A varied post on Latin

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No: HPFGUIDX 3072

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Scott " <harry_potter00 at y...> 
wrote:

> Well, this post is on latin and probably should tie into Harry 
> Potter.  The first part however errr,doesn't (really). We ,the 1st 
> year latin students, have been slaves for the past week to the
older 
> latin students.  It will conclude with the initiation on tues.  (to 
> which we have to to wear togas/tunics...wish me luck!).  I wonder
if 
> 1st yrs. at Hogworts are put through any peer intiation?

You bring up and interesting thought about hazing, er..."peer 
initiation". I attended a small women's college in a large city and 
recall a dreadful week of "peer initation" that included a 6: 30 AM 
"jog" around the perimeter of the campus. (Not much fun running
around 
the campus in one's bathrobe to the catcalls and jeers of morning 
commuters! Though I'm sure some motorists found about 100 18 year old 
women in bathrobes and pajamas running around the perimeter of the 
campus a welcome change to the usual traffic). Maybe Hogwarts has a 
ban on hazing? Or maybe they think the Sorting Ceremony is hazing 
enough?