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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]]'s description|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]].
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'''Herbology''' is the study of [[magic|magical]] and mundane plants and fungi, making it the wizarding equivalent to [[wikipedia:Botany|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, learn about their magical properties and what they are used for. Many plants provide ingredients for [[potion|potions]] and medicine, while others have magical effects of their own right.
   
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[[Herbert Beery]] was the professor of this subject at Hogwarts for many years prior 1955. After he retired [[Pomona Sprout]] took over the post and later [[Neville Longbottom]] after the 1990s.
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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 information==
  
==Class information==
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[[File:Herbology88.jpg|thumb|left|210x210px|[[Professor Sprout]] teaching a class]]
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[[File:Herbology88.jpg|thumb|left|220x220px|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.<ref name="OotP31">{{OOTP}} - Chapter 31 (''O.W.L.s'')</ref>
  
[[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|245x245px|[[Second year]] Herbology class]]
   
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Students who achieve a passing grade 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 [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.s.]]
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[[File:1992_Herbology.jpg|thumb|240x240px|[[Second year]] Herbology class]]
  
   
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[[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.
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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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[[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.
  
   
 
==Location and time==
  
==Location and time==
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=== Lesson times ===
  
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==Curriculum==
  
==Curriculum==
 
===First Year===
  
===First Year===
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{{Quote| ''[…]'' one of the Bouncing Bulbs wriggled free from Harry's grip and smacked him hard in the face.|Description.|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
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{{Quote| ''[…]'' one of the Bouncing Bulbs wriggled free from Harry's grip and smacked him hard in the face.|A first year lesson|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
 
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*[[Puffapods]] {{c|Revision}}
  
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*[[Incendio Tria]]
  
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===Fourth Year===
  
===Fourth Year===
 
*[[Herbivicus]]
  
*[[Herbivicus]]
 
*[[Orchideous Jinx]]
  
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*[[Self-fertilizing Shrub|Self-Fertilizing Shrubs]]
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*[[Chinese Chomping Cabbage]]
  
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*[[Fanged Geranium]]
  
*[[Fanged Geranium]]
   
 
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===Sixth Year ===
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{{Quote| ''[...]'' 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]]|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
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{{Quote| ''[...]'' 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.|[[N.E.W.T.]]-level lessons|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
 
*[[Venomous Tentacula]]
  
*[[Venomous Tentacula]]
 
*[[Snargaluff|Snargaluff pods]]
  
*[[Snargaluff|Snargaluff pods]]
   
 
==Known equipment==
  
==Known equipment==
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[[File:Dragon-hide gloves Book of Spell.png|thumb|164x164px|[[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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==Known Professors==
  
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PSprout.png|[[Pomona Sprout]]
  
PSprout.png|[[Pomona Sprout]]
 
Neville-promo-pics-neville-longbottom-28261912-390-520.jpg|[[Neville Longbottom]]
  
Neville-promo-pics-neville-longbottom-28261912-390-520.jpg|[[Neville Longbottom]]
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*[[Pomona Sprout]] (?-pre 2017)
  
*[[Pomona Sprout]] (?-pre 2017)
 
*[[Neville Longbottom]] (pre 2017-?)
  
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==Required textbooks==
  
==Required textbooks==
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==Known O.W.L.s==
  
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*''[[Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book]]''
  
*''[[Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book]]''
 
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Revision as of 23:30, 19 November 2015

"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's description[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, 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.

Herbert Beery was the professor of this subject at Hogwarts for many years prior 1955. After he retired Pomona Sprout took over the post and later Neville Longbottom after the 1990s.

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.[3]

1992 Herbology

Second year Herbology class

Students who achieve a passing grade 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.

Location and time

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.

Lesson times

Year Day Period
First Wednesday second
Second Monday
Tuesday third
Wednesday first
Thursday third
Third Wednesday afternoon
Fourth Monday morning
Fifth Thuesday sixth
Wednesday forth/fifth
Sixth Tuesday unknown
Seventh unknown

Curriculum

First Year

" […] one of the Bouncing Bulbs wriggled free from Harry's grip and smacked him hard in the face."
— A first year lesson[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."
— N.E.W.T.-level lessons[src]

Known equipment

Dragon-hide gloves Book of Spell

Dragon-hide gloves

Known Professors

Required textbooks

Known O.W.L.s

Media

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Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Chapter 14 - Felix Felicis) (pg.283 American edition)
  2. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Chapter 6 - Gilderoy Lockhart) (pg. 72 UK edition)
  3. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 31 (O.W.L.s)
  4. ↑ Pottermore - Hogwarts School Subjects (J.K. Rowling's thoughts)
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Spells taught in Herbology at Hogwarts
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