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[[File:Hogwarts_Express.JPG|thumb|right|The first year students on their way to Hogwarts.]]
  
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{{Quote|There was a lot more to [[magic]], as [[Harry Potter|Harry]] quickly found out, than waving your [[wand]] and saying a few [[Incantation|funny words]].|A lesson all first-years learned|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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A '''first year''' is a student at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] who is new to Hogwarts and in their first year of magical education. On average, there are around 144 new first years attending Hogwarts each academic year.{{Fact}}
  
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[[File:The trio in their first year PSF.jpg|thumb|250x250px|The [[trio]] in the first year]]
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A student in their first year at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] was called a '''first-year''' (with a hyphen).<ref name="PS5"/> Those who received their Hogwarts letter at age eleven were permitted to attend.<ref name="PS4">{{PS|B|4}}</ref>
   
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==Starting Hogwarts==
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==Beginning the magical career==
  
 
===Travelling to Hogwarts===
  
===Travelling to Hogwarts===
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{{Quote|Firs'-years! Firs'-years over here! All right there, [[Harry Potter|Harry]]? C'mon, follow me – any more firs'-years? Mind yer step, now! Firs'-years follow me!|[[Rubeus Hagrid]] greeting new students|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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[[File:Boats.jpg|thumb|right|200px|First years travelling across the [[Black Lake]] on boats, to reach [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]].]]
  
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[[File:Hogwarts boats 1.jpg|250px|thumb|left|First-years travelling across the [[Great Lake|Black Lake]] on boats]]
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{{Quote|Firs'-years! Firs'-years over here!|[[Rubeus Hagrid]]|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
  
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First-years were typically eleven to twelve years of age, and began the year by boarding the [[Hogwarts Express]] at exactly 11 am on 1 September from [[King's Cross Station]], from which they travelled to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]].<ref name="PS6"/> If they lived in [[Hogsmeade]], they of course did not need to catch the train.
   
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First years are typically eleven to twelve years of age, and begin the year by boarding the [[Hogwarts Express]] at exactly 11 a.m. from [[King's Cross Station]] on which they travel to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]. If they are a wizarding family and live in [[Hogsmeade]], they do not need to catch the train. From there, first year students are accompanied by the [[Keeper of Keys and Grounds]], or another suitable teacher if they are absent, to a shady path that leads to a fleet of small [[Hogwarts boats|boats]], which magically sail themselves across the [[Black Lake]] to arrive at a small landing stage near the castle of Hogwarts; next, they await their turn to get [[Sorting ceremony|Sorted into their houses]]. A teacher takes them to [[Entrance Hall Antechamber|a small room]] where they await the [[Sorting ceremony]]. The older students ride up to the castle in [[Hogwarts carriages|carriages]] pulled by creatures called [[Thestral]]s, winged horse-like creatures that are invisible to anyone who have not personally witnessed someone's death.
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From there, first-year students were accompanied by the [[Keeper of Keys and Grounds]] (or another suitable teacher if the Keeper was absent), along a shady path that led to a fleet of small [[Hogwarts boats|boats]], which sailed themselves across the [[Great Lake|Black Lake]] before arriving at a small landing stage near the base of [[Hogwarts Castle]].<ref name="PS6">{{PS|B|6}}</ref> Students would frequently fall into the lake during this trip, and the boat ride during the start of the [[1986–1987 school year]] was the first time no students fell into the lake in the school's history.<ref name="NA">{{HM|2|New Arrivals}} [https://youtu.be/EFxMAV4RbT4?t=1397 see this video]</ref>
   
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Students would then await their turn to be [[Sorting ceremony|Sorted into their houses]] in the [[Great Hall]].<ref name="PS7">{{PS|B|7}}</ref><ref name="HM12">{{HM|1|2}}</ref> A teacher would take them to [[Chamber of Reception|a small room]] where they would await the Sorting ceremony.<ref name="PSF">{{PS|F}}</ref>
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===The Welcoming Feast===
  
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[[File:Sorting hat.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The [[Sorting Hat]] on [[Harry Potter]]'s head]]
  
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{{Quote|Everybody finished the song at different times. At last, only the Weasley twins were left singing along to a very slow funeral march|How the Hogwarts song finished in [[Harry Potter|Harry]]'s first year|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
  
   
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===The Sorting Ceremony and Start-of-Term Feast===
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Just before the [[Welcoming Feast]] begins, there is a [[Sorting ceremony]], where the students are Sorted into one of four houses ([[Gryffindor]], [[Hufflepuff]], [[Ravenclaw]], and [[Slytherin]]) by the [[Sorting Hat]]. When the sorting hat is placed on your head it looks inside your mind. It looks for qualities that are unique to each of the houses and then places you appropriately. After the sorting, the [[Headmaster]] says a few words and the [[Welcoming Feast]] begins. After the meals have been eaten, the headmaster says a few more words; then the headmaster directs the school song at the end of the start-of-term feast if he feels in a particularly festive mood, such as when [[Harry Potter]] came to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]. The headmaster directs the song with his wand. He flicks out a ribbon that floats in the air, creating the words for the students to sing along with, each singing to the tune of their choice. The rest of the staff does not appear to have any delight in this little ritual, but for example, [[Albus Dumbledore]] conducts the singing with gusto and even gets a bit misty at the end of:{{-}}
  
