[HPforGrownups] Scotland...

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----- Original Message -----
From: Neil Ward <neilward at dircon.co.uk>
To: <HPforGrownups at egroups.com>
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 9:10 PM
Subject: Re: [HPforGrownups] Scotland...


> Well, I know there are separate sports teams (for some sports), because
> England and Scotland are separate countries, but surely Scotland ceased
> being a separate *kingdom* when the Union was formed?  Otherwise, why call
> it the United Kingdom and have a single monarch?  Please explain as you
seem
> very knowledgeable about this, and despite being English, I am useless at
> British history.

It used to be a separate kingdom, but no longer is - it's monarch is Queen
Elizabeth, same as the rest of the country.  It does have a separate legal
system and now it's own parliament.  The local government is also somewhat
different, I believe, and it most definitely preserves it's own
cultural/national identity.  But it's still very much part of the UK - it is
not an independent state.

> I'm still really surprised to learn that Scotland is not included in the
> Hogwarts intake.  Where do the Scottish kids go?  Durmstrang?
>
> Neil

I can't see why the Scottish kids wouldn't go to Hogwarts - it's really
weird for them not to, especially if Irish kids get let in.  JKR lives in
Edinburgh and appears to have set Hogwarts in Scotland, there's no way she'd
keep Scotch witches and wizards out of Hogwarts, surely?

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