A carta do primeiro ano de Harry foi um convite para Hogwarts assinado pela Professora McGonagall;
Dear Mr Potter, We are pleased to inform you that you have a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment. Term begins on 1 September. We await your owl by no later than 31 July.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
Ele também continha uma extensa lista de itens que ele precisava adquirir antes de entrar, incluindo uma varinha e um familiar .
A única menção de sua carta de segundo ano está na seguinte passagem:
‘Letters from school,’ said Mr Weasley, passing Harry and Ron identical envelopes of yellowish parchment, addressed in green ink. ‘Dumbledore already knows you’re here, Harry – doesn’t miss a trick, that man. You two’ve got them, too,’ he added, as Fred and George ambled in, still in their pyjamas.
For a few minutes there was silence as they all read their letters. Harry’s told him to catch the Hogwarts Express as usual from King’s Cross station on September the first.
There was also a list of the new books he’d need for the coming year.
A lista de livros incluía o "Livro Padrão de Magias" de Miranda Goshawk, 2ª série e uma ampla variedade de textos de Gilderoy Lockhart
A carta de terceiro ano de Harry foi vista na íntegra, mas a lista anexa de livros e a forma de permissão não foram;
Dear Mr Potter, Please note that the new school year will begin on September the first. The Hogwarts Express will leave from King’s Cross Station, platform nine and three-quarters, at eleven o’clock.
Third-years are permitted to visit the village of Hogsmeade at certain weekends. Please give the enclosed permission form to your parent or guardian to sign.
A list of books for next year is enclosed.
Yours sincerely,
Professor M. McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
Sabemos das últimas menções que a lista de livros incluía o "Livro dos Monstros dos Monstros" e "Desvendando o Futuro" entre outros textos.
A carta do quarto ano de Harry é vista apenas brevemente e confirma a necessidade de roupas formais e pelo menos um livro de feitiços;
‘What?’ said Ron, looking horror-struck.
‘Dress robes!’ repeated Mrs Weasley. ‘It says on your school list that you’re supposed to have dress robes this year … robes for formal occasions.’
Sua lista de livros também continha pelo menos um item.
Harry started unwrapping the shopping. Apart from The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 4, by Miranda Goshawk, he had a handful of new quills, a dozen rolls of parchment and refills for his potion-making kit
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A carta do quinto ano de Harry confirma a data de início do termo. Há também um adendo com dois livros adicionais;
‘Booklists have arrived,’ he said, throwing one of the envelopes up to Harry, who was standing on a chair. ‘About time, I thought they’d forgotten, they usually come much earlier than this …’
Harry swept the last of the droppings into a rubbish bag and threw the bag over Ron’s head into the wastepaper basket in the corner, which swallowed it and belched loudly. He then opened his letter. It contained two pieces of parchment: one the usual reminder that term started on the first of September; the other telling him which books he would need for the coming year.
‘Only two new ones,’ he said, reading the list, ‘The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 5, by Miranda Goshawk, and Defensive Magical Theory, by Wilbert Slinkhard.’
Notavelmente, as cartas de Ron e Hermione contêm uma confirmação de que elas foram feitas como Monitores e seus distintivos.
A carta do sexto ano de Harry é mencionada resumidamente;
The day after this rather gloomy birthday tea, their letters and book lists arrived from Hogwarts. Harry’s included a surprise: he had been made Quidditch Captain.
‘That gives you equal status with prefects!’ cried Hermione happily. ‘You can use our special bathroom now, and everything!’
Por razões óbvias, Harry não recebeu uma carta do sétimo ano.
