets into Hogwarts, so you might be right.

[@montyfischetti4787]

I was with you for the first 14. I’ll even give you a pass on Apparition as a one-year class like Flying. But everything else goes into made up fandom territory. Other than some words written on a random prop there’s no other evidence in the books, games, or films that the students actually had those subjects. The fact that you couldn’t find a professor for those subjects speaks for itself. JK Rowling has spent the years since Deathly Hallows retconning and tweaking her world. But she never went into any additional subjects.

[@isak7294]

Thank you for making this comment haha 😂. I was shocked nobody pointed this out.

[@linal00l]

I guess some of these might have been taken from the map, but that's not exactly confirmed, so I suppose you are right. Though it is really fun to imagine how all these subjects would be like.

[@montyfischetti4787]

@@linal00l The funny thing is, even the classes that ARE featured in the books and movies aren't even shown that much. Despite the fact that a magic school is the setting for the majority of the series, JK Rowling doesn't spend a great deal of time on the 'school' aspect. Harry's annual mystery and thing trying to kill him is always ends up being the main focus. Because of that, I actually CAN"T imagine what a full year worth of a Hogwarts class is like due to how little they're shown in the series. The Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery game tries it's best. But it's clearly a stretch and a struggle for the developers to come up with enough classes to fill an entire curriculum. It's no wonder you don't start some classes until fifth and sixth year. I'm STILL waiting to finally see what an Astronomy class is like. The Harry Potter books are mysteries disguised as fantasy novels meant to appeal to a mass audience of all ages. They weren't exactly meant for nerdy Ravenclaws like me who obsess over tiny details and background information in an attempt to paint a better picture of the world. But yes, it IS fun to imagine. And unfortunately, that's really ALL we can do for most of it.

[@veggieh8r]

I was gonna say, I just read the books for the first time a few weeks ago and half of these were not in them.

[@malachiroberts6198]

Alchemy is a class but not in a traditional sense the school system is completely different in 7th year the in the 5th year OWLs are needed to advance a class 6th year NEWTs are needed to be considered done with that class in the 7th year courses are specialized depending of your NEWTs you have like to do alchemy in 7th year you would need a NEWT in transfiguration, potions, charms, Ancient runes, numerology, and divination. Like Aurorar needs potions, transfiguration, charms, DADA,

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

The Professor for the History of Magic was a ghost, huh.

[@spring_suolo_roblox]

How did u not know that fake fan

[@spring_suolo_roblox]

Daniel Tasic, because they didn’t read the damn BOOKS

[@JonasHyldgaard]

oh no! we've got a supremacist!. approach with care and do not feed it, it might become severely aggressive

[@andi-ud1jh]

Binns is history too *insert heh here*

[@iExpulso]

Call them Classy bruh stfu you’re a fake fan if you bash on other fans. We all fans around here instead of yelling at him educate him😤

[@gracebryant3746]

It still blows my mind that they don't have reading and writing taught cuz like what if u want to write for the daily prophet or something?

[@hitsoka4508]

It's canon that special quills are available to correct spelling errors and other stuff like that. Maybe wizards and witches don't find those classes necessary because of that.

[@gracebryant3746]

@@hitsoka4508 but like just grammar and you just grow as a writer not even punctuation and all that. U grow as a writer when you're in a class. Idk but that's just what I think

[@lenanana8]

The only other explanation I can find is that magical folk are born with the math and language literacy of an adult. Because if they were homeschooled, where did their parents (and their parents, etc) learn it? Given the International Statue of Secrecy and the blood purity thing, it's highly unlikely that the average magical family would send their kids to muggle elementary before they turned 11. But honestly this explanation is so ridiculous that it makes me cringe to think about it. This is a huge world-building flaw that I think needs to be addressed, particularly for a series which takes place in a school.

[@TalonSvarog]

Realistically you don't need a stand alone subject for that thought. Every subject seems to require written assignments and textbook readings, therefore they could develop their reading/writing skills through their classes. Maths on the other hand....

[@carriewalker4659]

Out of all classes, runes and ancient magic sound like the ones I’d enjoy not the most but enough to actually pay attention

[@ec6933]

Of all the Harry Potter review channels yours is by far the best. Good and new information not repeating and soothing to watch and listen to.

[@fwieland]

What I ask myself is, how do they learn to read and write or what about the subject math? Do they have something like a primary school or so? Does anybody know this?

[@evelgreytarot8401]

Witch and wizard schooling doesn't begin until 11 years old. I would assume homeschooling to be primary education for witchborne and traditional schooling for muggleborne, with the exception of those muggleborne that would choose homeschooling also.

