The School Year at Hogwarts
The year begins on September 1
Hogwarts Express leaves King's Cross Station at 11 a.m., bringing students to Hogsmeade Station where the 2nd through 7th years ride horseless carriages up to the castle and 1st years cross the lake in boats with the gamekeeper
the start-of-year feast
the Sorting
a few words from the headmaster
vast quantities of food and drink
a few more words from the headmaster, including the "start-of-term notices"
classes begin on September 2 - schedules handed out at breakfast
Quidditch trials during the second week (PS7), also flying lessons for first years
Halloween Feast on the evening of October 31
hundreds of live bats flying around
delicious pumpkin treats
first Quidditch match in the beginning of November
second week of December the Deputy Head takes names of those who are staying over the Christmas holidays
end of first term is usually about a week before Christmas and most of the students and some of the teachers go home
December 25: Christmas Feast
shortly after January 1: Hogwarts Express returns and start of second term
Easter holidays - two-week break, students go home, exact dates vary every year
exams are held the first week of June
results come out the second week of June
Leaving Feast, sometimes called the end-of-term feast, the evening before the Hogwarts Express goes back to London at the end of June.
The Hogwarts Express returns to London after 7-8 hours.
All staff and students leave Hogwarts during the summer except for the caretaker.
Daily Routines at Hogwarts
The day begins with breakfast in the Great Hall. During breakfast, the morning mail arrives in a flurry of hundreds of owls. A bell signals the start of the first class at 9 am.
There are two morning classes with a break between (signalled by a bell), followed by lunch and a break.
After lunch, classes resume at 1 pm. It is not clear if there are one or two classes in the afternoon.
Supper is served in the Great Hall toward evening, after which the students are expected to be in their House common rooms for studying and socializing. Curfew for older students is 9 pm.
There is no set bedtime after supper.
The year begins on September 1
Hogwarts Express leaves King's Cross Station at 11 a.m., bringing students to Hogsmeade Station where the 2nd through 7th years ride horseless carriages up to the castle and 1st years cross the lake in boats with the gamekeeper
the start-of-year feast
the Sorting
a few words from the headmaster
vast quantities of food and drink
a few more words from the headmaster, including the "start-of-term notices"
classes begin on September 2 - schedules handed out at breakfast
Quidditch trials during the second week (PS7), also flying lessons for first years
Halloween Feast on the evening of October 31
hundreds of live bats flying around
delicious pumpkin treats
first Quidditch match in the beginning of November
second week of December the Deputy Head takes names of those who are staying over the Christmas holidays
end of first term is usually about a week before Christmas and most of the students and some of the teachers go home
December 25: Christmas Feast
shortly after January 1: Hogwarts Express returns and start of second term
Easter holidays - two-week break, students go home, exact dates vary every year
exams are held the first week of June
results come out the second week of June
Leaving Feast, sometimes called the end-of-term feast, the evening before the Hogwarts Express goes back to London at the end of June.
The Hogwarts Express returns to London after 7-8 hours.
All staff and students leave Hogwarts during the summer except for the caretaker.
Daily Routines at Hogwarts
The day begins with breakfast in the Great Hall. During breakfast, the morning mail arrives in a flurry of hundreds of owls. A bell signals the start of the first class at 9 am.
There are two morning classes with a break between (signalled by a bell), followed by lunch and a break.
After lunch, classes resume at 1 pm. It is not clear if there are one or two classes in the afternoon.
Supper is served in the Great Hall toward evening, after which the students are expected to be in their House common rooms for studying and socializing. Curfew for older students is 9 pm.
There is no set bedtime after supper.
