[HPforGrownups] school in OoP

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 15853

zora_djevojka at yahoo.com wrote:

> Rachel wrote:
>
> >Does anyone else wonder how these kids are going to go to school next
> year
> >with a giant wizard war ensueing?
>
> This is something  I've been wondering about as well. First of all, I
> do believe that in the first couple of months nothing much will
> happen.

<snip of scenarios of nothing happening and why>
Also, I think it's going to take Voldemort a bit of regrouping to
restore his Death Eaters' confidence in him. But given his personality
and egomania, it may mean laying low, but it just as easily could mean a
pre-emptive strike.

> However, even if Voldemort declares himself openly, I believe that the
> school will remain in session. Hogwarts, while obviously a target for
> the DE, did remain open during the VWI [the Marauders went to school
> during most of that time], primarily because, IMO, it is such an
> important
> institution in the wizarding world and to close it down would be to
> give into chaos and admit defeat.

More importantly, it's probably regarded as a very safe place for the
next generation to be. Dumbledore is regarded as the most powerful
wizard in the world, isn't he? Hogwarts has all kinds of defenses, too.
I'd sure want my kids there if there was Major Danger on the horizon,
rather than here at home in my not-as-well-defended house, where only my
husband and I can defend them if the need arises.

> What I'm wondering about are the reactions of Muggle-born kids and
> their parents.

Probably would depend on how much they knew about the previous war, and
Dumbledore.

> I'm curios to find out what  Hermione's parents will do in this
> situation.

You raise a good point. I'm curious now, too. Because either choice on
their part could be worked into the plot.

--Amanda


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