[@linal00l]

I personally think that most wizardkind developed most of muggle society because of squibs, well, making more squibs. So, I believe that they use something similar to what muggles use, of course, there's probably some kind of different operating system, but I'm guessing there's similar, if not almost identical version and Arthrimancy is just an advanced and magical version of muggle math. In short, I think they use a similar version of muggle math, but with the knowledge of magic.

[@_zemoscoat_]

For muggle borns they would have gone to primary school before but for wizard born children it's up to the parent to tech the child simple english and maths at home to help them.

[@fwieland]

@Acadia H But this would not explain, why so many "not muggleborn"- Wizards know so less about the muggle world. Even ig they were Purebloods, like Arthur Weasly...

[@yn_asln]

Of course they now something like math or else the were really fucked up in potions.

[@taraestelleadelizzi9975]

Where on earth in the books is it suggested there is a “general” art class?

[@elephant35e]

No where in the books. I looked on the HP wiki, and the article mentions there's an art class because some guy at Hogwarts in the first film was wearing an art beret or art uniform or whatever.

[@wariolandgoldpiramid]

His video just takes all the classes listed on the Harry Potter wiki, without even dividing them into "Main, Year 3, Extra Curricular" categories. Some of the classes mentioned here are from the videogames.

[@xa5150]

@elephant35e If that’s really why, I’m surprised there isn’t a class on swordplay included because multiple students wielded a sword in the movies.

[@ambrosiaaa9064]

I don’t know why but I’d really like to learn divination. It may not be accurate but it would still be fascinating how people predict the future. It’s quite like theology in muggle schools

[@aniksamiurrahman6365]

4:10 It saddens me that Hermionie never got to learn differential equations or optimizing algorithms.

[@lenanana8]

SAMEEEEEE!!! Or can you imagine what magical folk would do for 3D data visualization, which is what many computer softwares struggle with these days? I imagine 3D holographic projections enabled by some charms that could be performed by young students. aghghghghgh and to think we don't have that technology yet ghgh.

[@miquelcanosasanteularia1678]

Love this channel

[@oliviamurray3909]

Only people who read the books know who Professor Binns is.

[@jmww4978]

Yep

[@jmww4978]

And peeves

[@Patrick_Knowlton]

This is just the video I was hoping to come across!!!! I'm working on a Magical school myself and was curious as to what all the different courses it could include, and this was a huge help!!

[@lw5682]

Love this type of video⚡

[@annafield3136]

Would be interesting to see what years each of these subjects were taught in

[@klatchabobby]

6:19: Apparation, not apparition. An apparition is like seeing ghosts.

[@TheRedComyn]

Awesome! I didn't know some to these. Thanks!

[@MegaAgamon]

Thanks man! Very infromitive video.

[@kgxgen2062]

I wish Hogwarts also taught Wandlore, perhaps a prerequisite subject that could tailor to those who're interested in wandmaking into learning the fundamentals of creating wands and prepare them for apprenticeships with various wandmakers. I'd certainly love to study this subject if it was offered, though I could imagine it being one of the more competitive classes due to the nature of the wandmaking business.

[@LumTheAlien]

I image learning wand making would be like an apprenticeship that one would learn after graduating from Hogwarts. Since olivanders family had been doing it for generations, maybe only some people where from certain families would be given the apprenticeship. Thought if it was a class I would really want to take it. I've spend hours reading the wandlore on pottermore.

[@saminatemichael8843]

I've always been a fan of Defense Against the Dark Arts, Care of Magical Creatures, and Ghoul Studies. Even one of my own original characters is a professor of the Care of Magical Creatures.

[@dusantomic1323]

Great video keep up the good work

[@mercenaryfearlessfighter668]

Love it man ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@nobelprizelostmojo6994]

The music you've been using all this time, is awesome and chill.

[@joshdavis4438]

@Harry Potter Theory where do you get it from?

[@thy-fodder1351]

*Me as a Student at Hogwarts*: Yeah, Professor? Can we have the syllabi? Seems like we always deviate from the lesson.

[@patembersouls]

Charms, Transfiguration and Alchemy would be my favorites as I’ve always loved the idea of creating magic items. 😀

[@Eyeseathem]

This is the first video I have watched from this channel, and I am going to subscribe, because this is an amazing video. This is the first Harry Potter video that I have watched that has approached from a truly in Universe point of view. I also adore the small comments that a truly dedicated fan can recognize, such as Alecto Carrow, or losing a body part during apparition, I immediately thought of Ron. These comments don’t detract from the overall message, they simply add a more inquisitive line of thinking for the viewer. I applaud you. Watched it twice. Subscribed.

