Changes: Science

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Warning!

At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald & Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery.
As such, spoilers will be present within the article.

"Is this all real? Or has this been happening inside my head?"

The topic of this article is of a real-life subject that has been mentioned "in-universe" in a canon source. The Harry Potter Wiki is written from the perspective that all information presented in canon is true (e.g., Hogwarts really existed), and, as such, details contained in this article may differ from real world facts.

Science is a pursuit of knowledge, encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment in order to form of testable explanations and predictions about how it operates. Given their lack of magical aptitude, and general comfort at finding convenience at that which they do comprehend, Muggles are naturally inclined to science as wizards are to magic, although magic is experimented with in a scientific (or at least nearly scientific) manner.

On 2 September, 1991, Professor Severus Snape described Potion-making as a subtle science and an exact art to his first year Potions class.^[1]

Herbology, transfiguration, magizoology, potions and others are all examples of magical sciences.

Behind the scenes

Magic within the Harry Potter universe is certainly treated like a science (or at least a pseudo-science). Wizards and witches conduct all sorts of experiments with their magic, and all magic schools teach a systematic approach to magic, similar to Muggle sciences. However, by both their definitions (at least in Harry Potter), magic is not a science.

Appearances

Notes and references

↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 8 (The Potions Master)

[PS8-1] Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 8 (The Potions Master)

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+'''Science''' is a pursuit of knowledge, encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment in order to form of testable explanations and predictions about how it operates. Given their lack of magical aptitude, and general comfort at finding convenience at that which they do comprehend, [[Non-magic people|Muggle]]s are naturally inclined to science as [[Wizardkind|wizards]] are to [[magic]], although magic is experimented with in a scientific (or at least nearly scientific) manner.
-'''Science''' is the enterprise that builds and organises in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the natural world.
-Given their lack of magical aptitude, and general comfort at finding convenience at that which they do comprehend, [[Non-magic people|Muggle]]s are naturally inclined to science as [[Wizardkind|wizards]] are to [[magic]], although magic is experimented with in a scientific (or at least nearly scientific) manner.
 On [[2 September]], [[1991]], [[Professor]] [[Severus Snape]] described [[Potion|Potion-making]] as a subtle science and an exact [[art]] to his [[first year]] [[Potions (class)|Potions]] class.<ref name="PS8">{{PS|B|8}}</ref>