[HPforGrownups] Re: Magical education system

[ksnidget at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 40612

vincentlawyer at yahoo.com writes:
>Whlie we're on the subject, what about elementary education?  

>From some of the on-line interviews (Scholastic).
http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon/site_sources.html  
has links to several interviews.

"Q: Do wizards and witches have to go Muggle school before they go to 
Hogwarts?   
JKR: No, they don't have to."

Which tends to imply home-schooling until they go to 
Hogwarts.

>And what about higher education or university? 
    
"Q: Do you think that you will write about Harry after he graduates from 
Hogwarts? Isn't there a University of Wizardry?     
JKR: No, there's no University for Wizards. "   
    
Presumably some magical folk aren't magical enough to get
into Hogwarts (Kwikspell courses sound like they wouldn't be
that needed by the students at Hogwarts) and the concern that
Neville and Hagrid's parents had about them not getting in.

Perhaps there is some sort of trade school or other training
programs for those who will be doing the "public sector" jobs
like making robes, sweets, cauldrons, etc.  *Someone* has
to be making all of those.

Presumably to work at the Ministry one has to be a "fully-
qualified" wizard which tends to imply that there are people
who are not fully qualified.
Ksnidget
    


    




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