[HPforGrownups] Re: Childhood Wizards

[Jinx]

No: HPFGUIDX 1737


----- Original Message -----
From: Pam Scruton <Pam at barkingdog.demon.co.uk>
To: <HPforGrownups at egroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 10:59 AM
Subject: [HPforGrownups] Re: Childhood Wizards


> I understand that JKR has said in an interview that Hogwarts is the
> only magical school in the UK - if that is true, then there must be
> undcover witches and wizards in muggle schools to supervise the
> education of those children who don't get to Hogwarts (I'm sure that
> more than one character has said at some time or another that they
> weren't sure that they were good enough to get into Hogwarts).

I don't know about that - if a child has any magical powers at all, I think
Hogwarts would want to have them.  They can't risk untrained witches and
wizards creating havoc in the Muggle world after all.  As for the "not sure
about getting in to Hogwart's comments", it's only kids who make them, I
think.  I can imagine witch/wizardlings worrying that they might not get in
and have to suffer the indignity of being a Squib.  But as for Muggle
children... I can't imagine any Muggle child with magical abilities being
ignored.  They may never be top of the class, but they'll certainly need
some training, no matter how bad they are.

Jinx