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The third year is a year of education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for students aged 13 to 14. They continue taking the seven subjects they started studying in their first and second years, but have to add at least two new classes of their choice.

About[]

In the summer, every third year student is sent a letter with any new books they have bring to school that year.[1]

Subjects[]

Name Topics
Astronomy
Charms Cheering Charm[2]
Defence Against the Dark Arts Boggart[3]
Red Cap[4]
Kappa[4]
Grindylow[5]
Hinkypunk[5]
Werewolf[5]
Herbology Puffapod[4]
History of Magic
Potions Shrinking Solution[3]
Undetectable Poisons[6]
Transfiguration Animagus[7]

New classes[]

In the April before their third year, second year students choose at least two of these new subjects to add to their studies in September[8]:

Name Topics
Arithmancy
Care of Magical Creatures Hippogriff[7]
Flobberworm[4]
Salamander[6]
Divination Tessomancy[7]
Palmistry[6]
Muggle Studies Electricity[6]
Study of Ancient Runes

Set books[]

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