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{{Quote|When I call your name, you will put on the hat and sit on the [[Sorting Ceremony stool|stool]] to be sorted. [[Hannah Abbott|Abbott, Hannah]]!|[[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]] announcing the Sorting Ceremony on [[1 September]] [[1991]]|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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[[File:Pottermore background the sorting ceremony.jpg|250px|thumb|The 1991 Hogwarts Sorting Ceremony]]
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Just before the [[Start-of-Term Feast]] began, new students were [[Sorting Ceremony|Sorted]] into one of four houses ([[Gryffindor]], [[Hufflepuff]], [[Ravenclaw]], and [[Slytherin]]) by the [[Sorting Hat]]. The Hat [[Legilimency|analysed each student's mind]], looking for specific characteristics that it used to decide where to put each student. After the Sorting, the [[Headmaster]] would say a few words and the [[Start-of-Term Feast|feast]] would begin.<ref name="PS7" /><ref name="HM12"/>
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After the feast, the headmaster would say a few more words; if he or she was feeling particularly festive, they would direct the students as they sang the [[Hoggy Warty Hogwarts|school song]], such as the year [[Harry Potter]] came to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]. Dumbledore used his wand as a conductor's baton, [[Ribbon-conjuring spell|conjuring a ribbon]] that floated in the air, forming the words for the students to sing along with, each singing to the tune of their choice. Not all Professors were overly fond of the song, but [[Albus Dumbledore]], the wise and odd man he was, conducted the singing with gusto and even teared up at the end:<ref name="PS7" />
   
 
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|''Hogwarts, Hogwarts,''<br />''Hoggy Hoggy Hogwarts''<br />''Teach us something, please,''<br />''Whether we be old and bald''<br />''Or young with scabby knees,''<br />''Our heads could do with filling''<br />''With some interesting stuff,''<br />''For now they're bare and full of air,''<br />''Dead flies and bits of fluff,''<br />''So teach us things worth knowing,''<br />''Bring back what we've forgot,''<br />''Just do your best, we'll do the rest,''<br />''And learn until our brains all rot.''<br />
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|''Hogwarts, Hogwarts,''<br />''Hoggy Warty Hogwarts''<br />''Teach us something, please,''<br />''Whether we be old and bald''<br />''Or young with scabby knees,''<br />''Our heads could do with filling''<br />''With some interesting stuff,''<br />''For now they're bare and full of air,''<br />''Dead flies and bits of fluff,''<br />''So teach us things worth knowing,''<br />''Bring back what we've forgot,''<br />''Just do your best, we'll do the rest,''<br />''And learn until our brains all rot.''<ref name="PS7" />
 
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==Overall==
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==During the first year==
  
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{{Quote|To their great surprise, both he and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] passed with good marks; [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]], of course, came top of the year. Even [[Neville Longbottom|Neville]] scraped through, his good Herbology mark making up for his abysmal Potions one.|[[Harry Potter]]'s experiences with the [[first year exams]]|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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===Classes===
  
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[[File:Flying class in 1991.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Flying class]]
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{{Quote|There was a lot more to [[magic]], as [[Harry Potter|Harry]] quickly found out, than waving your [[wand]] and saying a few [[Incantation|funny words]].|Harry's thoughts about the classes|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
  
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First-year students had to take: [[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration]], [[Charms (class)|Charms]], [[Potions (class)|Potions]], [[History of Magic]], [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]], [[Astronomy]], and [[Herbology]], classes that were mandatory throughout their first five years of magical education.<ref name="PS8">{{PS|B|8}}</ref><ref name="subjects">{{WW|hogwarts-school-subjects}}</ref>
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[[File:Potion_Class.jpg||right|thumb|250px|[[Severus Snape]] teaching [[Potions (class)|Potions]] to a first-year class.]]
  
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First year students must take [[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration]], [[Charms (class)|Charms]], [[Potions (class)|Potions]], [[History of Magic]], [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]], [[Astronomy]] and [[Herbology]]. [[Flying (class)|Flying]] lessons are also compulsory.<ref>[[Pottermore]]</ref>
  
   
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First-years, and only first-years, were required to take [[Flying (class)|Flying class]], where they learned the basic commands to give to their [[broomstick]], as well as basic tricks and tips for riding, as most of the first-years had probably never flown before arriving at Hogwarts school.<ref name="PS9">{{PS|B|9}}</ref><ref name="HM13f">{{HM|1|3|f}}</ref><ref name="HM16f">{{HM|1|6|f}}</ref><ref name="HM19f">{{HM|1|9|f}}</ref><ref name="CC14">{{CC|B|1|4}}</ref>
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In [[Astronomy]], students observe the sky with their [[telescope]]s, learning the names of the stars and the movements of the planets; they also learn about the [[Moon|moons]] of [[Jupiter]]. Charms students learn the [[Levitation Charm]], the [[Softening Charm|softening spell]], the [[Fire-Making Spell|fire charm]], and, as the exam requires them to make a pineapple dance across a desk, presumably the [[Dancing Feet Spell|dancing charm]]. Defence Against the Dark Arts classes learn about the [[Curse of the Bogies|spell to give people runny noses]], the [[Knockback Jinx|spell to blast people away]], and different ways to treat [[Werewolf|werewolf]] bites. First years also learn the basic commands one must give their [[Broomstick|ride]]; they learn fundamental tricks and tips for riding. Herbology students study various plants and fungi, such as [[Dittany|a healing herb]] and [[Devil's Snare|a plant that likes strangling people]]; it is in this class that they first learn the [[Fire-Making Spell|fire charm]]. In History of Magic, they learn various names and dates, including [[Emeric the Evil|a really evil guy]], [[Uric the Oddball|a crazy dude]], the [[Warlock's Convention of 1709]], various [[Goblin Rebellions|goblin rebellions]], [[Gaspard Shingleton|the inventor of the self-stirring cauldron]], and the uprise of [[Elfric the Eager]]. Transfiguration students made complex notes, and then had to learn the [[Match to needle|spell to turn a match into a needle]], the [[Mice to Snuffboxes|mouse into snuffbox spell]], and the [[Switching Spell]]. Lastly, potions students learned the [[Cure for Boils|potion to cure boils]], and the [[Forgetfulness Potion|potion to make people forget things]].
  
