[HPforGrownups] wizard finding jobs in muggle world (was Re: Insanely long and detailed reply (was Relationship between the Muggle & the Wizarding World)

[John Walton]

No: HPFGUIDX 24184

Alexandra Y. Kwan said:

> Hello,
> 
> Mindy asked,
>> What if a wizard marries a muggle and the muggle
> life is so enticing,
>> he decides to leave the wizarding world and
>> become a muggle?
> 
> --- Amanda Lewanski <editor at texas.net> wrote:
>>>>>> I guess he goes and gets the UK equivalent of a
> Social Security Number and finds a job.<<<<<
> 
> How?  People get social security numbers when they
> provide birth certificates, etc.  In this day and age,
> there seem to be a *lot* of paperwork for anyone just
> to exist.  The wizard won't have the basic paperwork
> to get to the point where he can have a social
> security number.

Since we do know that the Minister of Magic briefs the Muggle Prime
Minister, I'm sure that there is at least some sort of process to enable
wizards to become Muggles. Perhaps through an asylum-like process?

> And what kind of a job a wizard can do in the Muggle
> world, when he's probably not encouraged to use much
> magic?  Professional jobs nowadays seem so specialized
> that the only ones the poor wizard would be able to
> get will probably be pretty menial (McDonald's burger
> flipper, anyone?).

Umm...how about a clairvoyant? Or a tarot card reader? Or a writer?

> Even if he has the skills, how can he prove it?  He
> can't just say that he went to Hogwarts, 'cause that's
> supposed to be kept secret, but without that, he has
> no proof that he had any sort of an education at all.
> And with absolutely no work experience in the Muggle
> world...  Ugh.  I guess they just don't end up into
> the Muggle world, then, and simply become similar to
> Arthur.

I bet there's some sort of equivalency, possibly through the Open University
or something like that.
 
> Amanda further asked:
>>>>>> Have you been to college yet?<<<<<
> 
> Funny you should bring that up...  I know the
> following has probably been asked many times, but
> witches and wizards seem to begin work immediately
> after Hogwarts (or the Continental equivalents),
> right?  Are there any wizarding universities?  Don't
> any of them get Ph.D's?

That irritates me as well, so I'm in the middle of a fic about it. See HP
and the Song of Time under my Crazy Ivan pen name at Schnoogle.com.

--John

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