1991–1992 school year

View of Hogwarts Castle in September 1991

This article lists the general events of the 1991–1992 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, which have been witnessed by the majority of the students and teachers. It leaves out those events which are only known to Harry Potter and the people close to him.

Staff

The staff at Hogwarts during the 1991–1992 school year were as follows:

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry faculty and staff during the 1991–1992 school year

Post	Incumbent	Notes
Headmaster	Professor Albus Dumbledore
Deputy Head	Professor Minerva McGonagall
Head of Gryffindor House	Professor Minerva McGonagall
Head of Hufflepuff House	Professor Pomona Sprout
Head of Ravenclaw House	Professor Filius Flitwick
Head of Slytherin House	Professor Severus Snape
Arithmancy teacher	Professor Septima Vector
Astronomy teacher	Professor Aurora Sinistra
Care of Magical Creatures teacher	Professor Silvanus Kettleburn
Charms Master	Professor Filius Flitwick
Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher	Professor Quirinus Quirrell	First year in the post; Quirrell had spent the previous year in a sabbatical in order to "gain first-hand experience". Had previously served as Muggle Studies teacher.
Divination teacher	Professor Sybill Trelawney
Flying teacher	Madam Rolanda Hooch
Herbology teacher	Professor Pomona Sprout
History of Magic teacher	Professor Cuthbert Binns
Muggle Studies teacher	Male Professor
Potions Master	Professor Severus Snape
Study of Ancient Runes teacher	Professor Bathsheda Babbling
Transfiguration teacher	Professor Minerva McGonagall
Matron	Madam Poppy Pomfrey
Librarian	Madam Irma Pince
Gamekeeper	Rubeus Hagrid
Caretaker	Mr Argus Filch

Students

Hogwarts Students during the 1991–1992 school year

Year	Students
First years	Gryffindors	Lavender Brown, Unidentified red-haired Gryffindor girl, Unidentified brown-haired Gryffindor girl, Seamus Finnigan, Hermione Granger, Kellah, Neville Longbottom, Parvati Patil, Harry Potter, Dean Thomas, Ronald Weasley
	Hufflepuffs	Hannah Abbott, Susan Bones, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Wayne Hopkins, Megan Jones, Ernest Macmillan, Unidentified witch
	Ravenclaws	Amanda, Terry Boot, Mandy Brocklehurst, Michael Corner, Anthony Goldstein, Sue Li, Padma Patil, Lisa Turpin, Boy who kept a bezoar in his pocket
	Slytherins	Millicent Bulstrode, Vincent Crabbe, Tracey Davis, Gregory Goyle, Daphne Greengrass, Draco Malfoy, Theodore Nott, Pansy Parkinson, Blaise Zabini, Unidentified boy who attended Charm School, Boy who failed Avifors Spell's cousin, Boy who owned a magic hamster
	Unknown	Alice, Stephen Cornfoot, Kevin Entwhistle, Morag MacDougal, Roger Malone, Sally-Anne Perks, Oliver Rivers, Runcorn, Sophie Roper, Emma Vane, Sally Smith, Mauricius
Second years	Gryffindors	Katie Bell, Cormac McLaggen
	Hufflepuffs
	Ravenclaws	Marcus Belby, Eddie Carmichael, Cho Chang, Marietta Edgecombe
	Slytherins	Unidentified witch
	Unknown	Unidentified witch
Third years	Gryffindors	Angelina Johnson, Lee Jordan, Alicia Spinnet, Kenneth Towler, Fred Weasley, George Weasley
	Hufflepuffs	Cedric Diggory
	Ravenclaws	Roger Davies
	Slytherins	Adrian Pucey, Cassius Warrington, Miles Bletchley, Graham Montague
	Unknown	Patricia Stimpson
Fourth years	Gryffindors
	Hufflepuffs	Beatrice Haywood
	Ravenclaws
	Slytherins	Lucian Bole, Peregrine Derrick
	Unknown	Elora Dunn
Fifth years	Gryffindors	Percy Weasley, Oliver Wood, Unidentified petrified Gryffindor girl
	Hufflepuffs
	Ravenclaws	Penelope Clearwater
	Slytherins	Marcus Flint
	Unknown	Unidentified first year boy (II)
Sixth years	Gryffindors
	Hufflepuffs
	Ravenclaws
	Slytherins
	Unknown
Seventh years	Gryffindors
	Hufflepuffs
	Ravenclaws	Eliza
	Slytherins
	Unknown	Unidentified first year boy (I)
Unknown year	Gryffindors	Entrance Hall Gryffindor prefect, Seventh Floor Gryffindor Prefect, Unidentified Gryffindor prefect,
	Hufflepuffs	Girl whose quill was taken by Cedric, Gabriel Truman, Marilyn
	Ravenclaws	Robert Hilliard, Music classroom monitor, Unidentified Ravenclaw prefect, Unidentified Ravenclaw prefect (II)
	Slytherins	Dungeon Corridor_Slytherin prefect (I), Dungeon Corridor Slytherin prefect (II), Gemma Farley, Terence Higgs, Third Floor Corridor Slytherin prefect, Third Floor Slytherin Prefect
	Unknown	David Boorman I, Felix Brunt (I), Bush, Irving Cram (I), Simon Dedworth (I), Dobbin, Eekins, Christopher Flack, Jake Flinton, Ross_Gibberd_(I), Nicolas Grimmett, Robert Hawking, Jarrett, Cyril Meakin, Eric Murley, Damian Perriss, Gordon Pummell (I), Ivan Renshaw (I), Edmund Spiers, Jonathan Spratt, Kevin Sterndale, Terry Strickland, Alex Sykes (I), Walker (Hogwarts student). Ryan Westrup, Mervyn Wynch, Unidentified Hogwarts student interested in earth magic

