Hogwarts Rules

All students are expected to know and follow Hogwarts' school rules. They may be broken, but students must be prepared to face consequences if caught.

• Students should be in uniform during class hours.
• Students must attend classes and be on time.
• Students must respect each other and obey staff.
• Students may not leave the grounds without permission.
• Students may not leave their houses/common rooms after 10pm.
• No magic is to be used in the halls. Practice in appropriate areas is permitted.
• The Forbidden Forest is forbidden to unsupervised students.
• Each student is permitted a single pet: cat, rat, owl, or toad.

Hogwarts Dress Code

During the school year, students are also expected to follow the school dress code.

• Between the hours of breakfast and dinner on week days, students should be in uniform.
• Trousers/skirts should be black or grey.
• Skirts and other non-uniform bottoms may be no shorter than 3 inches above the knee.
• Collared white shirts should be worn with uniforms. Tops may not expose midriff or lower back.
• House ties are required to be worn.
• Shoes should be black/gray, close-toed, heels no higher than two inches.
• Vests, cloaks, gloves, winter coats, stockings/socks, and jackets should be white/black/gray. Embellishments of house colors or crests are allowed.
• No hats are allowed to be worn with uniforms with the exception of a pointed wizard's or witch's hat.
• All clothing should be clean and devoid of obvious stains, rips, tears.
• No part of clothing/accessories may contain any rude, profane, or offensive text, photos, or meaning.

Prefects

• Prefects may give detentions as punishment to other students.
• They may take points away from students in their own house.