universities/WizWorld structure

[prefectmarcus at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 24301

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Yis M Koslowitz <tkoz1 at j...> wrote:
> 
> 
> On Thu, 16 Aug 2001 22:29:36 +0800 "Alexandra Y. Kwan"
> <litalex at y...> writes:
> 
> > 
> > What about guilds?  How do they work?  Would it be possible for
> > wizards/witches who want jobs that need further training to go 
into 
> > guilds
> > as we know them?
> > 
> > little Alex
> 
> Sorry to splinch my message, Alexandra, but I thought of something 
the
> second I hit send.
> What I'm envisioning are professional societies, which are distinct 
from
> guilds. Guilds train their members from apprenticeship up, but these
> would be comprised of only high level wizards. 
> Remember in GoF, when Lupin tells Harry that the Wolfsbane Potion 
was
> only recently invented?
> So, I'm proposing a proffesional PotionMakers society, where high 
level
> potion makers would get together, and would present papers about 
potions.
> Snape could have attended and learned about this new potion that 
another
> wizard had invented. Anyone could join these societies, provided 
they can
> pass a basic mastery test and afford yearly dues. Then, as you 
advance
> through the society, you get degrees. So if you invent something 
new, you
> get a degree for that. 
> Robyn

I like the idea of apprenticeship.  Otherwise, where did Madam 
Pomfrey get her training in advance healing arts?

Marcus