[HPforGrownups] Do all wizards go to school?

[Lucy Austin]

No: HPFGUIDX 37396

zoe said:

I have wondered about the witches and wizards who don't go to 
Hogwarts, such as Stan Shunpike or Ernie Prang on the Wizard bus. 
There have to be a number of them who've never set foot in a wizard 
school. I wonder how they get their training? Is there a parallel 
track for non-academic wizards?

Just curious,
Zoe Hooch


Where did you get the impression that they didn't go to wizard school though? I got the impression that Ernie is quite old, and so presumably went to school ages ago. Stan is about 18 years old (PoA says he looks a few years older than Harry) and therefore this is his first job after leaving Hogwarts, as he didn't get enough NEWTs to go to the MoM or wherever the brightest wizards go!

That's my guess anyway!

Lucy the Drifty

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