   
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===Timetable===
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===Curriculum===
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====[[Charms (class)|Charms]]====
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|{{Quote|[[Filius Flitwick|Professor Flitwick]] called them one by one into his class to see if they could make a [[pineapple]] tap-dance across a desk.|The first-year Charms exam|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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<ref name="PSG">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]''</ref>
  
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*[[Levitation Charm]]<ref name="PS10">{{PS|B|10}}</ref><ref name="HM15c">{{HM|1|5|c}}</ref>
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*[[Softening Charm]]<ref name="PSG">{{PS|G}}</ref>
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*[[Fire-Making Spell]]<ref name="PSG" />
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*[[Wand-Lighting Charm]]<ref name="LEGOY1"/><ref name="HM12c">{{HM|1|2|c}}</ref>
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*[[Unlocking Charm]]<ref name="standard">{{PM}} - [[The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1]]</ref><ref name="HM18c">{{HM|1|8|c}}</ref>
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<ref name="PSG"/><ref name="PS">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''</ref>
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*[[Knockback Jinx]]<ref name="HM17c">{{HM|1|7|c}}</ref>
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*[[Wand-Extinguishing Charm]]<ref name="HM16c">{{HM|1|6|c}}</ref>
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*[[Severing Charm]]<ref name="standard" />
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*[[Locking Spell]]<ref name="standard" />
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*Making a [[pineapple]] dance across the table<ref name="PS16">{{PS|B|16}}</ref>
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*[[Ice Jinx]]<ref name="PAS">{{PAS}}</ref>
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*[[Box Blasting Charm]]<ref name="PAS" />
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[[File:Charms class in 1991.jpg|250px|thumb|left]]
 
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|[[History of Magic]]
  
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{{fact}}
  
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|[[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration]] (unknown)<ref name="PS"/>
  
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*Treating [[werewolf]] bites<ref name="PS13">{{PS|B|13}}</ref>
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*[[Verdimillious Charm]]<ref name="PSG" />
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*[[Verdimillious Duo Spell]]<ref name="PSG" />
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*''[[Verdimillious Tria]]''<ref name="PSG" />
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|{{Quote|Professor McGonagall watched them turn a mouse into a snuff box.|The first-year Transfiguration exam|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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*[[Transfiguration alphabet]]<ref name="PSF" />
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*[[Transfiguration]] formula<ref name="PSF" />
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*[[Desk Into Pig]] {{C|Demonstration}}<ref name="PS8" />
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*[[Match to needle spell|Match to needle]]<ref name="PS8" />
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*[[Mice to Snuffboxes]]<ref name="PS16" />
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|{{Quote|[[Severus Snape|Snape]] made them all nervous, breathing down their necks while they tried to remember how to make a Forgetfulness Potion.|The first-year Potions exam|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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*[[Cure for Boils]]<ref name="PS8" /><ref name="HM12p">{{HM|1|2|p}}</ref>
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*[[Forgetfulness Potion]]<ref name="PS16" />
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*[[Herbicide Potion]]<ref name="PSG" /><ref name="HM17p">{{HM|1|7|p}}</ref>
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*[[Wiggenweld Potion]]<ref name="PSG" /><ref name="HM14p">{{HM|1|4|p}}</ref>
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*[[Antidote to Common Poisons]]<ref name="PSG" />
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*[[Venomous Tentacula]]<ref name="PSG" />
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*[[Spiky Bush]]<ref name="PSG" />
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*[[Bouncing Bulb]]<ref name="PSG" />
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*[[Severing Charm]]<ref name="PSG" />
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*[[Moly]]<ref name="PSG" />
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*[[Asphodel]]<ref name="PSG" />
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*[[Nettle|Dried Nettles]]<ref name="PSG" />
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*[[Wormwood]]<ref name="PSG" />
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*[[Mandrake Root]]<ref name="PSG" />
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*[[Lumos Solem Spell]]<ref name="LEGOY1" />
 
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====[[History of Magic]]====
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|{{Quote|One hour of answering questions about batty old wizards who'd invented Self-Stirring Cauldrons and they'd be free...|The first-year History of Magic exam|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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*[[Gargoyle Strike of 1911]]<ref name="PSG" />
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*[[Soap Blizzard of 1378]]<ref name="PSG" />
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*[[Werewolf Code of Conduct]]<ref name="PSG" />
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*[[Emeric the Evil]]<ref name="PS8" />
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*[[Elfric the Eager]]<ref name="PS16" />
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*[[Uric the Oddball]]<ref name="PS8" />
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*[[Self-Stirring Cauldron]]<ref name="PS16" />
 
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===First year restrictions===
  
===First year restrictions===
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[[File:Nimbus 2000.JPG|thumb|250px|Harry's [[Nimbus 2000]], a gift from [[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]]]]
  
 
{{Quote|PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST-YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS|Extract from the [[Hogwarts acceptance letter]]|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
  
{{Quote|PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST-YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS|Extract from the [[Hogwarts acceptance letter]]|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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First-years could not go to [[Hogsmeade]] with the students in the [[third year]] or above, and were not permitted to have their own [[broomstick]] inside the school grounds until the [[second year]].<ref name="PS5" /> They were further forbidden from taking [[Divination (class)|Divination]], [[Muggle Studies]], [[Study of Ancient Runes]], [[Care of Magical Creatures]] and [[Arithmancy (class)|Arithmancy]] until the [[third year]],<ref name="COS14">{{COS|B|14}}</ref> and [[Apparition (class)|Apparition]] and [[Alchemy (class)|Alchemy]] until the [[sixth year]].<ref name="subjects" />
   
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===Required textbooks===
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First years cannot go to [[Hogsmeade]] with the students in the [[third year]] or above, and they are not permitted to have their own [[broomstick]] inside the school grounds, an exception being [[Harry Potter]], who was given a [[Nimbus 2000]] in his first year. They also cannot take the classes [[Divination]], [[Muggle Studies]], [[Study of Ancient Runes]], [[Care of Magical Creatures]] and [[Arithmancy]] until the [[third year]] and up.
  
