- ID: I0301
Analysis
topics mentioned in class
- Emeric the Evil1
- Uric the Oddball2, who is a wizard, not a goblin.3
- The Medieval Assembly of European Wizards4
- International Warlock Convention of 12895
- Founding of Hogwarts and the Chamber of Secrets6
- Witch Burning in the Fourteenth Century7
- Goblin rebellions of the eighteenth century8
- giant wars9
From the other references to the class, it appears that this may in fact be a fairly comprehensive list of things he lectures on, despite the fact scope of magical history, and despite the very very slight insight into OWL questions we have.10 While there are a number of times the class is referenced without a topic being given, there are also a number of times where the same topic is mentioned even though a fair amount of time should have passed since the last mention.
Thus my conclusion is that while the common theme in fanfiction that he only talks about goblin wars is heavily overstated, Binns is not adequately covering history. He is not only soporific in tone, he is probably covering his few topics in minute detail, rather than canvasing the breadth of history across the five years of having a captive audience.
Mrs. J. K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone p. 133. Pottermore Limited © 1999. American Kindle Edition.↩︎
Mrs. J. K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone p. 133. Pottermore Limited © 1999. American Kindle Edition.↩︎
Mrs. J. K. Rowling. “Wizard of the Month Archive” Last Viewed 2021-05-21.↩︎
Mrs. J. K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets p. 147. Pottermore Limited © 1999. American Kindle Edition.↩︎
Mrs. J. K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets p. 149. Pottermore Limited © 1999. American Kindle Edition.↩︎
Mrs. J. K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets p. 150-151. Pottermore Limited © 1999. American Kindle Edition.↩︎
Mrs. J. K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban p. 1. Pottermore Limited © 2000. American Kindle Edition.↩︎
Mrs. J. K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Locations 3538-3539. Pottermore Limited © 2003. American Kindle Edition.↩︎
Mrs. J. K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Location 3375. Pottermore Limited © 2005. American Kindle Edition.↩︎
Mrs. J. K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Locations 10645-10651. Pottermore Limited © 2005. American Kindle Edition.↩︎