74+ ‘Hogwarts’ Writing Prompts
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Wizarding Worlds
Imagine you received an acceptance letter to a magical school. What would your first day be like?
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The Super Academy
Write about a futuristic school designed to shelter, educate and train individuals with superpowers.
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The Magical Map
You find an ancient, magical map that can take you to any fictional universe. Where do you go and what happens next?
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Harry Potter Goes to Pokémon School
Imagine a scenario where Harry Potter, instead of going to Hogwarts, is sent to a Pokémon training school.
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Wizard’s Chess Championship
Write about a thrilling wizard’s chess tournament where the pieces are real, magical creatures.
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A Surprise on Privet Drive
Write about receiving a sudden, surprising Hogwarts Acceptance Letter while living at Privet Drive.
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Festivities with the Fat Friar
Tell the tale of how the jovial Fat Friar is preparing for an upcoming Halloween celebration at Hogwarts.
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Moaning Myrtle’s Misery
Write a narrative from the perspective of Moaning Myrtle, describing her afterlife experience and her interactions with students.
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The Forgotten Chaperones
Explain a faculty member’s perspective on supervising the Yule Ball and their unexpected experience.
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The Hidden Choreographies
Describe the hours of rehearsal and preparation that go into the dance performances at the Yule Ball.
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Wizarding Adulting Struggles
Describe the learning curve of a Hogwarts graduate adjusting to adult life in the wizarding world.
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The Hogwarts’ Professor Path
Write from the perspective of a character who returns to Hogwarts as a professor.
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The Wizarding Traveler
Explore the adventures and discoveries of a Hogwarts graduate who spent their first year post-graduation traveling the world.
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New Life in Diagon Alley
Write about a day in the life of a Hogwarts graduate who decided to open his own shop in Diagon Alley.
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Post-Hogwarts Career
Imagine what career your favorite character might pursue after graduating from Hogwarts.
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The Train Through the Years
Write a narrative following the Hogwarts Express through different generations of Hogwarts students.
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Lost on the Train
A student has lost something valuable on the Hogwarts Express, portray the search and the people they meet in the process.
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First Ride Nervousness
Write from the perspective of a first year student boarding the Hogwarts Express for the first time.
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Peeves and The Forbidden Halloween Night
Write a story about Peeves the poltergeist turning the usual Halloween celebrations into a night of mayhem and tricks.
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Hogwarts Halloween Ball
Imagine Hogwarts is hosting a Halloween Ball. Describe the event from the perspective of a character of your choice.
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Harry Potter’s Halloween Mystery
Write a Halloween-themed suspenseful adventure where Harry Potter discovers a secret about one of the Hogwarts ghosts.
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The Perfect Halloween Prank
Imagine you’re Fred and George Weasley planning the most epic Halloween prank at Hogwarts.
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Reimagining Caroling Traditions
Write about a group of students introducing Christmas caroling at Hogwarts.
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Secret Santa With a Wizarding Twist
Write about how you would organize a Secret Santa event in Hogwarts.
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Hogwarts History Unraveled
Using the time turner, take a journey far back into the history of Hogwarts.
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Beast Mastery Trials
Envision you’re a student at Hogwarts taking a class in Care of Magical Creatures. Write about your encounter with a dangerous and scarcely known magical beast.
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The Rejected Letter
Write a letter from one of the Hogwarts house ghosts to a student who didn’t get accepted.
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Magic In The Mail
Write a letter from the perspective of a Hogwarts professor reaching out to an alumni.
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Hagrid’s Delivery
Imagine you are Hagrid and have to write a letter to an unsuspecting muggle-born child informing them of their acceptance to Hogwarts.
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Journey To Hogwarts
Write the response letter you would send upon receiving your Hogwarts acceptance letter.
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Creative Swap
Write your own version of a Hogwarts acceptance letter, but replace Harry Potter’s name with your own.
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Exposé on Hogwarts
Take the role of Rita Skeeter and pen a revealing exposé on mysteries and secrets of Hogwarts School.
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Ghost Speak: Interviewing Spectres
Narrate an interview between you – a scribe for The Quibbler – and a renowned spectre at Hogwarts.
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Becoming the Half-Blood Prince
Write about Snape’s school years, including how he earned the nickname, “The Half-Blood Prince”.
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Time-changing Advice
Construct a dialogue in which Dumbledore gives advice to a Hogwarts student, which drastically changes their destiny.
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Dumbledore’s Wise Warnings
Compose a dialogue in which Albus Dumbledore warns a young Hogwarts student about an upcoming danger.
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Malfoy’s Transformation
Craft a story that spotlights Draco’s development from the conceited boy at Hogwarts to a more nuanced and conflicced person.
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Luna’s Perspective
Write a short story from Luna Lovegood’s point of view about her first day at Hogwarts.
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Morgan Le Fay in Voldemort
Consider a scenario where Voldemort displays characteristics of Morgan Le Fay, the most powerful dark magician in Arthurian legend.
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The Sword in the Stone
Write a story about Harry’s discovery of a magical sword buried deep within Hogwarts.
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Forest Guardian
Imagine you’re selected to be the new guardian of the Forbidden Forest. What measures do you take to ensure the safety of the forest and its creatures?
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Forest Ghost Story
Create a ghost story based in the Forbidden Forest that is now passed down among Hogwarts students.
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Mystery of the Lost Centaur
Imagine you’re a Hogwarts student asked to solve the disappearance of a centaur from the Forbidden Forest.
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Inception of the Map
Write the scene in which the Marauders develop the idea for the Marauder’s Map.
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Chamber of Secrets Revealed
Imagine if you discovered a hidden room in your house. What secrets would it hold?
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Professor in Disguise
If you were a Hogwarts professor hiding your true Patronus, what form it would be and why.
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A New Proclamation from Umbridge
What would be the next Educational Decree proclaimed by Umbridge, and how would students react?
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The Lost Hogwarts House
Imagine there existed a 5th Hogwarts House. What characteristics would its students exhibit?
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The Fourth Champion’s Perspective
Explore the Triwizard Tournament through the perspective of a Hogwarts student who wished to be the fourth champion but wasn’t chosen.
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Dark Ritual Gone Wrong
Explore a scenario where a student attempts an illicit Dark Arts spell, but it backfires.
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Understanding The House Ghost
Write a story about your interaction with the Hufflepuff House ghost, the Fat Friar.
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The Sly Serpent’s Diary
Write a series of diary entries, recording the life of a Slytherin student throughout a semester at Hogwarts.
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The Muggle Student
Describe a story where a muggle is accidentally accepted into Hogwarts and they decide to stay.
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Alternate House
Write a story about a fifth Hogwarts house and create its qualities and the types of students it would attract.
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The Unseen Room
Write a story about discovering a new room in Hogwarts that even the teachers didn’t know about.
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The Hogwarts House Dilemma
Create a story where a character’s placement into a different Hogwarts house alters their destiny.
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Dysfunctional Hogwarts
Imagine a funny scenario where the students of Hogwarts are not skilled wizards and witches, but rather, hilariously bad at magic.
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“Unseen Hogwarts Chronicles”
Elaborate a new narrative set at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, featuring a group of students other than Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
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Crossover Wonderland
Combine two unrelated fandom universes and write about a situation in which their characters meet.
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Fan Universe-Authored Elements
Write about an original element you would add to your favorite fandom universe.
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Unforgotten Past
Write about a ghost from the Hogwarts’ past that is haunting the school and how students deal with it.
