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{{Class infobox
  
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|professor=*[[Herbert Beery]]
  
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*[[Pomona Sprout]]<ref name=PS8">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' (''Chapter 8 - The Potions Master'') (pg. 99 UK edition)</ref>
  
*[[Pomona Sprout]]<ref name=PS8">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' (''Chapter 8 - The Potions Master'') (pg. 99 UK edition)</ref>
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'''{{Quote|Three times a week they went out to the greenhouses behind the castle to study Herbology, with a dumpy little witch called [[Professor Sprout]], where they learned how to take care of strange plants and fungi, and found out what they were used for. |[[Harry Potter]], first Herbology lesson|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone }}'''
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'''{{Quote|Three times a week they went out to the greenhouses behind the castle to study Herbology, with a dumpy little witch called [[Professor Sprout]], where they learned how to take care of strange plants and fungi, and found out what they were used for.|[[Harry Potter]]|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}'''
   
 
'''Herbology''' is the study of [[magic]]al and mundane plants and fungi, making it the wizarding equivalent to [[wikipedia:Botany|botany]]. In Herbology, students learn to care for and utilize plants, and learn about their magical properties, and what they are used for. Many plants provide ingredients for [[potion]]s and medicine, while others have magical effects of their own right.
  
'''Herbology''' is the study of [[magic]]al and mundane plants and fungi, making it the wizarding equivalent to [[wikipedia:Botany|botany]]. In Herbology, students learn to care for and utilize plants, and learn about their magical properties, and what they are used for. Many plants provide ingredients for [[potion]]s and medicine, while others have magical effects of their own right.
   
 
==Class location==
  
==Class location==
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These classes are held in the grounds of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], in the [[Hogwarts greenhouses|greenhouses]]. The greenhouses are located below the two main Bell Towers of the castle. Classes are held in different greenhouses depending on the students' year, with more advanced and dangerous plants typically reserved for O.W.L. or N.E.W.T.-level study.
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These classes are held in the grounds of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], in the [[Hogwarts greenhouses|greenhouses]]. The greenhouses are located below the two main Bell Towers of the castle. Classes are held in different greenhouses depending on the students' year, with more advanced and dangerous plants typically reserved for O.W.L. or [[N.E.W.T.]]-level study.
   
 
==Class information==
  
==Class information==
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[[File:Professor_Sprout_greenhouse_1.png|thumb|left|262px|Professor Sprout teaches a second year Herbology class in 1992.]]
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[[File:Herbology88.jpg|thumb|left|210px|[[Professor Sprout]] teaching a class]]
 
Herbology is a mandatory class at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] for the first five years of a student's education.
  
Herbology is a mandatory class at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] for the first five years of a student's education.
   
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[[Ordinary Wizarding Level|&nbsp;]]In the fifth year students take[[Ordinary Wizarding Level| Ordinary Wizarding Level]] examinations, much of the year is spent working with a variety of more dangerous plants like the [[Fanged Geranium]], as well as revisiting the past four years of lessons. As part of their Herbology [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L]], students must sit a written exam, and then complete a practical exam, during which the students work with a wide selection of plants.
  
[[Ordinary Wizarding Level|&nbsp;]]In the fifth year students take[[Ordinary Wizarding Level| Ordinary Wizarding Level]] examinations, much of the year is spent working with a variety of more dangerous plants like the [[Fanged Geranium]], as well as revisiting the past four years of lessons. As part of their Herbology [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L]], students must sit a written exam, and then complete a practical exam, during which the students work with a wide selection of plants.
   
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[[File:Normal_promo_neville_plant.jpg|thumb|Neville Longbottom in Herbology class.]]
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[[File:1992_Herbology.jpg|thumb|243px|[[Second year]] Herbology class]]
   
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Students who receive an 'Exceeds Expectation's' grade or higher in their Herbology [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]] move on to the advanced class, where the plants become more dangerous still. At the end of there seventh year students prepare for their [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.s.]]
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Students who achieve an '[[Exceeds Expectations]]' grade or higher in their Herbology [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]] move on to the advanced class, where the plants become more dangerous still. At the end of their seventh year, students prepare for their [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.s.]]
   
