Wizarding primary schools again

[jennifer.k at lycos.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 16505

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., clairey at a... wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., jennifer.k at l... wrote:
> > 
> > 
I noticed this comment from Draco (The 
> Forbidden 
> > Forest-chapter), when he is informed about their detention-task. 
> > "...I thought we´d be writing lines or something..."
> > This is a very often used punishment in school (especially 
primary, 
> I 
> > belive), and not at home. As much as I can belive Lucius Malfoy 
> about 
> > handing out every possible sort of punishment, having Draco 
> discover 
> > them that way and referring to his childhood when speaking 
> > about "writing lines" it could be a sign of that he is used to 
> > schools and knows their game (and punishment), thus going to one 
> > before Hogwarts.
> > 
> > I´ll just forget the whole thing right... :) Oh well.
> > /Jennifer
> 
> 
> I don't believe that there are wizarding primary schools, mainly 
> because Ron tells Harry in PS/SS "everyone starts at the beggining 
at 
> Hogwarts..."
> 
> I don't know where he got the "writing lines" thing from, but at my 
> primary school we didn't write lines. Maybe for punishment in other 
> subject he has had to write lines (?). I'm not sure...


Oh, I´m sorry, I could have expressed myself in a more clear way. i 
was talking about ordinary schools were you are teached math, to read 
and write, stuff like that, and wether the wizardingkids attended any 
such school before Hogwarts. 
Forgive me for causing missunderstandings :)
/Jennifer