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- "All I'm saying is that, if you think about it, Muggle chemistry is really quite similar--"
- — Arif Sikander to Severus Snape[src]
Chemistry is the science concerned with the study of the composition, structure and properties of matter, with a particular emphasis on its chemical reactions and bonds. The wizarding equivalent of chemistry was the art of potion-making.[1]
History
During the the 1990–1991 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Arif Sikander had a conversation with Severus Snape, about Muggle chemistry in the Potions Classroom before they were interrupted by Jacob's sibling and Nymphadora Tonks.[2]
Snape mentioned it in his introduction to Harry Potter's first class on 1 September 1991.[3] Severus Snape was known to like chemistry, and in his childhood he used to play with his chemistry set, according to Sirius Black.[4]
Behind the scenes
- J. K. Rowling has said in interviews that chemistry was her least favourite class in school.
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Sirius Black mocked Snape in the Shrieking Shack, by saying that he should run off and play with his chemistry set.[4]
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Mentioned only)
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
- Wizarding World (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Potions" at Wizarding World
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 4 (A New Assignment)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 8 (The Potions Master)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