 
[[Pomona Sprout]] was at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] as Herbology professor in the 1990's; by 2017, however, she had either been replaced by, or was working alongside [[Neville Longbottom]], who was likewise a professor. Neville was one of her students in the past, and a gifted herbologist.
  
[[Pomona Sprout]] was at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] as Herbology professor in the 1990's; by 2017, however, she had either been replaced by, or was working alongside [[Neville Longbottom]], who was likewise a professor. Neville was one of her students in the past, and a gifted herbologist.
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==Curriculum==
  
==Curriculum==
 
===First Year===
  
===First Year===
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*[[Fire-Making Spell]]
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*Lessons mainly of lectures relating to plants and their uses.
  
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*[[Venomous Tentacula]] (Not practicaly)
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*Students cover [[Devil's Snare]], and learn to cast Incendio to deal with them.
  
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*[[Spiky Bush]]
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*[[Bouncing Bulb]]
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*[[Severing Charm]]
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*[[Puffapods]]
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*[[Moly]]
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*[[Asphodel]]
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*[[Dried Nettles]]
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*[[Dittany]]
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*[[Wormwood]]
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*[[Mandrake Root]]
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*[[Aconite]]
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*[[Lumos Solem]]
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*[[Devil's Snare]]
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===Second Year===
  
===Second Year===
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*[[Severing Charm]] (Revision)
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*[[Bowtruckle]]s and how defeat them using [[Severing Charm]].
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*[[Spiky Bush]] (Revision)
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*[[Venomous Tentacula]] ((Not practicaly) Revision)
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*[[Incendio Duo]]
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*[[Slug]]s and how to defeat them using [[Incendio Duo]].
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*[[Puffapods]] (Revision)
 
*[[Mandrakes]]
  
*[[Mandrakes]]
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*[[Fluxweed]]
 
*[[Leaping Toadstools]]
  
*[[Leaping Toadstools]]
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*Abyssinian Shrivelfigs
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*Abyssinian [[Shrivelfig]]s
 
===Third Year===
  
===Third Year===
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*[[Severing Charm]]
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*[[Severing Charm]] (Revision)
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*[[Puffapods]]
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*[[Puffapods]] (Revision)
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*[[Incendio Tria]]
 
===Fourth Year===
  
===Fourth Year===
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*[[Herbivicus]]
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*[[Orchideous Jinx]]
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*[[Incendio]] (Revision)
 
*Learning the properties of[[Bubotuber pus| ]][[Bubotuber pus ]] and how to safely collect it.
  
*Learning the properties of[[Bubotuber pus| ]][[Bubotuber pus ]] and how to safely collect it.
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*[[Gillyweed]] and it's uses.
   
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===Fith Year===
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===Fifth Year===
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*[[Incendio]] (Revision to prepare to O.W.L.s)
 
*[[Self-fertilizing Shrub|Self-Fertilizing Shrubs]]
  
*[[Self-fertilizing Shrub|Self-Fertilizing Shrubs]]
 
*[[Chinese Chomping Cabbage]]
  
*[[Chinese Chomping Cabbage]]
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===Sixth Year ===
  
===Sixth Year ===
 
*[[Venomous Tentacula]]
  
*[[Venomous Tentacula]]
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*[[Snargaluff]] pods
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*[[Snargaluff|Snargaluff pods]]
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==Known equipment==
  
==Known equipment==
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[[File:DragonHideGloves.png|thumb|left|132px|[[Dragon-hide gloves]]
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[[File:DragonHideGloves.png|thumb|132px|[[Dragon-hide gloves]]]]
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]]
  
 
*[[Dragon dung]] – used as fertiliser (Professor Sprout's fertiliser of preference).
  
*[[Dragon dung]] – used as fertiliser (Professor Sprout's fertiliser of preference).
 
*[[Dragon dung]] compost – used for planting.
  
*[[Dragon dung]] compost – used for planting.
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*[[Earmuffs]] – worn by students and the professor when repotting [[Mandrake]]s, so they could not harm students with their sound.
  
*[[Earmuffs]] – worn by students and the professor when repotting [[Mandrake]]s, so they could not harm students with their sound.
 
*[[Mooncalf dung]] – used as fertiliser, makes magical plants grow well.
  