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Potions Book.png|''[[Magical Drafts and Potions]]''<ref name="PS5">{{PS|B|5}}</ref>
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==Harry's first year (1991) ==
  
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Book of Spells 1.png|''[[The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1]]''<ref name="PS5"/>
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{{Main|1991-1992 school year}} The new students are greeted at the castle door by [[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]], who tells them they will soon be sorted into their houses. All [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] students live in one of four residences: [[Gryffindor]], [[Hufflepuff]], [[Ravenclaw]], or [[Slytherin]]. Each house has its own team for [[Quidditch]]. The houses are in a yearlong competition with one another to acquire the most points, which are earned by success in [[Quidditch]] games, answering questions correctly in class and other things during school which teachers feel they deserve points. Points are lost for student infractions.
  
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===The Sorting ceremony and the Welcoming feast===
  
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{{Main|Welcoming Feast}}
  
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A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration Pottermore.png|''[[A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration]]''<ref name="PS5"/>
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[[File: Sorting.jpg|thumb|250px|The Sorting]]
  
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As the students enter [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], [[ghost]]s appear in the hallway. The students are led to the [[Great Hall]], where the entire school waits for them. They see a pointy hat on a stool. When the students try on the [[Sorting Hat]], it announces the house in which they are placed. Harry becomes very nervous. He has learned that he does not care for [[Slytherin]] house, as the students in it (i.e. Draco Malfoy) are unpleasant and [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] once belonged to [[Slytherin]]. Finally, it's [[Harry Potter|Harry]]’s turn to wear the hat. After a brief mental discussion with the hat in which it tries to suggest [[Slytherin]] to him, the hat places Harry in [[Gryffindor]]. Harry is pleased to find that he is joined in [[Gryffindor]] with [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]]. [[Draco Malfoy]] is placed in [[Slytherin]].
  
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Everyone sits down to a grand feast to begin the year. Harry is overwhelmed by the variety of luscious food served. Sir [[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington]], the resident ghost of [[Gryffindor]] (popularly known as "Nearly Headless Nick" because of a botched decapitation), introduces himself to the first-year students and tells them he hopes they will win the house championship this year. Over dessert, the discussion turns to the children’s upbringings. A student named [[Neville Longbottom]] tells how his family thought he was a [[Muggle]] (or later referred as a [[Squib]]) until he survived a fall from a window. [[Harry Potter|Harry]] glances around the room and notices a few of the teachers talking to one another. One stares malevolently at Harry, who immediately feels a sharp pain in his [[Harry_Potter's_scars#The_lightning-bolt_scar|scar]]. Harry finds out that this man is [[Professor]] [[Severus Snape]], the head of [[Slytherin]] House who teaches [[Potions (class)|Potions]]. After dessert, [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] gets up to make his welcome speech. He adds a few warnings about staying away from the [[Forbidden Forest]] and avoiding the [[Hogwarts_Castle#Third_Floor_Corridor_-_Off_Limits.2F_Main_Defence_Against_the_Dark_Arts_Classroom|third-floor corridor]] on the right side of the school before sending everyone off to their beds.
  
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[[Harry Potter|Harry]] finds life at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] unfamiliar and strange. Everyone talks about him, and an adult always seems to be around when he is doing something wrong. Harry finds all the classes interesting, with the exception of the [[History of Magic]]. In the first [[Transfiguration]] class, only [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] is able to make any progress at turning a match into a needle. Harry is relieved to see that others are just as lost as he is.
  
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During breakfast the first Friday, [[Hedwig]] arrives with a tea invitation from [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]]. Later, in his [[Potions (class)|Potions]] class, [[Harry Potter|Harry]] discovers that [[Professor]] [[Severus Snape|Snape]] hates him, mocking Harry as "our new celebrity" and then humiliating Harry for his ignorance of herbs before teaching the class how to make a [[Boil-Cure Potion]]. Harry brings [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] with him to [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]]’s shack for tea. Harry and Ron are disconcerted by Hagrid's huge and fierce-looking dog, [[Fang]], but discover that he is gentle. Hagrid tells Harry that he is overreacting to [[Severus Snape|Snape]]’s treatment, asserting that Snape would have no reason to hate him. Harry happens to notice an article from the wizard newspaper, The [[Daily Prophet]], detailing a [[Break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank (1991)|break-in]] that occurred at [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank|Gringotts bank]] in a vault that had been emptied earlier in the day. He realises that it happened on his birthday, the day he and Hagrid went to Gringotts. Furthermore, he remembers that Hagrid emptied vault 713, taking a small package with him as he left. Harry leaves Hagrid’s, his mind filled with questions.
  
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Harry is upset by news that the [[Gryffindor]]s will have [[Flying (class)|flying lessons]] with the [[Slytherin]]s, because he does not want to spend more time with [[Draco Malfoy]]. [[Rolanda Hooch|Madam Hooch]] leads the class, gently sending the new fliers off the ground. [[Neville Longbottom|Neville]] has an accident and breaks his wrist. Madam Hooch takes him to the [[hospital wing]], telling everyone to stay on the ground while she is away. Malfoy notices a [[Remembrall]] belonging to Neville, picks it up, and begins to fly around with it. Harry goes after Malfoy, who throws the ball in the air. Harry catches it spectacularly and lands safely back on ground. Just then, [[Professor]] McGonagall arrives, reprimanding Harry and ordering him to follow her. But instead of punishing him, McGonagall introduces him to [[Oliver Wood]], captain of the [[Gryffindor Quidditch team]], explaining that Harry will make an excellent [[Quidditch]] player.
  