[@lutube7897]

I’d choose Care for Magical Creatures, Magical Theory, and Alchemy. If I had to choose a fourth, I’d pick Defense Against the Dark Arts, too.

[@fi7032]

What's so funny is that in actual witch craft divination is one of the most used things, and is extremely accurate. Also runes, and rune reading is a type of divination along with tarot reading, the reading of tea leaves, numerology , scrying , etc. Which is funny because both Hermione's most and least favorite classes are both forms of divination!

[@fi7032]

Also the flying of brooms is so much funnier when you know what that is actually based off of, lets just say it's not exactly kid friendly.

[@jordanliew345]

I like the way you differentiate between core subjects electives subjects

[@doggy3569]

Nice video!

[@benjaminacuna8013]

It’s weird there were not more specialized electives like cooking, beautician, spell writing, performance magic, battle magic, Alchemy was taught at Hogwarts, it’s odd that some of the more fascinating subjects were not showcased in the series

[@Prokerboss]

Battle magic is defence against the dark arts and the other things you listed i think there are special schools for that

[@sk1.432]

Love the content

[@MrRen847]

Same 😎👊

[@sk1.432]

@@MrRen847 FNC!

[@MrRen847]

FNC baby! 👍👏😎

[@MrChemicalDisaster]

Divination is also taught by Firenze the centaur

[@YuThinkUrCool]

It would be pretty rad if they discussed to the possibility of beings, and even other magical beings existing on other planets in astronomy.

[@landfam4]

Study of ancient runes, alchemy, ancient studies, and magical theory sound interesting

[@M4Carbinefan]

I'd choose potions, ghoul studies and charms.

[@samisikdar5417]

I’m pretty sure potions is a compulsory subject

[@rumanatarafder616]

BlueRaven would love to take ghoul studies. Sounds very interesting!

[@techsilver7761]

Thanks for the nightmares from the apparition slides

[@Gullenore]

Good video!

[@Aju_nice]

my fav subjects/ subjects that i wanna learn: potions, transfiguration, DADA, charms, herbology, care of magical creatures and arithmancy

[@dolphincat1446]

Wait, so they don’t have English, maths, chemistry, biology, and physics?

[@KuraSourTakanHour]

I think there was some musical activities they added in the movies, like the choir, but I like to think that is also a subject but can done magically in it's own right. Including making spells to make instruments play a song, or enchanting instruments and other fun things like that

[@bankerduck4925]

Amazing!

[@artsenal714]

I mean i'm not even an school enthusiast like Hermione but i can totally understand why she wanted to take all the elective subjects when she finished her 2nd year. Everything sounds so interesting, specially for a muggleborn like Hermione.

[@danielpickton-allen8385]

15, 16, 18, 19, 20 and 21 aren’t in the books. Flying and Apparition aren’t full subjects either.

[@mellchiril]

they're officially extra-curricular activities, they're listed on the harry potter wiki from which all these subjects were taken

[@danielpickton-allen8385]

Mellchiril they aren’t officially anything if they’re not in the books. I don’t care what’s on a wiki.

[@guardianofpeace6393]

It’s on Pottermore

[@wariolandgoldpiramid]

Alchemy is from Pottermore, so I believe it. Ancient Studies - not real, comes from a videogame. Apparation - not subject, just extra lessons. Art - again, not real. Ghoul Studies - also just a classroom in a videogame. Magical Theory - book, not subject. Xylomancy - not exists.

[@chaotic_one3758]

y'all forget that flitwick had a damn choir in tow. like you see the choir in both the 4th and 5th films.

[@mollylamczyk7763]

I forgot some of them. I only remember the basics and what the trio took. This video was very insightful

[@minibadger]

Don’t they have music classes? In the third film a choir were singing a song along with toads and the choir was also seen in the fifth film.

[@izzy_izzy_izzybelle]

maybe it was just an afterschool club

[@kathleenmansure7416]

It's just a movie thing and not in the books

[@defaultjohn5052]

That is just a club

[@DevOpsGuy0]

Transfiguration is my favorite...

[@aderangedturtle898]

Yay I'm quite early love your vids!! Edit: I only knew 14 the first 13 and 17 apparition

[@Ottawa3453]

That was a nice cursory glance at the subjects. Next up hopefully: An in-depth view on each.

[@HarryPotterTheory]

Which ones interest you most?

[@Ottawa3453]

@@HarryPotterTheory Mainly the ones that aren't explained that well in the books and movies, like Arithmancy and Alchemy e.g. I suppose those would also be the most difficult to find information about.

[@Liana211]

What are you’re sources for the courses not mentioned in the books?

