[HPforGrownups] Dumbledore as Headmaster

[Jinx]

No: HPFGUIDX 2713


> Which brings me to a tangentially related question: if those who complete
> Hogwarts then become fully qualified wizards, what about those who do not
> get into Hogwarts?  Is there some other way to achieve qualified status in
> the magical world?  Clearly there has to be a fairly large subset of
> individuals who do not get into Hogwarts (think of Neville's concern that
he
> might not have been magic enough to get in).  People like Tom, who runs
the
> Leaky Cauldron, Stan from the Knight Bus and Madam Rosemerta.  Where and
how
> do they receive their magical education?  Or are their skills innate and
> simply honed through a system of practical everyday learning?

Well, I got the impression that you're either magic or you're not.  If you
have any kind of magical ability, you're in so that you can be trained.
Hence the variety in exam results.  All those auxiliary characters are
witches and wizards still, but not quite good enough to do prestigious jobs
like teach at Hogwarts or work for the Ministry.

Jinx