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At dinner, Harry excitedly tells [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] about joining the [[Quidditch]] team but tells him that [[Oliver Wood]] wants to keep it a secret. Malfoy comes over with his cronies [[Vincent Crabbe]] and [[Gregory Goyle]] and teases Harry about getting in trouble earlier. The tension grows and Malfoy challenges Harry to a [[Wizards|wizard]]’s duel. Harry accepts, in spite of [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]]’s attempt to dissuade them from breaking the school rules. As Harry and Ron sneak out later that night, Hermione tries to stop them but gets locked out of the dorm and must tag along. [[Neville Longbottom|Neville]] also joins them. They arrive at the trophy room, the site of the duel, but Malfoy is nowhere to be found. Suddenly, they hear [[Argus Filch]] and his cat, [[Mrs. Norris]], enter the room. They begin to hide and then run away. Not sure where they are going, they accidentally end up in the forbidden area on the third floor, staring at a large and scary [[Fluffy|three-headed dog]]. The children manage to get back to their dorm safely, though they are terrified. Hermione reprimands Harry, but stirs his curiosity by pointing out that the dog was standing on a trapdoor.
  
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The next morning, Harry and Ron are discussing what the dog could be guarding when the mail arrives. Harry receives a [[Nimbus 2000]], and with a note from Professor McGonagall summoning him to [[Quidditch]] practice. [[Draco Malfoy|Malfoy]] tells Harry that first-year students are not allowed [[broomstick]]s. When he tries to report Harry to [[Filius Flitwick|Professor Flitwick]], Flitwick just expresses admiration for Harry]’s talent. Harry later meets [[Oliver Wood]] to learn the basics of [[Quidditch]].
  
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[[File:Halloween Feast Food.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The traditional food, served at the later interrupted [[1991]] Feast.]]
  
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On [[Halloween]], Prof. Flitwick begins teaching his students how to make things fly. Only [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] succeeds; [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]], offended by her air of superiority, makes a nasty comment that Hermione overhears. [[Harry Potter|Harry]] notices her running off in tears. Harry and Ron arrive at the [[Halloween feast]], then heard [[Quirinus Quirrell|Professor Quirrell]], the teacher of [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]], give a terrifying announcement about a twelve-foot [[troll]] in the building. As the [[prefect]]s lead the students back to their dorms, Harry realises that Hermione doesn't know about the troll. They head off to warn her and come upon the troll. Unwittingly, they lock it in the girls’ bathroom, only to realise that Hermione is trapped in there with the troll. Using teamwork and magic, the three of them manage to knock the troll out. [[Professor]] McGonagall finds them and begins to scold the boys. Hermione interjects that Harry and Ron were looking for her. She then lies, saying that she went to face the troll herself and that Harry and Ron had been trying to save her from it. At this point, Hermione becomes their friend.
  
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The [[Quidditch]] season begins, and [[Harry Potter|Harry]] is about to play in his first match against [[Slytherin]]. To prepare, Harry borrows a book entitled ''[[Quidditch Through the Ages]]'' from Hermione. [[Professor]] [[Severus Snape|Snape]] discovers Harry, Ron, and Hermione out with the book one evening and confiscates it from Harry on the feeble pretext that library books may not be taken outside. Harry’s suspicions of Snape continue to grow. Harry notices that Snape is limping. Going off to retrieve the book from Snape, Harry overhears Snape talking to [[Argus Filch]] about the three-headed dog, which makes Harry even more suspicious.
  
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The next morning, the [[Quidditch]] match begins. Harry plays the position of [[Seeker]], which means he must capture a little object called the [[Golden Snitch]]. He spots it and is flying toward it when the [[Slytherin]] [[Seeker]] pushes him out of the way and is penalised. Later in the game, Harry’s broom begins moving uncontrollably. [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] comments that only [[Dark Arts|dark magic]] could make a [[broomstick]] so hard to manage. [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] notices that [[Severus Snape|Snape]] is staring at Harry and muttering to himself. As the Weasley twins try to rescue their team-mate Harry, Hermione rushes over to Snape, sneaks behind him, and sets his robe on fire. Suddenly, the spell on Harry’s broom is broken and Harry is once again in control. He starts speeding toward the ground and lands, catching the [[Golden Snitch]] in his mouth.
  
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[[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] takes [[Harry Potter|Harry]] back to his [[Rubeus Hagrid's cabin|hut]] with [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]], who tells Harry that [[Severus Snape|Snape]] was putting a curse on his [[broomstick]]. Hagrid does not believe this charge, asking why Snape would try to kill Harry. Harry tells Hagrid about Snape getting injured by the dog in the third-floor corridor. Hagrid involuntarily reveals that the three-headed dog, [[Fluffy]], is his, and that what the dog is guarding is a secret known only to [[Albus Dumbledore]] and a man named [[Nicolas Flamel]].
  
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[[Christmas]] is approaching. Malfoy teases [[Harry Potter|Harry]] about having to stay at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] for the holiday as he doesn't have parents. Harry, however, is looking forward to spending Christmas away from the [[Dursley family|Dursleys]], especially because Ron is also staying at Hogwarts. The day the before the end of term, [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] tears Harry and Ron away from a conversation with [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] to look in the library for more information about [[Nicolas Flamel]]. The librarian catches Harry prowling around the restricted-books section of the library and kicks him out.
  
