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{{Quote|Professor Burbage taught the children of [[Wizardkind|witches and wizards]] all about [[Non-magic people|Muggles]]... how they are not so different from us...|[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s scorn and hatred for Muggle Studies|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
   
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'''Muggle Studies''' is an elective class and part of the non-magical studies curriculum at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]. It is exactly what the name implies — the study of the daily lives of [[Muggle]]s and how they cope with [[electricity]], technology and science, and not [[magic]].
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'''Muggle Studies''' is an elective class and part of the non-magical studies curriculum at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]. It involves the study of the history and daily lives of [[Non-magic people|Muggles]], and how they are able to live without [[magic]], but instead [[electricity]], technology and [[science]].
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The subject was made compulsory in [[1997]] by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], and instead of facts being taught regarding muggles the class was used to spread prejudice and lies.
  
   
 
==Class information==
  
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This class aims specifically to acquaint [[Wizardkind|wizards and witches]] who do not have direct contact with [[Muggle]]s with the way they live; one known essay topic was "''Why Muggles Need Electricity''." It is an optional subject, taught from the [[third year]] to the [[Seventh year|seventh]].
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This class aims specifically to familiarise [[Wizardkind|wizards and witches]] with how [[Non-magic people|Muggles]] live their lives without magic; one known essay topic was "''Why Muggles Need Electricity''." It is an optional subject, taught from the [[third year]] to the [[Seventh year|seventh]]. It has both an [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]] and a [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.]] exam, and presumably also has practical lessons and exam sections.
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Muggle Studies is considered by some to be a soft option, but others, such as [[Percy Weasley]], think it is important for magical people to have an understanding of the non-magical community, especially if they work closely with Muggles, such as in the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]; [[Arthur Weasley|his father]] being a case in point.<ref>{{COS|B|14}}</ref>
  
   
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Muggle Studies is considered by some to be a soft option, but others, such as [[Percy Weasley]], think it is important for magical people to have an understanding of the [[muggle world|non-magical community]], especially if they work closely with Muggles, such as in the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]; [[Arthur Weasley|his father]] being a case in point.<ref>{{COS|B|14}}</ref>
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Muggle games, such as hangman, cards, noughts-and-crosses, rock-paper-scissors, dominoes and crosswords are part of the curriculum, as are playgrounds.<ref name="PAg">{{POA|G}}</ref>
  
   
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Some wizards doing research into Muggle Studies will use the [[Internet]] for such information, a rare example of wizardkind using that service.<ref>{{PM|technology}}</ref>
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Wizards may use the [[Internet]] as part of their research into Muggle Studies, but is otherwise scarcely used by the [[Wizarding world|magical communtiy]].<ref>{{WW|technology}}</ref>
   
 
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Muggle Studies classes take place in [[Muggle Studies Classroom|a classroom]] on the first-floor, accessed through a [[Muggle Studies showroom|showroom]] containing Muggle artefacts.
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Muggle Studies classes take place in [[Muggle Studies Classroom|a classroom]] on the first-floor, accessed through a [[Muggle Studies showroom|showroom]] displaying Muggle artefacts.
   
 
==History==
  
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[[Quirinus Quirrell]] taught Muggle Studies at Hogwarts until [[1990]], when he took a year-long sabbatical and spent time abroad before returning to Hogwarts and becoming the [[professor]] of [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]].<ref name="DH">{{DH}}</ref>
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[[File:Quirinus Quirrell.jpg|195x195px|thumb|left|Quirinus Quirrell, former Muggle Studies professor]]
  
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[[Quirinus Quirrell]] taught Muggle Studies at Hogwarts until [[1990]], when he took a year-long sabbatical and spent time abroad before returning to Hogwarts and becoming the [[professor]] of [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]].<ref>{{PS}}</ref>
  
   
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The position was taken over by [[Unidentified male Muggle Studies teacher|another wizard]].
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The position was taken over by [[Unidentified male Muggle Studies teacher|another wizard]], following Quirrell's [[Skirmish in the Underground Chambers|death]] in the [[Underground Chambers]] on [[4 June]], [[1992]].<ref name="DH">{{DH}}</ref>
   
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===1990-[[1993]]===
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In [[1990]], a [[Unidentified male Muggle Studies teacher|wizard]] took over from Quirrell as Muggle Studies Professor. In [[1992]], [[Harry Potter]] came looking for him with a torch for him to add to his collection. Unfortunately, he was not present and [[Male Muggle Studies teacher's student assistant|the professor's student assistant]] took the torch and added it to the collection for him. He presumably left by [[1993]].
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In [[1990]], a [[Unidentified male Muggle Studies teacher|wizard]] took over from Quirrell as Muggle Studies Professor. In [[1992]], [[Harry Potter]] came looking for him with a torch for him to add to his collection. Unfortunately, he was not present and [[Male Muggle Studies teacher's student assistant|the professor's student assistant]] took the torch and added it to the collection for him. He presumably left by [[1993]].<ref>{{COS|G}} - GBC version</ref>
   
