As we settle into the new school year, we enjoy to joke about parents everywhere collectively sighing with relief. After spending all summer with your kids, they are now being housed and watched over by your local school staff, being taught another round of fresh knowledge. While you might be stressing over collecting your child’s required school supplies, take a moment to realize that you don’t have it as hard as witch or wizard parents.
What do we mean? Here is a list of everything a wizard student was required to have upon arriving for their first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry – at least in the 1990’s and purely speculated of course what would us muggles know really?:
Uniform Set
oThree Sets of Plain Work Robes (Black)
oOne Plain Black Pointed Hat
oOne Pair of Protective Gloves (dragon hide or similar)
oOne Winter Cloak
Textbooks
oThe Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1 by Miranda Goshawk
oA History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot
oMagical Theory by Adalbert Waffling
oA Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
oOne Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore
oMagical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger
oFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander
oThe Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble
oAnd assorted work by the famous wizard Gilderoy Lockhart
Other
o1 Wand
o1 Cauldron (standard size 2)
o1 set of glass or crystal phials
o1 telescope
o1 set of brass scales
oStudents may also bring an Owl, a Cat or a Toad
How much will this all cost you? Oh, no more than $1,031. That’s not counting tuition, which puts your bill well over $40,000 per year. Merlin’s beard!
With the 2017 semester starting for Hogwarts today, September 1st, Harry and Ginny Potter are sending their 11 year-old son Albus Severus Potter to his first year. Let’s all take a moment to raise our wands for the Potter’s bank account. Also, can you imagine how the Weasely family felt?!
The entire collection of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, as well the movies, their soundtracks, and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child can be found through MidPointe Library System via physical checkout and digital downloads."
About this blogger: Rebekah B. is a Librarian for MidPointe's Library on Wheels. She enjoys pasta salad and belongs to the proud and loyal Hufflepuffs.
