The Start-of-Term Feast, also known as the Welcoming Feast[3][4] or the Great Feast,[5] was the traditional feast of the first night at Hogwarts, welcoming the start of a new school year. It was held in the Great Hall on the night of 1 September following the arrival of the students on the Hogwarts Express. The feast was notable for including the Sorting of all new first-year students into their Houses.[1] The Start-of-Term Feast was also used to introduce new members of the teaching staff to th