Beauxbatons and Durmstrang students

[Amy Tucker]

No: HPFGUIDX 31003

>As I was reading "Goblet of Fire" earlier on, I realized that there
> is no mention whatsoever of any of the Beauxbatons or Durmstrang
> students attending a class.

Yeah, I noticed that, too. I had assumed that they were taking classes with
the Hogwarts kids, and just weren't in any of the main three's classes. This
ship isn't really much of an issue, I think, as the lake is HUGE in my
imagination. (I mean, how could it not be to happily house a giant squid?)

On thing that's always bugged me about Hogwarts, though, is this: How is it
that the kids are taught nothing but magic and Quidditch, things like
Literature, Mathematics, Science, et al, are left out entirely? Surely
people in the wizarding world read and do math from time to time? Are kids
just expected to know this stuff when they get there? And if so, how could
they possibly read the classics by age 11? Are wizards just ignorant of such
things? That seems like an terribly limited existence, and not a very
practical one to boot. Any one have any theories?