Pre-Hogwarts ed/Snape and DADA

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No: HPFGUIDX 14636

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., ourobouros_1999 at y... wrote:
> -> 
> > You would think that little magical kids must either go to muggle 
> > elementary schools or get homeschooled by their parents to learn 
> > their ABCs, but maybe there is a magical way to do the basics.
> 
> Would doubt this, just because then Hermione or someone would have 
> mentioned it by now. Harry probably could not avoid noticing this as 
> well. Plus, I suspect they must be teaching advanced math in the 
> context of other courses, because you do need more math when dealing 
> with say, astronomy. 

Confirmed.

Harry indicates in PS/SS that he studied astronomy.

And in PoA, Hermione gives up Trelawney's Divination class so she can 
concentrate her entire attention on Arithmancy.

Arithmancy sounds, to me at least, like a magickal way to deal with 
math.

Anyone?