======Hogwarts Textbooks======
=====Object Information=====
  * **Type:** [[Magical Object]], Educational Material, [[School Book]]
  * **Owners:** Students of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]
  * **Providers:** Primarily sold at [[Flourish and Blotts]] in [[Diagon Alley]]
  * **Authors:** Written by various expert witches and wizards, such as [[Bathilda Bagshot]], [[Miranda Goshawk]], and [[Newt Scamander]]
=====Description and Usage=====
Hogwarts Textbooks are the required school books used for study at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]. Each year, students receive a list of the necessary books for their upcoming classes along with their acceptance or end-of-year letters. These books are most commonly purchased at [[Flourish and Blotts]], a large bookshop in [[Diagon Alley]], although students can also acquire second-hand copies.
While many textbooks resemble their [[Muggle]] counterparts—paper-bound volumes of text and illustrations—some possess distinct magical properties related to their subject matter. For example, //The Monster Book of Monsters// is notoriously aggressive and must be stroked along its spine to be subdued before it can be opened. Other books, like //The Invisible Book of Invisibility//, are completely invisible, posing a unique challenge to their readers. The practice of using second-hand books is common, and these copies may contain helpful (or harmful) annotations from previous owners, a fact that becomes central to [[Harry Potter]]'s sixth year.
=====Role in the Story=====
Beyond their primary educational purpose, Hogwarts textbooks serve as significant plot devices and a key method of world-building throughout the series. The annual list of books provides readers with an initial glimpse into the subjects [[Harry Potter]] and his friends will be studying, from [[Charms]] to [[Potions]].
Several specific books play crucial roles in the narrative:
  * **//The Monster Book of Monsters//:** Required by [[Rubeus Hagrid]] for his first year of teaching [[Care of Magical Creatures]], its aggressive nature highlights Hagrid's unique and often dangerous perspective on magical creatures.
  * **Works by [[Gilderoy Lockhart]]:** The extensive list of books authored by [[Lockhart]] for his [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] class underscores his narcissism and is later revealed to be based on stolen stories, exposing him as a fraud.
  * **//Defensive Magical Theory//:** This [[Ministry of Magic]]-approved textbook, assigned by [[Dolores Umbridge]], represents the Ministry's attempt to control [[Hogwarts]] by teaching a purely theoretical, non-practical form of defence, which directly leads to the formation of [[Dumbledore's Army]].
  * **//Advanced Potion-Making// (annotated copy):** The copy of this textbook formerly owned by the [[Half-Blood Prince]] ([[Severus Snape]]) is central to the plot of //Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince//. The handwritten notes inside allow [[Harry]] to excel in [[Potions]] and also teach him dangerous [[Dark Arts]] spells like [[Sectumsempra]].
  * **//Hogwarts: A History//:** Though not a required textbook for a specific class, [[Hermione Granger]] frequently references this book to uncover the secrets of the castle, such as the nature of the [[Chamber of Secrets]] and the function of house-elf magic.
=====Known Hogwarts Textbooks by Subject=====
The following is a list of known textbooks used at [[Hogwarts]], categorized by subject.
====Transfiguration====
  * //A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration// by [[Emeric Switch]] (First Year)
  * //Intermediate Transfiguration// (Mentioned for Third Year)
  * //A Guide to Advanced Transfiguration// (Mentioned for Sixth Year)
====Charms====
  * //The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1// by [[Miranda Goshawk]]
  * //The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2// by [[Miranda Goshawk]]
  * //The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 3// by [[Miranda Goshawk]]
  * //The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 4// by [[Miranda Goshawk]]
  * //The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 5// by [[Miranda Goshawk]]
  * //The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 6// by [[Miranda Goshawk]]
  * //Quintessence: A Quest// (Mentioned as an O.W.L.-level book)
====Potions====
  * //Magical Drafts and Potions// by [[Arsenius Jigger]] (First Year)
  * //Advanced Potion-Making// by [[Libatius Borage]] (Sixth Year, N.E.W.T. level)
====History of Magic====
  * //A History of Magic// by [[Bathilda Bagshot]]
====Defence Against the Dark Arts====
The textbook for this subject changed nearly every year, reflecting the rotation of teachers.
  * //The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection// by [[Quentin Trimble]] (First Year)
  * The complete works of [[Gilderoy Lockhart]], including //Break with a Banshee//, //Gadding with Ghouls//, //Holidays with Hags//, //Travels with Trolls//, //Voyages with Vampires//, //Wanderings with Werewolves//, and //Year with the Yeti// (Second Year)
  * //Defensive Magical Theory// by [[Wilbert Slinkhard]] (Fifth Year)
  * //Confronting the Faceless// (Sixth Year)
====Herbology====
  * //One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi// by [[Phyllida Spore]]
  * //Flesh-Eating Trees of the World// (Mentioned as a book owned by a student)
  * //Encyclopaedia of Toadstools// (Mentioned by Ron Weasley)
====Care of Magical Creatures====
  * //Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them// by [[Newt Scamander]]
  * //The Monster Book of Monsters// (Third Year)
====Divination====
  * //Unfogging the Future// by [[Cassandra Vablatsky]]
  * //The Dream Oracle// by [[Inigo Imago]]
====Study of Ancient Runes====
  * //Ancient Runes Made Easy//
  * //Magical Hieroglyphs and Logograms//
  * //Spellman's Syllabary//
====Arithmancy====
  * //Numerology and Grammatica//
=====Behind the Scenes=====
  * J.K. Rowling published real-world versions of two [[Hogwarts]] textbooks, //[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]// and //[[Quidditch Through the Ages]]//, in 2001 for the charity Comic Relief.
  * The book //[[The Tales of Beedle the Bard]]//, which plays a crucial role in the seventh book, was also published as a real-world book for charity in 2008.
  * The Pottermore website (now Wizarding World) has provided additional background information on some of the textbook authors, such as [[Miranda Goshawk]], [[Quentin Trimble]], and [[Libatius Borage]]. (Pottermore)