![]() ![]() One winter cloak (black, with silver fastenings) Please note that all pupil's clothes should carry name tags. One pair of protective gloves ( dragon hide or similar) 4. One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear 3. Three sets of plain work robes (black) 2. UNIFORM First-year students will require:ġ. HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY Minerva McGonagall Deputy Headmistress Second page We await your owl by no later than 31 July. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment. of Wizards)ĭear Mr Potter, We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore ( Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. This was Harry Potter's acceptance letter:įirst page HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY He went to increasingly elaborate measures to try to stop the delivery of the letters, eventually resulting in Rubeus Hagrid personally visiting the Hut-on-the-Rock to deliver the letter. Then he moved Harry to the Smallest Bedroom. When Dudley discovered what the letter said, Vernon seized the letter and burned it. This caused Vernon Dursley to joke that he might be checking for letter bombs. He was stunned at receiving such a letter, as he normally never received any correspondence, and held on to it. ![]() Harry Potter first received one during the summer holidays of 1991. This was evidenced by the later bombardment of 4 Privet Drive with letters via owl, despite at least one of them having been opened and read by Vernon and Petunia. Hogwarts was able to magically tell whether or not a child had read his or her Hogwarts letter. Harry Potter's initial acceptance letter was delivered by regular Muggle post, as Vernon and Petunia Dursley were aware of the existence of the wizarding world and Hogwarts. The faculty member acted as a special messenger, who explained everything to the student and parents. When a student was Muggle-born the acceptance letter was delivered in person by a member of the Hogwarts faculty. The letter was written on parchment paper and delivered to the recipient by owl, except in the case of Muggle-borns. A bombardment of Hogwarts letters addressed to Harry Potter
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