Socio Economic data and HP

[Jinx]

No: HPFGUIDX 5142


----- Original Message -----
From: Scott <harry_potter00 at yahoo.com>
To: <HPforGrownups at egroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 9:18 PM
Subject: [HPforGrownups] Re: I have a problem, Socio Economic data and HP +
OT question about American College education.


> JKR has said (I believe)that there is no wizarding university but I
> still don't know if I buy it. (Just like I don't buy the fact that
> Hogwarts is the only wizarding school in Great Britain). Anyway if
> there isn't then I guess most wizards just go to trade schools, and
> apprenticeship with other shoppe owners and such.

That's what I've done in my fanfic (still in progress).  You leave Hogwarts
and get apprenticed in your field, then qualify as a fully trained whatever.

Plus, Percy Weasley leaves Hogwarts and goes straight into working at the
Ministry.  I know he was Head Boy and probably top of his classes too, but
the same probably holds true for others too - they leave and go straight to
work.  After all, the prime qualification for most wizards and witches is
magical ability, and after seven years at Hogwarts learning about it,
they've probably gone as far as they can just learning.  I guess the idea is
they've spent seven years practicing magic, now it's time to get out there
and use it.

> The last part of this message deals with the socio economic data and
> how it relates to education.  As far as we know (and I'm not
> searching the books or anything so it may not be true) but I don't
> really remember any "white collar wizards" that didn't work for the
> MoM.  How would one become qualified for a ministry job if not higher
> Education, and for that matter, how well does the ministry pay (ie
> Arthur...) -and maybe the owner of "The Three Broomsticks" makes just
> as much money.

If Arthur's income is anything to go by, evidently not a lot.  He is a
Department Head, after all.  However, you then have to factor in the fact he
has seven kids, which most wouldn't have.  That probably raises his expenses
considerably.

Jinx