Harry Potter Class Quiz: Which Hogwarts Subject Would You Ace?

Which Hogwarts class would you be best at? We have put together the ultimate Harry Potter class quiz for you to find out. We ask you several questions about your personality and match you with the subject that we think you would excel at if you attended Hogwarts. Everyone wishes that they could attend Hogwarts and we have tried to give you a little taste of what it would be like.

Which Harry Potter Class Would You Be Best At?

Instructions: All you have to do is answer the questions below and at the very end, it will you know the class at Hogwarts that you would excel at. We have also included some additional details about each class, so make sure to keep reading after receiving your result.

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Harry Potter Class List

Here is some more information about the main subjects offered at Hogwarts and also who taught them. This will provide you with some additional context after you receive your answer.

Astronomy

Astronomy is a class that teaches students about the stars and also about the movement of planets. This is a rare class where the use of magic is not needed during lessons. Classes take place in the Astronomy tower at Hogwarts.

Astronomy is a required class from a student’s first year at Hogwarts until their fifth. The class becomes optional in their final two years.

Known Astronomy Teachers

• Aurora Sinistra

Care of Magical Creatures

Care Of Magical Creatures is a class that teaches students about a wide variety of magical creatures. This includes how to feed them, care for them and even breed them. Throughout the series, we have seen students learn about things like Hippogriffs, Unicorns, and Thestrals

Students can’t take the Care of Magical Creatures class until they are in their third year or above.

Known Care of Magical Creatures Teachers

• Silvanus Kettleburn
• Rubeus Hagrid
• Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank

Charms

Charms is a class that teaches students about charms and how to use them. Students learn various spells and practice how to properly use them during lessons.

This is a required subject for students at Hogwarts for their first five years at the school. Classes take place on the second floor at Hogwarts.

Known Charms Teachers

• Filius Flitwick

Defence Against the Dark Arts

Defence Against the Dark Arts is a class that teaches students how to defend themselves against the dark arts. Students learn how to defend themselves against dark creatures, spells, and more. This includes learning about things like the 3 Unforgivable Curses and more. The teaching position is rumored to be cursed as nobody was able to hold the job for longer than a year. As a result, Harry had a new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor every year that he attended Hogwarts.

Defence Against the Dark Arts is a required class from a student’s first year at Hogwarts until their fifth.

Known Defence Against the Dark Arts Teachers

• Albus Dumbledore
• Patricia Rakepick
• Quirinus Quirrell
• Gilderoy Lockhart
• Remus Lupin
• Bartemius Crouch Jr (as Aleister Moody)
• Dolores Umbridge
• Severus Snape
• Amycus Carrow

Flying

Flying is a class that teaches students how to fly on a broomstick. The goal is to teach students the basic lessons on how to fly and also how to take proper care of their broomsticks. If you want to play on the Quidditch team, you will need to master this class first!

This is only a required class for first-year students at Hogwarts. If students want, they can continue to take flying courses after their first year.

Known Flying Teachers

• Rolanda Hooch

Herbology

Herbology is a class that teaches students how to care for and utilize magical plants. During the series, we got to see students learn about things like the Devil’s Snare, mandrakes, and puffapods.

This class is mandatory for students for their first five years at Hogwarts. As students get older, they get introduced to more dangerous plants.

Known Herbology Teachers

• Pomona Sprout
• Neville Longbottom

History of Magic

History of Magic is a class that teaches students about magical history. Students learn about famous witches and wizards. They also learn about big events that took place throughout history. Like Astronomy, this is a rare class where magic isn’t needed for lessons.

History of Magic is a required class from a student’s first year at Hogwarts until their fifth.

Known History of Magic Teachers

• Cuthbert Binns

Muggle Studies

Muggle Studies is a class that teaches students about Muggles and how they live their daily lives without magic. This is a way to teach students how Muggles think and how they differentiate from those who can use magic.

This is an elective that students can start taking in their third year at Hogwarts.

Known Muggle Studies Teachers

• Quirinus Quirrell
• Charity Burbage
• Alecto Carrow

Potions

Potions is a class that teaches students the proper way to brew potions. Students are taught to follow recipes and use magical ingredients to brew potions. Throughout the series, we see students learn about things like the Draught of Peace, boil cure potion, and Felix Felicis (liquid luck).

This class is mandatory for students for their first five years at Hogwarts.

Known Potions Teachers

• Horace Slughorn
• Severus Snape

Transfiguration

Transfiguration is a class that teaches students how to change the form of an object or a person. During the class, students get to practice actual transfigurations.

This class is mandatory for students for their first five years at Hogwarts.

Known Transfiguration Teachers

• Albus Dumbledore
• Minerva McGonagall

Other Hogwarts Subjects

Here is a list of the lesser-known subjects that are taught at Hogwarts:

Study of Ancient Runes

Study of Ancient Runes is a class that teaches students the ancient runic scripts of magic.

This is an elective that students can start taking in their third year at Hogwarts.

Known Study of Ancient Runes Teachers

• None

Apparition

Apparition is a class that teaches students how to Apparate.

Students can only take this class during their sixth year at Hogwarts.

Known Apparition Teachers

• Wilkie Twycross

Arithmancy

Arithmancy is a class that teaches students how to predict the future using numbers and numerology.

This is an elective that students can start taking in their third year at Hogwarts.

Known Arithmancy Teachers

• Septima Vector

Alchemy

Alchemy is a class that focuses on turning substances into other forms (like turning metal into gold).

This is an elective that students can take in their sixth and seventh years at Hogwarts.

Known Alchemy Teachers

• None

Divination

Divination is a class that tries to teach students to foresee the future in a more practical way than Arithmancy.

This is an elective that students can start taking in their third year at Hogwarts.

Known Divination Teachers

• Sibyll Trelawney
• Firenze

So, what did you get on our Harry Potter class quiz and do you agree with the result? Let us know in the comment section below.

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