[@julialimongedesousa4333]

Liana Kaplan They show up on the marauders map (the class room). What they are I think everyone just speculated

[@Liana211]

Julia Limonge Thanks Julia. Which map, the one at the end of the third movie or the one sold in HP official stores?

[@whimzi4832]

Pottermore

[@Liana211]

austin sider Can you send me a link please?

[@dominoday26]

@@Liana211 There is no proof to a lot of these subjects. In fact, it is indeed canon that there are only 12 subjects: Quoting from Wizardingworld/Pottermore (which is canon as JK Rowling herself wrote it): All first-years at Hogwarts must take seven subjects: Transfiguration, Charms, Potions, History of Magic, Defence Against the Dark Arts, Astronomy and Herbology. Flying lessons (on broomsticks) are also compulsory. At the end of their second year at Hogwarts, students are required to choose a minimum of two more subjects from the following list: Arithmancy, Muggle Studies, Divination, Study of Ancient Runes and Care of Magical Creatures.

[@darthvader3155]

This is where the fun begins

[@melkor2316]

Hello there

[@lutilda]

DADA didn't always have a high turnover- that only started when Voldemort cursed the job because Dumbledore wouldn't give it to him. This was around the last 60s. So the job was cursed for about 40 years or so.

[@eveybigbyyeah6578]

I would take these harry potter subjecteds , 1. Astonmany 2. Charms 3. Defence of the dark arts 4 Herbology 5. History of magic 6. Potions 7. Transfiguration 8. Care of magical creatures 9. Divartion 10. Muggle studies 11. Approption 12. Art

[@TheHomieZhe]

I didn't know there was more classes interesting.

[@Jade-tb3wl]

I trust you so much that I like before Even seeing the video. Stay like this only😉

[@LaurensTravels]

Such a fascinating video! I would love charms, ghoul studies and care for magical creatures the most! No thanks to arithmancy.

[@julielamantia11]

Last time I checked there was not Dark Arts but Neville did say that it was LIKE it turned into Dark Arts but it was still Defense against the Dark Arts because they only taught Dark Arts and not how to defend them self’s against it.

[@tonygold2815]

I’d also like to know every potion could you also do that thank you I love the channel

[@tonygold2815]

Thanks for liking my comment

[@ingannoceanstryder973]

That’s going to be a lot of potions

[@tonygold2815]

Ingan Oceanstryder if the day comes I will be very excited and then comes all the ingredients

[@ChanchoCubano]

Wasn’t there some sort of music, cause I remember that time in one of the movies when professor Flitwick does some sort of choir with students and toads. Can you please explain this?

[@youtubelife921]

Libia Gomez Hogwarts, Hogwarts, hoggy hoggy Hogwarts

[@janestarjohnston1815]

I think the frog choir is more like an extracurricular activity/club much like the slug club and quidditch teams

[@murko155]

films aren't canon

[@CK-js1ww]

Murko but I feel like even in the books hogwarts would have a Choir , it just wasn’t mentioned as it wasn’t relevant to Harry

[@Yameen200]

now i would recommend expanding on these subjects and how some people excel at it like voldemort and dumbledore whilst others are average. What is the science behind these subjects

[@nathrath1839]

You forgot about extra subjects such as if required, occlumency or legilemancy and also private lessons with any teacher

[@annabelrhodes3035]

What I always wondered was how there were enough teachers and classrooms to go around

[@caiawlodarski5339]

It's a giant castle, 21 is a pretty small number, some castles have hundreds of different rooms

[@moumitabhattacharya7833]

I would choose DADA,Charms, transfiguration,Ancient Runes,Potions,Care of magical Creatures.

[@stef12121999]

I liked because you included Ghoul Studies. Many people forget about it

[@chupacabra9357]

Magical Theory sounds so interesting. I want to know where the spells originated from.

[@evilallensmithee]

I suspect xylomancy was actually the care and study of wands. I suspect advanced xylomancy would be the creation of wands.

[@wholefoodplantbasedmama5398]

There must be a class on magical food of some kind otherwise how would s weasley know how to do what she does in the kitchen. Also hufflepuff was founded by a witch famous for her cooking skills. Where did she learn them and how did she pass those skills on to younger witches and wizards ?

[@Izunami]

I always wondered about a wizard version of Home-ec that focused on household spells. It seemed like the only way they were learned was to get passed down from generation to generation and the muggle students were just SOL.

[@SeleneSalvatore]

Some common charms for home probably was teach in charms lessons. Flitwick have also a Charm Club for students. Most of them you learn from books or from parents. Molly have a lot of magic book for home care and cooking.

[@nickjprice3869]

Is it bad That I’ve been so curious about the classes? Anyways thanks for this video

[@PabloLaConecta]

Divination was also taught by Firenze the Centaur as well.