Hogwarts Upkeep

[Felicia Rickmann]

No: HPFGUIDX 36462



I think that Hogwarts has to be "state" funded as it seems to be the 
only wizarding school in the UK. I can't believe that it would be in 
the interest of either the wizarding community - or the Muggle 
community 

In that case the mystery is, who funds it?  The wizarding community cannot be huge and the financial implications in feeding and housing several hundred students, teaching staff of various levels and the upkeep of Hogwarts etc. must be considerable.  

I believe that the children of Hogwarts are there on merit, and merit 
alone. All children in the UK have a right to free education, and 
perhaps by extension, all wizarding children in Britain have a right 
to a free wizarding education. 

Merit assumes, surely, that at some stage these children have been tested to form the desired *meritocracy*.  Harry's name had been down since he was born (I THINK....) and, obviously, at no stage was he tested, Hagrid just appears and takes him off to Hogwarts, much to HP's surprise.   

Quality schooling costs, as muggle countries find who try to pinch pennies, so the reasoning still stands that to provide outstanding quality education, all or some of the fees must be paid by parents - with or without Wizarding Education Ministry assistance.

Felicia


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