Lily & James leaving Hogwarts

[flying_ford_anglia]

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From: flying_ford_anglia
Subject: Re: Lily & James leaving Hogwarts
Reply To: [Yahoo! #6133] Hogwarts -- "Leaving" vs "Graduating"
Date: 8/8/00 1:52 am  (ET)

<<I've been told on another HP listserve that there would not be a
Hogwarts "graduation" per se. That's why you see it described as the kids
"leaving" Hogwarts. That's apparently the way it works in the UK. Perhaps
Neil or Simon can add to this.>>

Nicholas has already commented on this, as one who looks forward to it
in the near future rather than, like me, back on it through the misty
haze of time [probably by scrying, as my memory is flawed].

I can confirm that we don't talk about 'graduating [from]
school'. Graduates are usually people who have studied for a degree or a
technical qualification. A-Level students (up to 18) are usually termed
'school-leavers'.

So, Lily and James 'leaving' Hogwarts does not imply anyhing other than
the normal course of events. I suppose that Petunia's describing them as
'leaving, getting married and having Harry' is just a contraction of
events, rather than a suggestion that Lily was a gymslip Mum. She was,
in a way, declaring complete disinterest in the details of their lives
by condensing what happened.

Neil