"Are you a wizard, or what?"
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- "In years to come, Harry would never quite remember how he had managed to get through his exams when he half expected Voldemort to come bursting through the door any moment."
- — Harry Potter in 1992, regarding his first year exams[src]
All first-year students at Hogwarts were required to complete a set of examinations to get into the second year. There was one exam for each subject.[1] In 1992, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger tried to balance studying for their exams with worrying about Severus Snape and Voldemort whom they thought were out to steal the Philosopher's Stone.[1]
1992 exams[]
Charms[]
The Charms exam consisted in attributing animation to an otherwise inanimate object. In 1992, the students had to make a pineapple dance across Filius Flitwick's desk.[1]
Transfiguration[]
- "Professor McGonagall watched them turn a mouse into a snuff box."
- — The Transfiguration exam[src]
The Transfiguration exam consisted in transfiguring a being into an object. In 1992, the students had to turn a mouse into a snuff box. Extra points were given for how pretty the snuffbox was, points were taken off if it still had whiskers.[1]
Potions[]
The Potions exam consisted in brewing a potion from memory. In 1992, in keeping with Snape's ironic sense of humour, the students had to produce a Forgetfulness Potion.[1]
History of Magic[]
- "One hour of answering questions about batty old wizards who'd invented Self-Stirring Cauldrons and they'd be free..."
- — The History of Magic exam[src]
In 1992, the test lasted for one hour and the students were required to answer questions about the invention of the Self-Stirring Cauldron by Gaspard Shingleton.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
- It is curious that Gaspard Shingleton's (born in 1959) achievements are covered so prominently in the History of Magic exam, when it is revealed in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows that "Professor Bagshot doesn't cover anything later than the end of the nineteenth century"[2] in A History of Magic, the book by Bathilda Bagshot which is used as the textbook for the subject. This implies that Proffessor Binns covers topics not present in the textbook.
See also[]
- Second year exams
- Third year exams
- Fourth year exams
- Ordinary Wizarding Level
- Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (Mentioned only)
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
Notes and references[]
Hogwarts subjects | ||
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Core classes | Astronomy · Charms · Defence Against the Dark Arts · Herbology · History of Magic · Potions · Transfiguration | |
Elective classes | Alchemy · Arithmancy · Care of Magical Creatures · Divination · Muggle Studies · Study of Ancient Runes | |
Extracurricular classes | Apparition · Advanced Arithmancy Studies · Ancient Studies · Art · Flying · Ghoul Studies · Magical Theory · Muggle Art · Muggle Music · Music · Xylomancy · Field Studies | |
Former classes | Beasts · Dark Arts | |
Examinations | ||
First year exams · Second year exams · Third year exams · Fourth year exams · Ordinary Wizarding Level · Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test |