Scotland...

[milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 4270

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Neil Ward <neilward at d...> wrote:
> 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


*g* I always pictured Hogwarts to be located somewhere near the 
England-Scotland border, since it's a long train ride to the north 
(or maybe it's just in the North of England?). 

I've always pictured Hagrid with a Scottish accent, likewise Moody.
It would be odd if Scottish kids were excluded from Hogwarts. BTW, 
isn't there a Hufflepuff named Ernie MacMillian? Sure, he could be 
Scots-Irish but.....

:-) Milz (watches too much Brit. TV imports now, and read far too
much Dickens, Collins, Austen, Nesbit, Bronte, Bronte and Bronte as a 
kid.)