Prof. Sinistra and pre-Hogwarts education

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No: HPFGUIDX 41861

Jacqueline Hendries (Aloha) wrote:

>Has anyone noticed that the Astronomy professor,
Prof. Sinistra, has
>not played a role in any of the books so far? I had
been thinking about
>this, and wondering whether she might come up more in
future books, and
>if so, what does her name say about her? I know in
Latin 'sinister' means 
>"left," but its obvious cognate in English is
'sinister.' So... she's 
>either a DeathEater, or she just has very liberal
ideas (hee hee)
>Any thoughts on this?

I have heard once that our galaxy (?) forms a left
(counterclockwise) 
spiral. This may relate her name with Astronomy, class
she teaches.

I also have a question about the pre-Hogwarts
education of wizards and 
witches. Some basic skills like writing and reading
are required before
the first year of Hogwarts. It seems that I've read
elsewhere that usually
wizarding kids go to Muggle primary schools, but in
some cases, when this
might be dangerous (as in the case of Fred and George
Weasley) they might
be brought to a special wizarding primary school.
However, this is still 
an exception. 

Another question is how the Muggle-born kids know how
to use quills?

-- W


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