Class Schedule (rather long)

[Amy Winters]

No: HPFGUIDX 8243

In my re-readings...(I'm on Year 2)...I've jotted down a few notes 
about the kids classes.  In Year 1 they have the following classes:

Astronomy - Wednesdays at Midnight in the astronomy tower. (Ch. 8, pg 
133)
Herbology - in the mornings 3 times a week in the greenhouses (Ch. 8, 
pg 133)
History of Magic - 
Charms - 
Transfiguration - Thursday (Ch. 8, pg 135)
DADA - 
Potions - Double class period with the Slytherins on Friday Mornings 
(Ch. 8, pg 135)
Flying Lessons - Thursday at 3:30

In Chapter 8, pg 135, it says that Harry has Friday afternoons off.  
And incidently, in Chapter 9, it says that the 5th years have Charms 
at 3:30 on Thurdays (when Harry meets Oliver Wood)

In Year 2:

There schedule are a bit more detailed in CoS (and I'll try to 
reference it as I go):

Their first day, they have Double Herbology (with the Hufflepuffs), 
Transfiguration, and then Lunch.  After lunch, they have DADA.  
(Chapter 6)  September 2nd in 1982 was Thursday.

Chapter 7 states that they have Charms Friday morning.  Also, in 
Chapter 13, they have Charms the afternoon of Valentines day - 
Valentines day is a Monday in 1983.

Chapter 9 - Potions, Lunch, History of Magic on Wednesdays.  Also, 
Ron has known about his HoM report for 10 days which would have put 
another HoM class on Monday.

Chapter 15 - Double Potions, Double Herbology, DADA - all in a row 
(perhaps on Tuesday?)

Chapter 16 - Transfiguration is the first class of that day 
(McGonagall announces that exams will begin on the 1st of June which 
is one week away - making this day Wednesday, May 25th.)  Three days 
before their exams is a Sunday.  Apparently, they have classes on 
Sunday because midmorning, Lockhart is leading them to their HoM 
class.  Of course, if you count Wednesday (first day of exams) as one 
of the three days - then this would be Monday.

So, where does all this leave us schedule wise?

Mondays:
DADA
HoM
Lunch?
Charms

Tuesday:
Double Potions
Double Herbology
DADA

Wednesday:
Potions
Lunch
HoM

Thurday:
Double Herbology
Transfiguration
Lunch
DADA

Friday:
Charms

Ok - so what does this mean (other than I've spent WAY too much time 
going through these books lately)?  a) WE pay much more attention to 
the details than JKR does (and there's nothing wrong with that - it 
happens all the time) b) class and teaching schedule wise - I don't 
think these kids have all their classes every day.  They're probably 
more like my college classes than my high school classes.  A couple 
of the classes they probably only have once or twice a week.  I think 
it would be entirely possible the teaching schedules to fit.  Take 
Herbology for instance - SS/PS states that they only have it 3 times 
a week.  And in CoS it only seems to be on scheduled for Tuesdays and 
Thursdays.  As they get older and decide what they want to 
"specialize" in, they probably take fewer hours of the core classes.

Amy