All third year students at Hogwarts are required to complete a set of examinations to get into the fourth year. There is one exam for each subject.
1994 timetable
Monday: Transfiguration, Charms, Arithmancy and Study of Ancient Runes.
Tuesday: Care of Magical Creatures, Potions, Astronomy.
Wednesday: History of Magic, Herbology.
Thursday: Defence Against the Dark Arts, Divination, Muggle Studies.
Known exams
1993
Transfiguration
The exam included turning a teapot into a tortoise.
Charms
Was to perform the Cheering Charm, among other spells.
Care of Magical Creatures
To keep a Flobberworm alive for an hour.
Potions
To brew a Confusing Concoction.
History of Magic
May have included questions on Witch Hunts.
Defence Against the Dark Arts
An obstacle course of dark magical creatures which included wading across a deep paddling pool containing a grindylow, a series of potholes full of Red Caps, Squishing your way across a patch of marsh ignoring the misleading directions of a Hinkypunk then climbing into an old trunk and battle a Boggart.
Divination
Included looking into a crystal ball and being able to distinguish what could be seen.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
See also
Wizarding education | |||
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The eleven schools | |||
Beauxbatons · Castelobruxo · Durmstrang · Hogwarts · Ilvermorny · Koldovstoretz · Mahoutokoro · Uagadou | |||
Specialised schools | |||
Academy of Broom Flying · Charm School · Euro-Glyph School of Extraordinary Languages · Merge School of Under-Water Spellage · The Naaszcademy of Magizoology · Wizarding Academy of Dramatic Arts · Young Wizards Daycare Center |