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[[File: Christmas.JPG|thumb|250px|[[Christmas]] in the [[Great Hall]].]]
  
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On [[Christmas]] day, [[Harry Potter|Harry]] and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] awaken to presents, though Harry’s are fewer. Harry receives a flute from [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]], a fifty pence coin from the [[Dursley family|Dursleys]], some fudge and [[Chocolate Frog]]s from [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] and a knitted sweater from [[Molly Weasley|Ron's mother]]. He also receives an [[Cloak of Invisibility|Invisibility Cloak]] accompanied only by an anonymous note telling him that the cloak once belonged to Harry’s father. That night, after a satisfying [[Christmas]] dinner and after [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] has fallen asleep, Harry tries on his Invisibility cloak. Unseen, he is able to go to the library’s restricted-books section. But one of the books starts screaming when he opens it, so he quickly leaves. He passes [[Argus Filch]] and hides in an old classroom marked with an inscription that includes the word "Erised." Inside stands an old mirror. Harry looks in the mirror and sees many people standing behind him, but when he turns around in the room, he sees no one. Suddenly, he recognises that two of the people in the mirror are his dead [[Lily Evans|mother]] and [[James Potter I|father]]. He tries to speak to them, but they can only communicate by waving. Harry lingers there a while but eventually returns to his room.
  
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The next night, [[Harry Potter|Harry]] brings [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] with him to the mirror room. Ron doesn't see Harry’s parents in the mirror, but instead sees himself holding a [[Quidditch Cup]]. [[Mrs. Norris]], Filch’s prowling cat, notices them. On the third night, Ron is afraid of being caught and does not want to go back, so Harry returns alone. There he finds [[Albus Dumbledore]], who explains to Harry that the mirror, which is known as the [[Mirror of Erised]], displays the deepest desire of whoever looks into it. Harry is relieved to find that Dumbledore is not angry. However, he warns Harry that men have wasted away and been driven mad before the mirror and informs Harry that the mirror will be moved to a new location. When Harry asks what Dumbledore sees in the mirror, the answer is "socks".
  
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[[Harry Potter|Harry]] finds it hard to forget the image of his parents. [[Quidditch]] practice continues on, and it is revealed that [[Severus Snape|Snape]] will referee the next match. [[Draco Malfoy|Malfoy]] performs a leg-locker curse on [[Neville Longbottom|Neville]]. Harry tells him he's "worth twelve of Malfoy". Harry suddenly remembers that he read the name [[Nicolas Flamel]] on a chocolate frog card and the team discover that he was a famous alchemist who is the only known maker of the [[Philosopher's Stone]]; its powers include turning any metal to gold and producing the [[Elixir of Life]].
  
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The [[Gryffindor]] vs. [[Hufflepuff]] [[Quidditch]] match arrives and [[Severus Snape|Snape]] is predictably biased. [[Harry Potter|Harry]] catches the Snitch and wins the match. Harry follows Snape into the [[Forbidden Forest]], where he meets [[Quirinus Quirrell|Quirrell]] and they speak of the [[Philosopher's Stone]]. Harry comes to believe that Snape is trying to figure out a way to the stone.
  
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[[File:Firenzeinharrypotter.jpg|thumb|left|[[Firenze]] saving [[Harry Potter|Harry]].]]
  
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[[Harry Potter|Harry]], [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] meet with [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]], who confirms the Stone is being kept in [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]. Hermione charms him into talking about the enchantments used to guard it: [[Fluffy]], the three headed dog, is Hagrid's, along with enchantments from [[Pomona Sprout|Professor Sprout]], [[Filius Flitwick|Professor Flitwick]], [[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]], [[Quirinus Quirrell|Professor Quirrell]], and [[Severus Snape]]. After this, Harry complains about the high temperature in [[Rubeus Hagrid's cabin|Hagrid's hut]], only to discover he has a [[dragon]], which he names [[Norberta|Norbert]]. [[Draco Malfoy]] discovers the [[dragon]]. To solve the problem, they convince Hagrid to send the [[dragon]] off to Ron's brother [[Charles Weasley|Charlie]]. Ron's hand is bitten by the dragon, and he is sent off to [[Poppy Pomfrey|Madam Pomfrey]]. Harry and Hermione smuggle Norbert in a crate up to the tallest tower under Harry's [[Cloak of Invisibility|Invisibility cloak]] and on the way they witness Professor McGonagall hauling Malfoy away. They pass the crate off to Charlie's friends, and head back down the stairs, where they meet up with [[Argus Filch]], realising too late they had left the Cloak behind.
  
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Filch takes them to McGonagall's office, where they meet [[Neville Longbottom|Neville]]. [[Minerva McGonagall]], very disappointed, takes fifty points each from the three of them and gives them detention, which they will serve with [[Draco Malfoy|Malfoy]]. Their popularity with the other students suffers because of this. A week or so before exams, Harry hears [[Quirinus Quirrell|Professor Quirrell]], sounding as if he was being threatened. He then runs from a classroom ahead, straightening his turban. Harry heads to the library to tell [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]]. They are convinced [[Severus Snape|Snape]] was threatening Quirrell, and means to steal the Stone soon. Hermione suggests they go to [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]]. Harry refuses, saying there is no proof.
  