Timetables

First year Gryffindor

Period	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
First				Transfiguration (unknown time)	Double Potions
Second
Lunch
Afternoon				Flying (at three-thirty)	Afternoons free
Midnight			Astronomy

Notes:

• Breaks are used to get from one class to the other. They are at least ten minutes long.
• Herbology was held three times a week. At least one Herbology class is held in the first morning period.
• There is at least one Defence Against the Dark Arts class in the morning.
• Potions is held only once a week, a double class on Friday morning, together with the Slytherins.
• A Charms class was held on Hallowe'en morning,. This class was held on the first morning period. In 1991, Hallowe'en was Thursday.
• Flying lessons (joint class with Slytherin) take place on Thursdays at 3:30 pm.
• Oliver Wood had a Charms lesson on Thursday afternoon, presumably with other fifth year students in Gryffindor, at the same time Flying lessons were taking place.
• It is unknown when History of Magic classes take place.

Events

Harry Potter, the boy who lived

• Quirinus Quirrell, former Muggle Studies Professor, moved his Professorship to the Defence Against the Dark Arts's Chair.
• Harry Potter, who as an infant survived a Killing Curse cast by Lord Voldemort, entered Hogwarts.
• Hermione Granger, a Muggle-born witch who would be the most skilled witch of her generation, and future Minister for Magic, entered Hogwarts.
• Harry Potter became the youngest Seeker to play on a Hogwarts' Quidditch team in the last century.
• Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley defeated a mountain troll on Hallowe'en.
• On Christmas Day, Harry Potter got his father's Invisibility cloak, which would later be revealed being one of the three Deathly Hallows.
• Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger succeeded against the obstacles in the Underground Chambers: most notably, Ron Weasley defeated Minerva McGonagall's Chessboard, Hermione Granger solved Severus Snape's Potion riddle and Harry Potter both captured the Winged Key (charmed by Filius Flitwick) and, albeit unconsciously, surpassed Albus Dumbledore's charm on the Mirror of Erised.
• Defence Against the Dark Arts' Professor Quirinus Quirrell revealed being possessed by Lord Voldemort, fought Harry Potter in the skirmish in the Underground Chambers and was defeated, eventually dying.
• Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ronald Weasley and Neville Longbottom won an overall of 170 House points in the last evening of the school year, helping Gryffindor win the House Cup.
• Slytherin failed to win the House Cup for the first time in seven years.

Quidditch

Inter-House Quidditch Cup Winner: either Slytherin or, more likely, Ravenclaw after winning the last match against Gryffindor with a massive margin.

Match results:

• Gryffindor-Slytherin: 170 to 60
• Hufflepuff-Ravenclaw: ??? to ???
• Gryffindor-Hufflepuff: Gryffindor won in less than five minutes; referee of the match was Severus Snape
• Slytherin-Ravenclaw: ??? to ???
• Slytherin-Hufflepuff: ??? to ???
• Gryffindor-Ravenclaw: Gryffindor lost (worst defeat in 300 years)

House Cup

1. Gryffindor: 482 Points
2. Slytherin: 472 Points
3. Ravenclaw: 426 Points
4. Hufflepuff: 352 Points

Behind the scenes

• According to the timetable featured in Harry Potter Film Wizardry, the timetable for a first year Gryffindor during the 1991-1992 school year is as follows:

Lesson	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
First	Xylomancy	Potions	Double Potions	Defence Against the Dark Arts	Herbology	Potions
Second	Potions	History of Magic	Charms	Potions	History of Magic	Potions
Third	Defence Against the Dark Arts	Herbology	Magical Theory	Transfiguration	Charms	Transfiguration
Fourth	Charms	Transfiguration	Magical Theory	Flying	Magical Theory	Transfiguration

Appearances

A standard first year timetable

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Appears in flashback(s))
• Pottermore
• Wizarding World
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
• LEGO Creator: Harry Potter
• Harry Potter for Kinect

See also

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
• 1991
• 1992
• 1992–1993 school year
• 1993–1994 school year
• 1994–1995 school year
• 1995–1996 school year
• 1996–1997 school year
• 1997–1998 school year