Hogwarts

What is Hogwarts?

Hogwarts is an educational institution where young wizards from Great Britain and Ireland studied. Founded around the 10th century by four powerful wizards: Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Candida Ravenclaw, and Penelope Hufflepuff. The school's houses are named after them: Gryffindor (founder - Godric Gryffindor), Slytherin (founder - Salazar Slytherin), Ravenclaw (founder - Candida Ravenclaw), and Hufflepuff (founder - Penelope Hufflepuff). Education begins at age 11 and lasts 7 years. Exams are taken at the end of each year, but the exams at the end of the 5th and 7th years of study are especially important for the future of the students (at the end of the 5th year, the SOV exam is taken, and at the end of the 7th year, the ZHABA exam). The school is located in an ancient eight-story castle in Scotland. On the school grounds, in addition to the castle, there is a mountain lake, a large forest called the "Forbidden Forest" because of the dangerous creatures living there, greenhouses, several other auxiliary buildings, and a Quidditch field. The school motto is: "Don't tickle a sleeping dragon."

faculty

Gryffindor. Symbol - lion, colors - red and gold. The lion embodies courage, nobility and strength. The faculty usually gets students who are not afraid to take risks and challenge difficulties. Slytherin. The symbol of the faculty is a snake, the colors are green and silver, and the element is water. Slytherin values ​​ambition, leadership, cunning and resourcefulness. Ravenclaw. The house values ​​intelligence, resourcefulness, curiosity, creativity and wit. Ravenclaw's element is air. The symbol is an eagle, the colors are blue and bronze. Hufflepuff. The main qualities of students are hard work, dedication, patience, loyalty and honesty. Symbol is a badger, colors are yellow and black. The element of the faculty is earth.

dormitory

There are four houses at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Each of them has its own common room and adjoining house dormitories, where students stay outside of school hours. In fact, these are house dormitories. Dormitories at Hogwarts are linked to houses. One student from each house is placed in a dormitory. They are separated by gender. Students who choose not to identify with either gender are given the opportunity to choose which member of that gender they would like to share a dormitory with. Each dormitory room is given a name. The boys' dormitories are named after bird species, and the girls' dormitories are named after tree species or groves. Location of Hogwarts House Dormitories: Slytherin dormitory. The Slytherin common rooms are hidden behind a wall, and some of them are located under the Black Lake. Dormitory in Ravenclaw. Located in one of the Hogwarts towers, like Gryffindor. To open the door to the common room, you will need to answer a difficult riddle. Dormitory in Hufflepuff. The entrance to the common room of the house is hidden behind barrels in the common kitchen. You need to knock on the right one at a certain pace, and the door will open.

Who is Harry Potter?

Harry Potter was born on July 31, 1980, to wizards Lily and James Potter, who died during an attack by the dark wizard Lord Voldemort. Harry himself was the only one who survived the attack, which is why he became known in the wizarding world as "The Boy Who Lived." His enemies are Voldemort, Draco Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle, Lucius. studies at the Gryffindor faculty. Appearance: Short, with black hair. Wears glasses with a round frame. On Harry's forehead is the famous lightning-shaped scar, which he got from the Avada Kedavra curse. His eyes are bright green. character: kind, sympathetic, purposeful, energetic and decisive, has leadership qualities.

Who is Voldemort?

One of the most famous dark wizards, possessing enormous magical power and practically achieving immortality with the help of Horcruxes. Voldemort is so feared in the wizarding world that his name is generally not spoken. Most heroes refer to him as "You-Know-Who" or "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named." Voldemort is the leader of the Death Eaters, a group of wizards and witches dedicated to ridding the Wizarding World of Muggles and establishing Voldemort as its supreme ruler.

Who are the Horcruxes?

Horcruxes are objects that contain part of a dark wizard's soul. To create a Horcrux, a wizard must split his soul in two by committing a crime that splits it, namely murder.

Dark and light magicians.

Dark wizards were wizards who primarily studied and practiced the Dark Arts, also known as Dark Magic. They often engaged in the illegal breeding of dark creatures, the use or creation of dark objects and artifacts, and the infliction of injury, trauma, or death on others, often using dangerous curses and other dark spells. Light magicians in this world, on the contrary, use protective white magic, which is aimed at protecting the wizard from the attack of another wizard, a magical creature or natural disasters. Famous dark wizards and witches include Herpo the Unholy, Racidian, Morgan le Fay, Emerick the Evil, Salazar Slytherin, Mervyn the Malicious, Ekrizdis, Barnabas Deverill, Loxias, Gellert Grindelwald, and Lord Voldemort.

Who is Draco Malfoy?

Draco Lucius Malfoy is Harry Potter's school and ideological enemy. Born on June 5, 1980, the only child of Lucius Malfoy and Narcissa Malfoy. His mother is a witch and housewife, Narcissa Malfoy, and his father is the head of the Hogwarts board of governors and Death Eater Lucius Malfoy. Draco Malfoy's appearance: Tall, with sleek blond hair, cold grey eyes, pale skin, fine features and a pointed nose. When embarrassed or angry, pink spots appear on his pale cheeks. Personality: Draco Malfoy has a complex character, which is a mixture of both positive and negative qualities. He is arrogant, ambitious, pretends to be a "tough guy" and is not yet mentally developed. Enemies: During his first few years at Hogwarts, Draco attempted to pick fights with his rivals Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ronald Weasley, often using caustic and insulting remarks. Friends: Crabbe and Goyle, who obey him up to a certain point.

