[HPforGrownups] Scotland...

[Neil Ward]

No: HPFGUIDX 4201

At 21:37 10/20/2000 +0100, Jinx wrote:

>>>[Scotland] used to be a separate kingdom, but no longer is - it's monarch
>>>is Queen Elizabeth, same as the rest of the country.  

But, Christian thinks otherwise, as he said.  Perhaps he'll explain.

>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?

Aaaaargh, Jinx! The ultimate sin is to call Scottish people 'Scotch'.
Scotch is whisky.  McGonagall would take 50 points from your House for that.
What is your House, BTW?

I agree - this information about Scotland being excluded cannot be correct.

Neil

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