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History of Hogwarts
Welcome class to your first
lesson in History of Hogwarts,
You all know, of course, that Hogwarts was founded over a thousand years ago
(the precise date is uncertain) by the four greatest witches and wizards of
the age. The four school houses are named after them: Godric Gryffindor,
Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin. They built this
castle together, far from prying Muggle eyes, for it was an age when magic
was feared by common people, and witches and wizards suffered much
persecution. For a few years, the founders worked in harmony together,
seeking out youngsters who showed signs of magic and bringing them up to the
castle to be educated. But then disagreements sprang up between them. A rift
began to grow between Slytherin and the others. Slytherin wished to be more
selective about the students admitted to Hogwarts. He believed that magical
learning should be kept within all-magic families. He disliked taking
students of Muggle parentage, believing them to be untrustworthy. After a
while, there was a serious argument on the subject between Slytherin and
Gryffindor, and Slytherin left the school.
Reliable historical sources tell us this much, but these honest facts have
been obscured by the fanciful legend of the Chamber of Secrets. The story
goes that Slytherin had built a hidden chamber in the castle, of which the
others knew nothing. Slytherin, according to the legend, sealed the Chamber
of Secrets so that none would be able to open it until his own true heir
arrived at the school. The heir alone would be able to unleash the horror
within and purge the school of all who were unworthy to study magic.
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Questions:
1) When was the school founded?
2) Which founder left the school?
3) How many founders were there?
4) What was the name that the founders were referred to as?
5) What were the differences of opinions that the founders had?
6) What two founders differences became a serious rift?
Bonus: What was it founded for?
Assignments will be due on: March 18th