[HPforGrownups] Is Hogwarts Public or Private?

[Olwyn of Igen]

No: HPFGUIDX 33574

Hollydaze wrote:
 
>And one last question that I find rather interesting.
I have been asking EVERYONE I know who has read the HP
>books in Britain (and some Americans as well) what
they think Hogwarts is, Public or Private? and every
time the >answer comes back as Public with the
British, and (with two exceptions) Private for the
Americans (and any >Canadians). I find it interesting
that there should be this difference of opinion
between people in Britain (Public >school) and people
in America/Canada etc. (Private school). Especially as
the books are set in Britain and yet it >is the
Americans and not the Brit's who see it as a Private
school.
>Why do you think this is?
 
Here we go, first posting and a confusing one (even to
me).
 
As far as I know, and thats not very far believe me
:), what we class as a Public school overe here (ie
UK) is what a lot of people would class as a Private
school.  Ie fee paying and all that kind of stuff. 
Not necessarily a boarding school, although a lot are,
but they definately involve the paying of fees by the
students parents or scholarships IIRC.  
 
To be honest I dont think we have such a thing as a
Private school over here, although I could very well
be wrong on that score.  
 
General, mainstream, government funded school is
called just that, mainstream schooling.  Everyone and
anyone can attend and the taxes (in some small way)
pay for it.
 
I realise this has probably hasn't explained things
properly for which I apologise, but its the best form
of explaination I could think of.
 
Olwyn

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