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Harry, Hermione, and Neville receive notes from Professor McGonagall telling them their detention would begin at eleven that night. [[Argus Filch]] takes them out to the [[Forbidden Forest]], where [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] waited, to take them in to do a bit of investigating he needs to do. Hagrid shows them [[unicorn]] blood, and says they needed to find the unicorn. They split up, with Hagrid taking Harry and Hermione, and Neville and [[Draco Malfoy|Malfoy]] going with [[Fang]]. Hagrid encounters a few [[centaur]]s, but gets no useful information from them. Hagrid sees red sparks in the air, signalling the other party is in trouble. He runs for them and returns, scolding Malfoy for teasing [[Neville Longbottom|Neville]]. He switches Harry and Neville, sending Harry off with Malfoy. They eventually find the dead unicorn, and see something drinking its blood. Malfoy screams and runs away with [[Fang]], leaving Harry, who is saved from the figure by a [[centaur]]. The centaur, [[Firenze]], tells Harry that the [[unicorn blood]] can keep you alive but curses you in the process. He also asks Harry if he would know anyone who would want to drink the blood, or get the Stone, and Harry realises that the mysterious figure was [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]].
  
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Back in the [[Gryffindor Tower|common room]], [[Harry Potter|Harry]] and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] tell [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] what happened. Afterwards, going into his bed, Harry finds that his [[Cloak of Invisibility|Cloak]] has been returned to him.
  
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[[File:HarryQuillSS.jpg|right|thumb|170px|[[Harry Potter|Harry]] in his first year of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]].]]
  
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After finishing their exams, [[Harry Potter|Harry]] realises the irony in [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] wanting a [[dragon]] more than anything else, only to meet a stranger who had one to give him. He, [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] run to ask him about the man who gave Norbert to him, and he says he never saw his face, and was dressed in a cloak. Hagrid also mentions that they talked about [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] and the stranger giving him drinks while getting information out of him. Hagrid lets slip how to get past [[Fluffy]], which sends Harry, Ron, and Hermione off. They head for [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]]'s office, only to see McGonagall, who tells them he has left for London. McGonagall insists no one could steal the Stone, but they decide to head out that night to try to get it themselves.
  
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After cursing [[Neville Longbottom|Neville]] for refusing to allow them to leave, they head up to the third floor room, finding the door ajar, and a harp on the floor. Harry plays the flute Hagrid gave him for [[Christmas]], and Fluffy goes back to sleep. They head down through the trapdoor. They land in [[Professor]] Sprout's room, [[Devil's Snare]], which almost smothers them before Hermione lights a fire, which drives it off. The next room, Professor Flitwick's, holds a bunch of [[Winged Keys|flying keys]] and some [[broomstick]]s. Harry finds one that is different from the others and catches it, unlocking the next door with it. The next room is Professor McGonagall's, and has a large chessboard, for a game of [[Wizard's Chess]] which Ron helps them win, at the cost of him getting knocked out. Harry and Hermione continue to the next room, Professor Quirrell's, which has an unconscious [[troll]]. Lastly, they enter Professor Snape's room, and find seven potions in bottles along with a roll of paper giving clues on which one to drink to continue. Hermione solves the puzzle, and at Harry's instruction, drinks the one that will allow her to head back, while Harry drinks the one to head into the final room, where he is surprised at who he sees.
 
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It is Quirrell in the room, not [[Severus Snape|Snape]]. Harry, astonished, hears Quirrell tell him that next to Snape, no one would expect him to try to steal the Stone. Harry notices the [[Mirror of Erised]], and Quirrell stops to examine it, saying it was the key to get the Stone. To distract him from the Mirror, Harry questions Quirrell, who said that he was serving [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], and although Snape hated Harry, he never wanted him dead. Quirrell asked for help from his master to get the Stone, and a voice tells him to use the boy. Harry is told to look into the Mirror. He sees his reflection pull the Stone out of his pocket and put it back in, and he feels it drop into his own pocket. He lies to Quirrell about what he sees, and Quirrell takes his turban off to show Harry what lies on the back of his head. [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] demands Harry give him the Stone, and when Harry refuses, he runs, and Quirrell seizes him, but the contact with Harry's skin burns him. Harry grabs Quirrell's face, then his arm, and holds on, with pain in his head building until he feels the arm wrenched away before he blacks out.
  
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He woke in the [[hospital wing]] with [[Albus Dumbledore]] there, telling him [[Quirinus Quirrell|Quirrell]] did not succeed at getting the Stone, and indeed the Stone has been destroyed. Dumbledore explained the reason why Quirrell could not touch him was that because Harry's mother had died to save him, protecting him with her [[love]]. [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] showed up later and gave Harry a book of photos of his parents.
  
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At the end of term feast, Dumbledore awards [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] fifty points, Harry sixty points, and [[Neville Longbottom|Neville]] ten, which allows them to win the [[House Cup]]. Harry, Ron and Hermione all said their goodbyes before heading home.
  
   
 
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At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in: Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery & Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells & Harry Potter: Magic Awakened & Hogwarts Legacy.
As such, spoilers will be present within the article.

"There was a lot more to magic, as Harry quickly found out, than waving your wand and saying a few funny words."
— A lesson all first-years learned[src]
The trio in their first year PSF

The trio in the first year

A student in their first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was called a first-year (with a hyphen).[1] Those who received their Hogwarts letter at age eleven were permitted to attend.[2]

Starting Hogwarts

Travelling to Hogwarts

"Firs'-years! Firs'-years over here! All right there, Harry? C'mon, follow me – any more firs'-years? Mind yer step, now! Firs'-years follow me!"
— Rubeus Hagrid greeting new students[src]
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First-years travelling across the Black Lake on boats

First-years were typically eleven to twelve years of age, and began the year by boarding the Hogwarts Express at exactly 11 am on 1 September from King's Cross Station, from which they travelled to Hogwarts.[3] If they lived in Hogsmeade, they of course did not need to catch the train.

