Post by Severus Snape on Jan 27, 2010 18:43:02 GMT -5
Ancient Runes Text Books Needed for Class
Ancient Runes Made Easy
Magical Hieroglyphs and Logograms
Spellman's Syllabary
Class Info:
Classwork/homework includes plenty of practice interpreting runes. The O.W.L. involves translating something written in runes into English.
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Arithmancy Text Books Need for Class:
Numerology and Gramatica
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Astronomy Text Book: None specified for first year or subsequent years, but the O.W.L.. has a theory as well as a practical component.
Class Info: Meets at midnight at the top of the Astronomy Tower. Essays for the theory portion involve learning a lot of facts (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
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Care of Magical Creatures Text Books: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Monster Book of Monsters
Class Info: Classwork usually consists of handling, feeding, controlling various creatures. Homework included drawing a detailed diagram of a bowtruckle with all parts labeled.
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Charms Text Books: The Standard Book of Spells
Class Info: Classwork involves trying various charms, such as Cheering Charm.
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Defence Against the Dark Arts Text Books: The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection, Defensive Magical Theory, Confronting the Faceless
Class Info: 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
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Divination Text Books: Unfogging the Future, The Dream Oracle
Class Info: An elective, offered beginning in third year, this course covers reading tea leaves, palmistry, crystal balls, astrology, and more
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Flying Text Books: None
Class Info: Teaching students to fly on broomsticks.
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Herbology Text Books: One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi
Class Info: 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
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History of Magic Text Book: A History of Magic
Class Info: Extremely boring lectures on various aspects of magical history.
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Muggle Studies Text Books: Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles
Class Info: 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.
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Potions Text Book: Magical Drafts and Potions, also One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi and Advanced Potion-Making
Class Info: 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)
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Transfiguration Text Books: A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration, Intermediate Transfiguration, Guide to Advanced Transfiguration
Class Info: Classwork includes lectures and practical, such as changing beetles into buttons.
Ancient Runes Made Easy
Magical Hieroglyphs and Logograms
Spellman's Syllabary
Class Info:
Classwork/homework includes plenty of practice interpreting runes. The O.W.L. involves translating something written in runes into English.
_________________
Arithmancy Text Books Need for Class:
Numerology and Gramatica
__________________
Astronomy Text Book: None specified for first year or subsequent years, but the O.W.L.. has a theory as well as a practical component.
Class Info: Meets at midnight at the top of the Astronomy Tower. Essays for the theory portion involve learning a lot of facts (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
___________________
Care of Magical Creatures Text Books: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Monster Book of Monsters
Class Info: Classwork usually consists of handling, feeding, controlling various creatures. Homework included drawing a detailed diagram of a bowtruckle with all parts labeled.
__________________
Charms Text Books: The Standard Book of Spells
Class Info: Classwork involves trying various charms, such as Cheering Charm.
__________________
Defence Against the Dark Arts Text Books: The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection, Defensive Magical Theory, Confronting the Faceless
Class Info: 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
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Divination Text Books: Unfogging the Future, The Dream Oracle
Class Info: An elective, offered beginning in third year, this course covers reading tea leaves, palmistry, crystal balls, astrology, and more
_____________________
Flying Text Books: None
Class Info: Teaching students to fly on broomsticks.
______________________
Herbology Text Books: One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi
Class Info: 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
________________________
History of Magic Text Book: A History of Magic
Class Info: Extremely boring lectures on various aspects of magical history.
________________
Muggle Studies Text Books: Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles
Class Info: 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.
_______________
Potions Text Book: Magical Drafts and Potions, also One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi and Advanced Potion-Making
Class Info: 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)
_______________
Transfiguration Text Books: A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration, Intermediate Transfiguration, Guide to Advanced Transfiguration
Class Info: Classwork includes lectures and practical, such as changing beetles into buttons.
