Muggle Studies
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Muggle Studies is a Hogwarts course that teaches young witches and wizards about the non-magical world, its people, and their customs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Muggle Studies canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5111117 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Muggle Studies Context triple: [Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, hasSubject, Muggle Studies]
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A.
Muggle
A Muggle is a non-magical person in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter universe, typically unaware of the existence of the wizarding world.
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B.
Ministry of Magic
The Ministry of Magic is the central governing body of the magical community in the Harry Potter universe, overseeing wizarding law, security, and administration in Britain.
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C.
Hogwarts Mystery
Hogwarts Mystery is a mobile role-playing game set in the Harry Potter universe, allowing players to experience life as a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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D.
Dumbledore's Army
Dumbledore's Army is a secret student organization at Hogwarts, founded by Harry Potter to teach practical Defense Against the Dark Arts and resist Dolores Umbridge and Voldemort's forces.
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E.
Deconstructing Harry
Deconstructing Harry is a 1997 dark comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen that follows a troubled writer whose fictional characters begin to intersect with his chaotic real life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Muggle Studies Target entity description: Muggle Studies is a Hogwarts course that teaches young witches and wizards about the non-magical world, its people, and their customs.
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A.
Muggle
A Muggle is a non-magical person in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter universe, typically unaware of the existence of the wizarding world.
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B.
Ministry of Magic
The Ministry of Magic is the central governing body of the magical community in the Harry Potter universe, overseeing wizarding law, security, and administration in Britain.
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C.
Hogwarts Mystery
Hogwarts Mystery is a mobile role-playing game set in the Harry Potter universe, allowing players to experience life as a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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D.
Dumbledore's Army
Dumbledore's Army is a secret student organization at Hogwarts, founded by Harry Potter to teach practical Defense Against the Dark Arts and resist Dolores Umbridge and Voldemort's forces.
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E.
Deconstructing Harry
Deconstructing Harry is a 1997 dark comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen that follows a troubled writer whose fictional characters begin to intersect with his chaotic real life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hogwarts course
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school subject ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Potter series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGame | Harry Potter video games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | tolerance toward Muggles ⓘ |
| changedDuring | Voldemort’s control of Hogwarts ⓘ |
| classification | elective subject ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. K. Rowling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| examType |
N.E.W.T.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
O.W.L. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Wizarding World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstMentionedIn | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Muggle culture
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Muggle customs ⓘ Muggle technology ⓘ Muggles NERFINISHED ⓘ non-magical world ⓘ |
| goal |
promote understanding of Muggles
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reduce prejudice against Muggles ⓘ |
| ideologyUnderAlectoCarrow | pro-wizard supremacy ⓘ |
| inUniverseStatus | optional subject ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| medium |
books
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films ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Hermione Granger
NERFINISHED
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Theodore Nott (non-canonically mentioned in some sources) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offeredToYear | third years and above ⓘ |
| opposedBy | pure-blood supremacists ⓘ |
| partOf | Hogwarts curriculum ⓘ |
| previousIdeology | pro-Muggle understanding ⓘ |
| requires | interest in non-magical world ⓘ |
| subjectType | theoretical subject ⓘ |
| taughtAt | Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtIn | Hogwarts castle classrooms ⓘ |
| teacher |
Alecto Carrow
NERFINISHED
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Charity Burbage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teachesAbout |
Muggle daily life
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Muggle government ⓘ Muggle inventions ⓘ Muggle media ⓘ differences between magical and non-magical society ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Muggle Studies Description of subject: Muggle Studies is a Hogwarts course that teaches young witches and wizards about the non-magical world, its people, and their customs.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.