From there, first-year students were accompanied by the Keeper of Keys and Grounds (or another suitable teacher if the Keeper was absent), along a shady path that led to a fleet of small boats, which sailed themselves across the Black Lake before arriving at a small landing stage near the base of Hogwarts Castle.[3] Students would frequently fall into the lake during this trip, and the boat ride during the start of the 1986–1987 school year was the first time no students fell into the lake in the school's history.[4]

Students would then await their turn to be Sorted into their houses in the Great Hall.[5][6] A teacher would take them to a small room where they would await the Sorting ceremony.[7]

The Sorting Ceremony and Start-of-Term Feast

"When I call your name, you will put on the hat and sit on the stool to be sorted. Abbott, Hannah!"
— Professor McGonagall announcing the Sorting Ceremony on 1 September 1991[src]
Pottermore background the sorting ceremony

The 1991 Hogwarts Sorting Ceremony

Just before the Start-of-Term Feast began, new students were Sorted into one of four houses (Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin) by the Sorting Hat. The Hat analysed each student's mind, looking for specific characteristics that it used to decide where to put each student. After the Sorting, the Headmaster would say a few words and the feast would begin.[5][6]

After the feast, the headmaster would say a few more words; if he or she was feeling particularly festive, they would direct the students as they sang the school song, such as the year Harry Potter came to Hogwarts. Dumbledore used his wand as a conductor's baton, conjuring a ribbon that floated in the air, forming the words for the students to sing along with, each singing to the tune of their choice. Not all Professors were overly fond of the song, but Albus Dumbledore, the wise and odd man he was, conducted the singing with gusto and even teared up at the end:[5]

Hogwarts, Hogwarts,
Hoggy Warty Hogwarts
Teach us something, please,
Whether we be old and bald
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot,
Just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot.[5]

Overall

"To their great surprise, both he and Ron passed with good marks; Hermione, of course, came top of the year. Even Neville scraped through, his good Herbology mark making up for his abysmal Potions one."
— Harry Potter's experiences with the first year exams[src]
Flying class in 1991

Flying class

First-year students had to take: Transfiguration, Charms, Potions, History of Magic, Defence Against the Dark Arts, Astronomy, and Herbology, classes that were mandatory throughout their first five years of magical education.[8][9]

First-years, and only first-years, were required to take Flying class, where they learned the basic commands to give to their broomstick, as well as basic tricks and tips for riding, as most of the first-years had probably never flown before arriving at Hogwarts school.[10][11][12][13][14]

Curriculum

Subject Curriculum

Charms
"Professor Flitwick called them one by one into his class to see if they could make a pineapple tap-dance across a desk."
— The first-year Charms exam[src]
Charms class in 1991

Defence Against the Dark Arts

Transfiguration
"Professor McGonagall watched them turn a mouse into a snuff box."
— The first-year Transfiguration exam[src]

Potions
"Snape made them all nervous, breathing down their necks while they tried to remember how to make a Forgetfulness Potion."
— The first-year Potions exam[src]
Potions

Herbology

Astronomy

History of Magic
"One hour of answering questions about batty old wizards who'd invented Self-Stirring Cauldrons and they'd be free..."
— The first-year History of Magic exam[src]

First year restrictions

"PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST-YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS"
— Extract from the Hogwarts acceptance letter[src]

First-years could not go to Hogsmeade with the students in the third year or above, and were not permitted to have their own broomstick inside the school grounds until the second year.[1] They were further forbidden from taking Divination, Muggle Studies, Study of Ancient Runes, Care of Magical Creatures and Arithmancy until the third year,[32] and Apparition and Alchemy until the sixth year.[9]

Required textbooks

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley)
  2. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 4 (The Keeper of the Keys)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 6 (The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters)
  4. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 2, "New Arrivals" Achievement see this video
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 7 (The Sorting Hat)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 1, Chapter 2 (Welcome to Hogwarts)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
  8. ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 8 (The Potions Master)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Hogwarts School Subjects" at Wizarding World
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 9 (The Midnight Duel)
  11. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 1, Chapter 3 (Dealing With Trouble) - Flying Lesson "Summon Broom"
  12. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 1, Chapter 6 (A Curious Corridor) - Flying Lesson "Mount Broom"
  13. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 1, Chapter 9 (Inside the Room) - Flying Lesson "Liftoff and Landing"
  14. ↑ Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Act One, Scene Four
  15. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 10 (Hallowe'en)
  16. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 1, Chapter 5 (The Duel) - Charms Lesson "Wingardium Leviosa"
  17. ↑ 17.00 17.01 17.02 17.03 17.04 17.05 17.06 17.07 17.08 17.09 17.10 17.11 17.12 17.13 17.14 17.15 17.16 17.17 17.18 17.19 17.20 17.21 17.22 17.23 17.24 17.25 17.26 17.27 17.28 17.29 17.30 17.31 17.32 17.33 17.34 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
  19. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 1, Chapter 2 (Welcome to Hogwarts) - Charms Lesson "Lumos"
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 Pottermore - The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1
  21. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 1, Chapter 8 (Preparing for the Room) - Charms Lesson "Alohomora"
  22. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 1, Chapter 7 (Class Matters) - Charms Lesson "Flipendo"
  23. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 1, Chapter 6 (A Curious Corridor) - Charms Lesson "Nox"
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 16 (Through the Trapdoor)
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells
  26. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 13 (Nicolas Flamel)
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 Pottermore - The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection
  28. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 1, Chapter 2 (Welcome to Hogwarts) - Potions Lesson "Cure for Boils Potion"
  29. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 1, Chapter 7 (Class Matters) - Potions Lesson "Herbicide Potion"
  30. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 1, Chapter 4 (Revenge is Best Served Magical) - Potions Lesson "Wiggenweld Potion"
  31. ↑ Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
  32. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 14 (Cornelius Fudge)
  33. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 14 (Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback)
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