Homework

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The trio finishing their homework — The trio finishing theirHistory of Magic homework

Homework was coursework usually assigned to students at the end of classes or at the end of the school term atHogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It was usually completed by students in the:Study Hall,Study Area,Library,Gryffindor Tower reading room, or anothercommon room.

AShouting Schedule was amagical version of ahomework planner that allowed a student to keep track of their homework assignments, with the planner verbally reminding them not to procrastinate on their homework;Harry Potter andRon Weasley received them asChristmas presents fromHermione Granger inDecember 1995, much to their annoyance.^[1] TheHomework Cup was granted to Hogwarts students who excelled at their completion of homework.^[2]

Known homework atHogwarts[]

First year[]

Potions: To collectasphodel,dittany andwiggentree bark in order to brew theWiggenweld Potion in the following lesson.^[3]
Unknown class: Researchdittany inOne Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi (presumably for eitherHerbology or Potions), practise wand movements (presumably for bothCharms andTransfiguration), and recite the twelve uses ofdragon blood.^[4]

Second year[]

History of Magic: To write an three footcomposition about theMedieval Assembly of European Wizards.^[5]
Defence Against the Dark Arts: To write a poem aboutGilderoy Lockhart's defeat of theWagga Wagga Werewolf (1992–1993 school year only).^[6]
Potions: Something that involvedHair-Raising Potions and the amount of potion ingredients used in it (withrat tails being one such ingredient).^[7]

Third year[]

History of Magic: To write anessay aboutMedieval witch burnings to be handed in at the beginning of the school year.^[8]
Potions: To write anessay onShrinking Solutions to be handed in at the beginning of the school year,^[8] and to write an essay onUndetectable Poisons,^[9] to collect the ingredients for theWiggenweld Potion, to collect the ingredients for theAntidote to Uncommon Poisons, and to collect the ingredients for theGirding Potion.^[10]
Defence Against the Dark Arts: To write anessay on werewolves (assigned byProfessor Snape during his substitution)^[11] and to write anessay on vampires.^[12]
Muggle Studies: To write anessay about whyMuggles neededelectricity, something involving diagrams of Muggles lifting heavy objects,^[9] and readHome Life and Social Habits of British Muggles.^[13]
Arithmancy: To write an essay (unknown topic) and possibly two assignments involving complex number charts (if one of them is not connected to the previous essay).^[9]
Study of Ancient Runes: Translatingrunes using aRune Dictionary.^[9]

Fourth year[]

Charms: To read three books aboutSummoning Charms.^[14]
Potions: To exploreantidotes.^[14]
History of Magic: To write weekly essays aboutGoblin Rebellions.^[14]
Divination: To produce a detailedpersonal chart which details how planetary movements affect the individual student's fate.^[15]^[14]
Transfiguration: To write an essay onCross-Species Transfiguration.^[16]
Care of Magical Creatures: To go toHagrid's Hut and make notes about theBlast-Ended Skrewt's behaviour.^[14]

Fifth year[]

Transfiguration: To practiseVanishing Spells (only if they did not successfullyvanish theirsnail), answer questions assigned byProfessor McGonagall,^[17] and an essay on theInanimatus Conjurus Spell.^[18]
Potions: To write a foot long essay onthe Properties of Moonstone and its Uses in Potion-Making,^[19] to write an essay on the variety ofvenom antidotes^[20] and to write an essay on how to properly brewStrengthening Solution (Harry Potter only).^[21] Students also had to collect fivemoly plants,Mandrakes and other ingredients for class,^[2] researchAnti-venoms and copy a diagram of aChinese Chomping Cabbage.^[22]
Astronomy: To write an label aessay on Jupiter's moons^[18] and to complete a newstar chart.^[23]
Care of Magical Creatures: To finish a labeled sketch of aBowtruckle (if not completed by the end of class) and cobble together how to properly handle a Bowtruckle.^[17]
Divination: To keep a dream diary for a month.^[19]
Herbology: To write anessay onself-fertilising shrubs,^[18] and a twenty inchessay on Dittany and its uses.^[24]
History of Magic: To find four talkinggargoyles atHogwarts Castle^[2] and to write a foot-and-a-half-longessay on Giant Wars.^[19]
Charms: To complete the largest amount of work ever assigned in class including how to work out acounter-charm for a particularcharm.^[17]
Study of Ancient Runes: Translate arune usingSpellman's Syllabary,Magical Hieroglyphs and Logograms.^[23]

Sixth year[]

Defence Against the Dark Arts: Something so complicated that it took thetrio at least two hours to complete (possibly onNonverbal spells),^[25] to write essays onDementors andresisting theImperius Curse.^[26]
Potions: To study and take notes onEverlasting Elixirs (ifHarry was not doing a self-study).^[27]
Unknown class: To write an essay onThe Principles of Re-Materialisation.^[28]
Charms: To practise theWater-Making Spell^[29] and to readQuintessence: A Quest by the following class.^[27]
Arithmancy: To write an essay (unknown topic).^[27]
Study of Ancient Runes: To write a fifteen-inch essay, translate two things, and read an armful of heavy books by the Wednesday following the first day of school.^[25]