Dumbledore as Headmaster

[Joywitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 2432

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Pam Hugonnet <pbarhug at t...> wrote:
> 
> 
> Which brings me to a tangentially related question: if those who 
complete
> Hogwarts then become fully qualified wizards, what about those who 
do not
> get into Hogwarts?  Is there some other way to achieve qualified 
status in
> the magical world?  Clearly there has to be a fairly large subset of
> individuals who do not get into Hogwarts (think of Neville's 
concern that he
> might not have been magic enough to get in).  People like Tom, who 
runs the
> Leaky Cauldron, Stan from the Knight Bus and Madam Rosemerta.  
Where and how
> do they receive their magical education

I think maybe you are making too many assumptions here.  Why couldnt 
Tom, Stan or Madam Rosmerta have gone to Hogwarts?  Who says that 
fully-qualified wizards dont work at blue-collar jobs?  Maybe being a 
fully qualified wizard entitles you to do magic, but not necessarily 
any particular job.  Or maybe it is the wizard equivalent of having a 
high school education in the muggle world - it enables you to get 
many low-skilled jobs, but you need more training or a high level of 
ability to do higher-skilled jobs.

JKR said in a interview that there is a magic quill at Hogwarts which 
writes down the names in a magic book of all babies born with magic 
abilities, and then letters are sent to them when they turn 11.  
However, just because the magic quill knows who has magic, that 
doesnt mean that their magical abilities are obvious to their 
families, or that anyone from Hogwarts makes a habit of checking the 
magic book and informing the families before they turn 11.  Nevilles 
family may have had no way to check the magic book, so they just 
didnt know if he was a wizard or a squib until he was forced to show 
his talents.

-- Joywitch