Hogwarts Legacy: Professor Binns Died Earlier Than We Thought

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March's PlayStation State of Play detailed the upcoming game, Hogwarts Legacy, and Professor Binns seems to appear in the game as a ghost teacher. In the Harry Potter novels, Professor Binns was said to have died before Harry's parents attended Hogwarts, which was in the 1970s. However, Hogwarts Legacy takes place in the 1800s, meaning Professor Binns died long before any of the canon events included in the Harry Potter series.

Professor Cuthbert Binns was a teacher of History of Magic at Hogwarts, and he had a reputation for being so boring that many of his students fell asleep. There were a few interested students, like Hermione Granger, but Professor Binns was generally considered to be extremely dull. Professor Binns also seemed to be unaware of how bored his students were during his History of Magic lessons. In the books, many students would drop History of Magic after taking their Ordinary Wizarding Levels (O.W.L.) exams. The exams take place during the fifth year, so that could be why Professor Binns's class may be in Hogwarts Legacy  — since the protagonist is in their fifth year in the game.

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With Professor Binns being so consistently boring, it's not hard to imagine he's been around for a long time and has lost a bit of his spark. Hogwarts was believed to be founded sometime in the late 10th century, as some characters mention the school being over 1,000 years old in the Harry Potter series. It's less likely that Professor Binns was around when Hogwarts was first founded because he only cites legends and myths when explaining the Chamber of Secrets to Hermione Granger and other students in their second year. However, if Professor Binns is indeed the ghost