First year

The first year is a year of education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for students aged eleven to twelve. They are sorted into their House at the Start-of-Term Feast and study seven subjects for which they take exams in June. They also learn Flying for a short period of time.

About

Students who are accepted to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are sent an acceptance letter on their 11th birthday. Those who have grown up in the wizarding world are sent a letter by owl because it is presumed they know what it is. Muggle-born students have a teacher visit them with their letter so they can explain the wizarding world to them.

On 1 September, they wear plain robes and the Keeper of Keys and Grounds take them from Hogsmeade Station over the lake to the front gates of Hogwarts Castle. The Keeper of the Keys leave them with the Deputy Head. They wait in the Empty chamber off of the Entrance Hall for everyone to be seated in the Great Hall. They then put on the Sorting Hat in front of everyone to get put in one of the four houses: Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw. Later on, they are led to their common room by a prefect and start attending lessons the next day.

First-years are not given permission to bring their own broomstick to school.

Subjects

Name
Charms	Levitation Charm
Transfiguration	Take complex notes
	Turn a match into a needle
	Switching Spells
Herbology	Dittany
Defence Against the Dark Arts	Curse of the Bogies
	Curing werewolf bites
Potions	Cure for Boils
	Forgetfulness Potion
Astronomy	Look at the night sky through telescopes.
	Learn the name and movements of stars and planets.
History of Magic	Emeric the Evil
	Uric the Oddball
	Elfric the Eager
	Goblin rebellions
	Werewolf Code of Conduct

• In an unknown subject, they study the twelve uses of dragon blood.
• Flying is taught to first year students for a short period of time. The purpose of the subject is to cover the basics of flying, an important skill for every witch and wizard. In the first hour, they learn how to command a broomstick and lift off a few feet above the ground.

Set books

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newton Scamander

• The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1) by Miranda Goshawk
• A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot
• Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling
• A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
• One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore
• Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger
• The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble

Trivia

• Hermione Granger was top of her year in her first year. Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley also got good grades. Neville Longbottom achieved a good grade in Herbology but not in Potions.