 
===1993-1997===
  
===1993-1997===
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{{Dialogue a-b|Ron Weasley|What are you doing Muggle Studies for? You're Muggle-born! Your mum and dad are Muggles! You already know all about Muggles!|Hermione Granger|But it'll be fascinating to study them from the wizarding point of view.|Ron and Hermione, while discussing their new classes|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}
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{{Dialogue a-b|Ron Weasley|What are you doing Muggle Studies for? You're Muggle-born! Your mum and dad are Muggles! You already know all about Muggles!|Hermione Granger|But it'll be fascinating to study them from the wizarding point of view.|Ron and Hermione, while discussing their new classes|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}[[Hermione Granger]] took Muggle Studies, as well as every other class, in her [[1993-1994 school year|third year]], despite being [[Muggle-born]]. By this time, [[Charity Burbage]] had taken over from the former teacher. She wanted to study Muggles from the wizards' point of view, and excelled in the class, but dropped it at the end of the year when she found her schedule too demanding. [[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]] also took the subject.<ref name="POA">{{POA}}</ref>
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[[Hermione Granger]] took Muggle Studies, as well as every other class, in her [[1993-1994 school year|third year]], despite being [[Muggle-born]]. By this time, [[Charity Burbage]] had taken over from the former teacher. She wanted to study Muggles from the wizards' point of view, and excelled in the class, but dropped it at the end of the year when she found her schedule too demanding. [[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]] also took the subject.
  
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In [[1997]], [[Professor]] [[Charity Burbage]] was captured by [[Death Eaters]] and brought to [[Malfoy Manor]], where [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] murdered her with the [[Killing Curse]], because she wrote a positive and impassioned piece about Muggles and Muggle-borns for the ''[[Daily Prophet]]''. Before her death, she begged [[Severus Snape]] to free her and tell [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] to let her go. [[Severus Snape]] was forced to ignore her, and then she was put to death. Her corpse was then consumed by [[Nagini]].
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In [[1997]], [[Professor]] [[Charity Burbage]] was captured by [[Death Eaters]] and brought to [[Malfoy Manor]], where [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] murdered her with the [[Killing Curse]], because she wrote a positive and impassioned piece about Muggles and Muggle-borns for the ''[[Daily Prophet]]''. Before her death, she begged [[Severus Snape]] to free her and tell [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] to let her go. [[Severus Snape]] was forced to ignore her, and then she was put to death. Her corpse was then consumed by [[Nagini]].<ref name="DH">{{DH}}</ref>
   
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Voldemort took over the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] soon afterwards and Death Eater [[Alecto Carrow]] was appointed the new professor of Muggle Studies, with Professor Burbage noted as "''resigned''" in the newspaper. The subject was made compulsory, and instead of teaching students accurate facts about the non-magical community and encouraging understanding and tolerance, Carrow taught that [[Non-magic people|Muggles]] were "''like animals, stupid and dirty''" and that they "''drove wizards into hiding by being vicious toward them''," and "''how the natural order is being restored'',"<ref name="DH">{{DH}}</ref> This was an attempt to brainwash Wizarding children into hating the Muggle world, and into joining [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] and the [[Death Eaters]]. [[Neville Longbottom]] would defy such teachings by asking how much Muggle blood the new professor and her brother had.<ref name="DH">{{DH}}</ref>
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[[File:Alecto_Carrow.JPG|127px|thumb|Professor Alecto Carrow]]
  
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Voldemort took over the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] soon afterwards, and Death Eater [[Alecto Carrow]] was appointed professor of Muggle Studies, with Professor Burbage noted as "''resigned''" in the newspaper. The subject was made compulsory, and instead of teaching students accurate facts about the non-magical community and encouraging understanding and tolerance, Carrow taught that [[Muggle]]s were "''like animals, stupid and dirty''" and that they "''drove wizards into hiding by being vicious toward them''," and "''how the natural order is being restored'',"<ref>{{DH}}</ref> This was an attempt to brainwash Wizarding children into hating the Muggle world, and into joining [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] and the Death Eaters. [[Neville Longbottom]] would defy such teachings by asking how much Muggle blood the professor and her brother had.
  
   
 
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{{Dialogue a-b|Boy 1|What've we got next? I've lost my timetable.|Boy 2|It's Muggle Studies next. I wonder what we're doing today.|Two students going to a Muggle Studies class.|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)}}After Voldemort's defeat and the end of the [[Second Wizarding War]], Alecto Carrow was presumably imprisoned and Muggle Studies restored to accurate and unbiased teaching. It is unknown who took over Muggle Studies after the war.
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After Voldemort's defeat, death and the end of the [[Second Wizarding War]], Alecto Carrow was presumably imprisoned in [[Azkaban]] for her crimes and Muggle Studies restored to its factual roots. It is unknown who took over Muggle Studies after the war.
   
