1991-1992 school year

This article is for **Harry Potter's first year**. You may be looking for **the general page for a first year at Hogwarts**.

## 1991-1992 school year

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1992-1993 school year

"*[...] the third-floor corridor on the right-hand side is out of bounds to everyone who does not wish to die a very painful death.*"
— Part of the opening speech

*Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone* takes place during the **1991-1992 school year** at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

During the school year, Albus Dumbledore kept the Philosopher's Stone in the Underground chambers. Voldemort tried to infiltrate Hogwarts and steal it, forcing Harry Potter to try and save it.

## Events

* In September, Harry Potter, the Boy who Lived, began attending and became a focus point for the whole school. He later became the youngest Seeker at the school in nearly a century for the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
* A troll was let loose in the school during the Hallowe'en Feast and nearly killed Hermione Granger. Harry and Ron Weasley saved her using the Levitation Charm.
* The Philosopher's Stone was being kept in the Underground chambers. Voldemort possessed the Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor, Quirinus in order to take it. Harry, Ron and Hermione suspected Professor Snape was trying to steal it and went to try and save it. Harry faced Voldemort again and won. Voldemort fled and the Philosopher's Stone was saved. The whole school found out about happened.
* Harry, Ron and Hermione achieved fifty points each for Gryffindor and Neville Longbottom achieved ten points, placing Gryffindor in the lead and the winners of the House Cup, which placed Slytherin in second place. Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff celebrated too, because another Slytherin had won the House Cup for seven years.

## Schedule

### First year

 Afternoon

* The above schedule was for first year students in Gryffindor only.
* The students had ten minutes at the end of each subject to make it in time to the next subject.
* There was one Defence Against the Dark Arts class in the first or second period.
* Herbology was held three times a week. At least one was held in the first period.
* Potions was held only once a week, a double class on Friday in the first or second period.
* Charms was held on Hallowe'en morning. This class was held in the first period.
* Oliver Wood had Charms on Thursday afternoon with other fifth year students in Gryffindor at the same time Flying lessons were taking place.
* It's unknown when History of Magic took place.

## Behind the scenes

* Hermione was top of her year. Harry and Ron achieved good grades too.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 7
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 9
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 10
4. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 16
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 17
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 8
7. ↑ Professor Sinistra was not mentioned in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets but she was the Professor in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The same for the Professor of Divination and Study of Ancient Runes.