Third year

The third year at Hogwarts is an important one for students. It is the year that students first begin taking an elective course, the choices being Muggle Studies, Care for Magical Creatures, Divination, Ancient Runes and Arthimacy. In Harry Potter's third year, Sirius Black became the first person to escape from Azkaban. In the third year students are also alowd to go Hogsmeade for the first time, though only with parent/guardian approval.