 
==Known professors==
  
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HomeLifeAndSocialHabitsOfBritishMuggles.png|''[[Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles]]'' by [[Wilhelm Wigworthy]]
 
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==Grades==
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==Known O.W.L.s==
  
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Revision as of 00:42, 7 May 2020

"Professor Burbage taught the children of witches and wizards all about Muggles... how they are not so different from us..."
— Lord Voldemort's scorn and hatred for Muggle Studies[src]

Muggle Studies is an elective class and part of the non-magical studies curriculum at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It involves the study of the history and daily lives of Muggles, and how they are able to live without magic, but instead electricity, technology and science.

Class information

This class aims specifically to familiarise wizards and witches with how Muggles live their lives without magic; one known essay topic was "Why Muggles Need Electricity." It is an optional subject, taught from the third year to the seventh. It has both an O.W.L. and a N.E.W.T. exam, and presumably also has practical lessons and exam sections.

Muggle Studies is considered by some to be a soft option, but others, such as Percy Weasley, think it is important for magical people to have an understanding of the non-magical community, especially if they work closely with Muggles, such as in the Ministry of Magic; his father being a case in point.[1]

Wizards may use the Internet as part of their research into Muggle Studies, but is otherwise scarcely used by the magical communtiy.[2]

Classrooms

Muggle Studies classes take place in a classroom on the first-floor, accessed through a showroom displaying Muggle artefacts.

History

Pre 1990

Quirinus Quirrell taught Muggle Studies at Hogwarts until 1990, when he took a year-long sabbatical and spent time abroad before returning to Hogwarts and becoming the professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts.[3]

The position was taken over by another wizard, following Quirrell's death in the Underground Chambers on 4 June, 1992.[3]

1990-1993

In 1990, a wizard took over from Quirrell as Muggle Studies Professor. In 1992, Harry Potter came looking for him with a torch for him to add to his collection. Unfortunately, he was not present and the professor's student assistant took the torch and added it to the collection for him. He presumably left by 1993.[4]

1993-1997

Ron Weasley: "What are you doing Muggle Studies for? You're Muggle-born! Your mum and dad are Muggles! You already know all about Muggles!"
Hermione Granger: "But it'll be fascinating to study them from the wizarding point of view."
— Ron and Hermione, while discussing their new classes[src]

Hermione Granger took Muggle Studies, as well as every other class, in her third year, despite being Muggle-born. By this time, Charity Burbage had taken over from the former teacher. She wanted to study Muggles from the wizards' point of view, and excelled in the class, but dropped it at the end of the year when she found her schedule too demanding. Ernie Macmillan also took the subject.[5]

1997

In 1997, Professor Charity Burbage was captured by Death Eaters and brought to Malfoy Manor, where Lord Voldemort murdered her with the Killing Curse, because she wrote a positive and impassioned piece about Muggles and Muggle-borns for the Daily Prophet. Before her death, she begged Severus Snape to free her and tell Voldemort to let her go. Severus Snape was forced to ignore her, and then she was put to death. Her corpse was then consumed by Nagini.[3]

Voldemort took over the Ministry of Magic soon afterwards and Death Eater Alecto Carrow was appointed the new professor of Muggle Studies, with Professor Burbage noted as "resigned" in the newspaper. The subject was made compulsory, and instead of teaching students accurate facts about the non-magical community and encouraging understanding and tolerance, Carrow taught that Muggles were "like animals, stupid and dirty" and that they "drove wizards into hiding by being vicious toward them," and "how the natural order is being restored,"[3] This was an attempt to brainwash Wizarding children into hating the Muggle world, and into joining Voldemort and the Death Eaters. Neville Longbottom would defy such teachings by asking how much Muggle blood the new professor and her brother had.[3]

Post-war

After Voldemort's defeat, death and the end of the Second Wizarding War, Alecto Carrow was presumably imprisoned in Azkaban for her crimes and Muggle Studies restored to its factual roots. It is unknown who took over Muggle Studies after the war.

Known professors

Required textbooks

Grades

Passing Grades

Fail Grades

Known O.W.L.s

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 14 (Cornelius Fudge)
  2. ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Technology" at Wizarding World
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
  4. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) - GBC version
  5. ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Muggle Studies
Muggle Studies class HM
Professors: Quirinus Quirrell · Arif Sikander · Unidentified male professor · Charity Burbage · Alecto Carrow · Concordia Rowle
Classrooms: Art Classroom · Fifth-floor classroom · Muggle Studies Classroom · Muggle Studies showroom · Music Classroom
Textbooks: Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles
Subjects: Blender · Car (Model car) · Electricity · Hair spray · Light bulb · Radio · Roller Skates · Rotary phone · Rubber duck
Hogwarts subjects
Core classes Astronomy · Charms · Defence Against the Dark Arts · Herbology · History of Magic · Potions · Transfiguration
Hogwartscrest
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
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