*[[Mooncalf dung]] – used as fertiliser, makes magical plants grow well.
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*[[Wand]] - to cast Herbology-related spells, such as Diffindo or Incendio.
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*[[Wand]] - to cast Herbology-related spells, such as [[Diffindo]] or [[Incendio]].
   
 
==Kown Professors==
  
==Kown Professors==
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[[File:One-thousand-magical-herbs-and-fungi-pottermore.png|thumb|137px|[[One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi]]]]
  
[[File:One-thousand-magical-herbs-and-fungi-pottermore.png|thumb|137px|[[One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi]]]]
 
*''[[Encyclopedia of Toadstools]]''
  
*''[[Encyclopedia of Toadstools]]''
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*''[[Flesh-Eating Trees of the World]]'' – sixth year
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*''[[Flesh-Eating Trees of the World]]'' – N.E.W.T.-level
 
*''[[Magical Water Plants of the Mediterranean]]''
  
*''[[Magical Water Plants of the Mediterranean]]''
 
*''[[One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi]]'' by [[Phyllida Spore]]
  
*''[[One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi]]'' by [[Phyllida Spore]]
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==Grades==
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===Pass===
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*Outstanding [O]
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*Exceeds Expectations [E]
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*Acceptable [A]
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===Fail===
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*Poor [P]
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*Dreadful [D]
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*Troll [T]
   
 
==Known O.W.L.s==
  
==Known O.W.L.s==

Revision as of 03:42, 16 March 2014

"Three times a week they went out to the greenhouses behind the castle to study Herbology, with a dumpy little witch called Professor Sprout, where they learned how to take care of strange plants and fungi, and found out what they were used for."
— Harry Potter[src]

Herbology is the study of magical and mundane plants and fungi, making it the wizarding equivalent to botany. In Herbology, students learn to care for and utilize plants, and learn about their magical properties, and what they are used for. Many plants provide ingredients for potions and medicine, while others have magical effects of their own right.

Class location

These classes are held in the grounds of Hogwarts, in the greenhouses. The greenhouses are located below the two main Bell Towers of the castle. Classes are held in different greenhouses depending on the students' year, with more advanced and dangerous plants typically reserved for O.W.L. or N.E.W.T.-level study.

Class information

Herbology88

Professor Sprout teaching a class

Herbology is a mandatory class at Hogwarts for the first five years of a student's education.

Students spend class time learning about the different varieties of magical plants that exsist. The further into a student's education the more difficult and dangerous the plants become.

 In the fifth year students take Ordinary Wizarding Level examinations, much of the year is spent working with a variety of more dangerous plants like the Fanged Geranium, as well as revisiting the past four years of lessons. As part of their Herbology O.W.L, students must sit a written exam, and then complete a practical exam, during which the students work with a wide selection of plants.

1992 Herbology

Second year Herbology class

Students who achieve an 'Exceeds Expectations' grade or higher in their Herbology O.W.L. move on to the advanced class, where the plants become more dangerous still. At the end of their seventh year, students prepare for their N.E.W.T.s.

Pomona Sprout was at Hogwarts as Herbology professor in the 1990's; by 2017, however, she had either been replaced by, or was working alongside Neville Longbottom, who was likewise a professor. Neville was one of her students in the past, and a gifted herbologist.

Curriculum

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Fifth Year

Sixth Year 

Known equipment

DragonHideGloves

Dragon-hide gloves

Kown Professors

Required textbooks

One-thousand-magical-herbs-and-fungi-pottermore

One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi

Grades

Pass

  • Outstanding [O]
  • Exceeds Expectations [E]
  • Acceptable [A]

Fail

  • Poor [P]
  • Dreadful [D]
  • Troll [T]

Known O.W.L.s

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Chapter 8 - The Potions Master) (pg. 99 UK edition)
  2. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Nineteen Years Later) (pg. 606 UK edition)
  3. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Chapter 14 - Felix Felicis) (pg.283 American edition)
  4. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Chapter 6 - Gilderoy Lockhart) (pg. 72 UK edition)
  5. ↑ Pottermore - Hogwarts School Subjects (J.K. Rowling's thoughts)
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