First-years are expected to arrive with three sets of plain black work robes. Hogwarts also requires a plain pointed black hat for day wear, a pair of protective gloves made from dragon hide or a similar material, and a black winter cloak with silver fastenings.

And don’t forget the name tags: the list specifically notes that all students’ clothing should carry them. Outside lessons and formal school occasions, students are also occasionally seen wearing ordinary casual clothing, including Muggle clothes.

Hogwarts does not go easy on the first-year reading list. Students are expected to arrive with books covering spells, magical history, Transfiguration, Herbology, Potions, magical creatures, and defense against the Dark Arts.

Then comes the equipment that makes the Hogwarts list decidedly non-Muggle. Each student needs one wand, one pewter cauldron, a set of glass or crystal phials, a telescope, and a set of brass scales.

In other words, first-year shopping involves more than notebooks and quills, although finding the right wand is probably the one purchase nobody would complain about.