Request/Two General HP-Related Questions ... (from the main list)

[Hannah Roderick]

Ebony said:  **I'm sure that the Hogwarts staff has their coffee break and
tea,
though.  We've visited several schools this week, and at a certain
time in the morning at every school we have to leave off talking with
the children and the teachers and headed to the crowded staffrooms.
They've been trapping us in there, so now I'm wondering where the
children are while just about every single adult in the school is in
one room.  I'm determined to solve the mystery... and now I am trying
to determine when and if Hogwarts staff does this.  Of course,
*that's* a private boarding school, and we've seen what I'd
call "public" schools...**

As up until a fortnight ago I was a student in a British comprehensive
school, I feel I am fairly well-qualified to tell you where the children go
when the teachers are in the staffroom.  In primary and often secondary
schools they are sent off outside and forced to shiver in the freezing cold.
Older students (eg sixth formers) often have common rooms where they can
listen to CDs, watch TV, and generally stay warm and cosy, although it's
nothing as nice as the Gryffindor common room <g>.  Our school provided
common rooms for all students - and even bought us pool tables.  Excellent
^_-

I think that Hogwarts staff *do* also have breaks -- they certainly have a
staffroom (see chapter 16 of COS).

Now I have a question for you, Ebony.  What exactly do teachers talk about
in the staffroom?  I never did manage to find that one out, no matter how
many times I tried.

Hannah :)

Whose persistent attempts to find out whether or not her teachers were
talking about her at breaktimes never quite came off, as they kept locating
the surveillance equipment no matter how carefully it was secreted.