Maturity in the Wizardng World WAS (Re: Ron being a great wizard / when is ligh)

[lucky_kari]

No: HPFGUIDX 33922

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Jenett <gwynyth at d...> wrote:

> Comparing this to Hogwarts - it's a little odd that the students 
don't 
> have much supervision. However, I get the impression that they're 
taught 
> responsibility for their own actions much earlier in some ways than 
> equivalent students in the Muggle world. 

This brings to mind many other circumstances of the wizarding world: 
Percy jumping into the work force at 18?, James' and Lily's early 
marriage, the fact that many couples seem to have met at Hogwarts, 
Viktor Krum's treating Hermione as if she was older, the surprisingly 
responsible behaviour from some of these teenagers. It's as if you had 
to get to the stage we almost associate these days with 30 by the time 
you're 18. If this is true, the wizarding world is really archaic, 
much more than is shown by old-style clothing and Latin spells.

Eileen