Classes are 45 minutes (was Hogwarts: A tight schedule)

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 43941

kelpi_osu wrote:

> In the hardback, original American edition of GoF, on page 297 it 
> states:
> 
> "Double Potions was always a horrible experience, but these days it 
> was nothing short of torture.  Being shut in a dungeon for an hour 
> and a half with Snape and the Slytherins, all of whom seemed 
> determined to punish Harry as much as possible for daring to become 
> school champion . . ." (chapter 18)

Welcome to LOON, Kelpi!  This kind of attention to detail, not to 
mention caring enough about it to write a long post, is the fast 
track into the League of Obsessed Nitpickers.  Congratulations! or do 
I mean condolences?

Sorry, Grey Wolf, I did see your request about class length, but have 
been too busy for this level of research.  But look, Kelpi took it up 
for us!  

I got almost the same fourth-year schedule 
(http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon/ -- you must see the beautiful 
new home page, then click on "Wizarding through the Ages," which 
includes timelines of each school year), with these minor differences:

> Tuesday:
> History of Magic (p. 347)
> Charms p. 296-297
> Lunch
> Double Potions with Slytherins (90 minutes)
> Dinner

I don't recall evidence that Charms is on Tuesday, and don't have my 
book, curse it.  I look forward to looking up the reference when I 
get home.  From chapter 18 I got the information that the only Double 
Potions is on Friday.

> Thursday: 
> ??
> Transfiguration p. 385
> Lunch
> DADA p.210 (I think this is double because on page 232 Harry states 
> that "as he hobbled out of the DADA class an hour later . . ." and 
> when you add the time it took for all the students to be put under 
> the Imperious Curse, it makes sense...) 

Also, in chapter 14, DADA begins right after lunch and goes right up 
to dinner.  On the one hand, this supports its being a double class; 
on the other, it is surely longer than 1 1/2 hours.  I know these are 
growing adolescents and all, but that's putting meals a bit close 
together.  However, the text leaves no wiggle room, so I think JKR 
was just a bit sloppy, or else Double classes aren't all the same 
length--maybe Thursday's DADA is 3 hours or more while Friday's 
Potions is only 1 1/2 hours . . . no, it doesn't seem likely, does it?

> Friday:
> History of Magic (p. 396 indicates it's on Friday after lunch, but 
> with double potions that isn't possible...  P. 569 confirms it's 
> Friday morning)

Yes.

> ????

Charms is also on Fridays: chapter 26.

Amy Z