"Very good, Miss Binns," Hamish affirmed with a chuckle at her enthusiasm. "Take five points for Ravenclaw. The Goblin Rebellion of 1612," this, he continued, was directed once again at the class as a whole, "took place in the vicinity of Hogsmeade, likely due to its proximity to this very castle. Now, this was not the Hogsmeade we know today, of course—the events of 1877 have seen it boom in population like never before. But the village itself has been around for quite some time—can anyone recall when it was founded?"