Hogwarts Second Year

> The second-years were given something new to think about during their Easter holidays. The time had come to choose their subjects for third year...
>
> Second-years select elective classes for third year, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

This article covers information about the **second year** at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A student in their second year at Hogwarts was called a **second-year** (with a hyphen). Second-years were typically 12 to 13 years of age. The second year was the first year in which students rode up to the castle in carriages pulled by Thestrals.

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## Overall

### Classes

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Second-year students took Transfiguration, Charms, Potions, Defence Against the Dark Arts and Herbology.

The second year was the first time when students were allowed to try out for their house Quidditch teams. A rare exception to this was when Harry Potter was allowed to join the house Quidditch team during his first year due to his exceptional skills. Like first-years, second-years were not allowed to accompany those in the ***third year*** or above to Hogsmeade village for the ***weekend trips***, however, they were allowed to have their own broom inside the school grounds.

In the second year, students chose to study at least two elective subjects for their ***third year*** to ***fifth year***; these subject options were ***Arithmancy***, ***Care of Magical Creatures***.

### Curriculum

> The whole point of keeping the school open at this time is for you to receive your education. The exams will therefore take place as usual, and I trust you are all studying hard.
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> Minerva McGonagall regarding the second year exams, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

* Memory Charm
* Tickling Charm
* Freezing Charm
* Engorgement Charm
* Shrinking Charm
* General Counter-Spell
* Slowing Charm
* Fire-Making Spell Template:C
 Transfiguration | * *Vera Verto*

* anshee
* Full Body-Bind Curse
* *Fumos Duo*
* Softening Charm

### Required textbooks

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## Appearances

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## Notes and references

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1. ↑ Template:WW
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Template:COS
3. ↑ Template:PS
4. ↑ Template:COS - Chapter 14 (*About the Chamber*)
5. ↑ These were all dark creatures covered in Gilderoy Lockhart's second-year classes, according to Template:COS.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 All these books were part of the first year Hogwarts required textbook list and were used in the following second year.
7. ↑ Template:COS

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