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The study of Numerology

Numerology was a magical discipline relating to numbers that appeared to be part of, similar to, or related to Arithmancy.[1][2]

History[]

Presumably taught by Septima Vector in Arithmancy at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, books on the subject included Numerology and Grammatica and New Theory of Numerology.[1]

In 1995, Harry Potter gifted Hermione Granger a copy of New Theory of Numerology for Christmas. This was something she appreciated, as she had been “wanting it for ages”.[3]

However, Sybill Trelawney was seen teaching Numerology in Divination class instead during the 1989–1990 school year, and claimed this was not Arithmancy, whatever Professor Vector said.[2]

Methods[]

An important part of Numerology was "reduction", which meant adding up the digits in the number to form a new number.[2] It is unknown, though, whether the new number needed reducing further along if it also had more than one digit.

Appearances[]

Notes and references[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 16 (Professor Trelawney's Prediction)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 6, Chapter 15 (In the Deep End) - Divination Lesson "Numerology"
  3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 23 (Christmas on the Closed Ward)

See also[]

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