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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}}'''
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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}}
   
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'''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.
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'''Herbology''' is the study of [[magic]]al and mundane plants and fungi, making it the wizarding equivalent to [[wikipedia:Botany|botany]].
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Herbology is a core class and subject taught at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], in which 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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==Class information==
  
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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.
   
 
Students spend class time learning about the different varieties of magical plants that exist. The further into a student's education the more difficult and dangerous the plants become.
  
Students spend class time learning about the different varieties of magical plants that exist. The further into a student's education the more difficult and dangerous the plants become.
   
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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.<ref name= "OotP31">{{OOTP}} - Chapter 31 (''O.W.L.s'')</ref>
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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.<ref name="OotP31">{{OOTP}} - Chapter 31 (''O.W.L.s'')</ref>
   
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[[File:1992_Herbology.jpg|thumb|240px|[[Second year]] Herbology class]]
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[[File:1992_Herbology.jpg|thumb|240x240px|[[Second year]] Herbology class]]
   
 
Students who achieve either '[[Outstanding]]' or '[[Exceeds Expectations]]' on 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.]]
  
Students who achieve either '[[Outstanding]]' or '[[Exceeds Expectations]]' on 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.]]
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==Curriculum==
  
==Curriculum==
 
===First Year===
  
===First Year===
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*[[Fire-Making Spell]]
  
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*[[Severing Charm]] (Revision)
 
*[[Bowtruckle]]s and how defeat them using [[Severing Charm]].
  
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*[[Incendio Duo]]
  
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===Third Year===
  
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*[[Venomous Tentacula]]
  
*[[Venomous Tentacula]]
 
*[[Snargaluff|Snargaluff pods]]
  
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==Known equipment==
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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.
  
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*[[Wand]] - to cast Herbology-related spells, such as [[Diffindo]] or [[Incendio]].
  
*[[Wand]] - to cast Herbology-related spells, such as [[Diffindo]] or [[Incendio]].
   
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==Kown Professors==
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==Known Professors==
 
*[[Herbert Beery]] (?-pre 1955)
  
*[[Herbert Beery]] (?-pre 1955)
 
*[[Pomona Sprout]] (?-pre 2017)
  
*[[Pomona Sprout]] (?-pre 2017)

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"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.

Herbology is a core class and subject taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, in which 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 exist. 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.[5]

1992 Herbology

Second year Herbology class

Students who achieve either 'Outstanding' or 'Exceeds Expectations' on 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

" […] one of the Bouncing Bulbs wriggled free from Harry's grip and smacked him hard in the face."
— Description.[src]

Second Year

"Those are Spiky Bushes. You may cast Incendio on them but step back to avoid their needles."
— Pomona Sprout[src]

Third Year

Fourth Year

Fifth Year

Sixth Year 

" [...] they were dealing with more dangerous plants than ever in Herbology but at least they were still allowed to swear loudly if the Venomous Tentacula seized them unexpectedly from behind."
— Harry Potter[src]

Known equipment

Dragon-hide gloves Book of Spell

Dragon-hide gloves

Known Professors

Required textbooks

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

One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi

Grades

Pass

Fail

Known O.W.L.s

Media

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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. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 31 (O.W.L.s)
  6. ↑ Pottermore - Hogwarts School Subjects (J.K. Rowling's thoughts)
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