Who are Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley?

Hermione Granger is one of the main characters in the Harry Potter series of novels, a friend and classmate of Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. Although born a Muggle, she is known as an excellent student at Hogwarts and a talented sorceress. Character: Smart, inquisitive, caring, vulnerable. Ron Weasley is the best friend of Harry Potter and Hermione Granger. A member of the large Weasley family, Ron attended Hogwarts School in the Gryffindor faculty. Character: "Second-rate" complex. Arachnophobia. Courage and selflessness. Good sense of humor. He likes to eat and copy Hermione's homework. Excessive emotionality and lack of self-confidence.

who are mudbloods and purebloods and so on?

Mudbloods in the Harry Potter world is a nickname for Muggle-born wizards, used by supporters of the chosenness of pure-blood wizards and considered offensive. Pureblood wizards are wizards who have only wizards in their ancestry. "True" pureblood wizards should not have any Muggles in their ancestry. Half-bloods are children from the marriage of a wizard (witch) and a Muggle, or children from the marriage of two wizards, but among their grandparents (and according to stricter views - among their more distant ancestors) there must be at least one Muggle. Muggle-borns are wizards who were born into a Muggle family. A wizard whose parents are both Muggle-borns can also be considered a Muggle-born.

Who are Muggles?

Muggle is a term used to describe a person who does not have magical abilities and is not born into a wizarding family. are portrayed as simple-minded characters who have no idea about the magical world, unlike witches and wizards.

professors at Hogwarts.

Some Hogwarts professors: Minerva McGonagall. Strict, principled Head of Gryffindor. Believes in discipline, education and honesty. Can be a bit harsh, but will never go against her beliefs. Remus Lupin. Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Explains the material perfectly, believes in each student and bravely fights against Voldemort. Rubeus Hagrid. Care of Magical Creatures teacher. Genuinely wants to share his knowledge and is kind to all students. Pomona Sprout. Herbology teacher. Attentive to students, explains the material clearly. Bravely fights in the Battle of Hogwarts and protects students from Voldemort. Sybil Trelawney. Teacher of Divination. Confident in her abilities as a fortune teller, although her predictions rarely come true. Often predicts the deaths of students and speaks of unfavorable events, which brings anxiety and fear into the minds of students. Dolores Umbridge: A Ministry of Magic official who was appointed as Harry's Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher in his fifth year. Umbridge made life miserable for her students with her strict teaching methods and harsh punishments. Severus Snape. Potions teacher. He is unsociable, cold, extremely abrupt and unpleasant to talk to. He is very strict with students (except for the Slytherin faculty), picks on them at the slightest provocation (especially the Gryffindor students and personally Harry) and takes points from them at every opportunity.

what kind of glasses are these?

Points given to the houses at Hogwarts are awarded for various achievements and actions of students. For example, for excellent homework, academic success, courage, honesty and nobility, helping other students or the teaching staff. Points are tallied using four giant hourglasses located in the school's entrance hall. Each house has its own hourglass with stones corresponding to its house color: Gryffindor - scarlet rubies, Slytherin - green emeralds, Ravenclaw - blue sapphires, Hufflepuff - yellow diamonds. When points are added or subtracted, the stones in the hourglass rise or fall accordingly. At the end of the school year, the house with the most points is awarded the Hogwarts Cup, an annual prize.

Who is the boss at school?

The Headmaster of Hogwarts is Albus Dumbledore. He is responsible for personnel management, hiring and firing staff, admitting and expelling students, representing the school to the public, and so on. The Director reports to the Board of Trustees, which consists of 12 people. Some character traits of Albus Dumbledore: Averse to formality, he speaks clearly and simply, utters Voldemort's name without fear, and advises Harry to do the same. Alien to prejudices. For example, he allows Hagrid, who has giant blood in his veins, to serve as a gamekeeper and teach at Hogwarts and says that he would trust him with his life. Responsibility for the students of Hogwarts. He rarely gets angry with Harry and allows him to ask him very unpleasant questions, but once Harry said that Dumbledore often leaves the school and leaves the students unattended, Dumbledore got angry and said that during his absence the students are under full magical protection. Allowing a student to learn from their mistakes. For example, when Hermione signed up for all the new classes at the beginning of her third year, Dumbledore, instead of forbidding her, gave her the opportunity to try out such loads by equipping her with a Time-Turner. Stealth: When he and Harry were discussing the Mirror of Erised, Dumbledore said that he saw himself in it, holding a pair of thick woolen socks. However, it is later revealed that he, like Harry, was actually seeing his family in the mirror. The ability to be eccentric and act strangely in the eyes of others. In many ways, this is explained by his unusual sense of humor, which sometimes irritates Minerva McGonagall, who is distinguished by her strict and serious character.