other schools of magic in Britain

[Dominique Medal]

No: HPFGUIDX 47237

M Yilophan (sfeltus at insightbb.com) wrote:
> I think it unlikely that there are other wizard schools like Hogwarts
> in the UK because its students come from all over the British Isles
> (i.e. Seamus).

Good point. Seamus is Irish. Therefore, Ireland most likely does not 
have its own school of magic.

> What I really want to know, however, is where do the kids go before
> Hogwarts?  It's true that they enter the school knowing little or no
> magic, but it's obvious that they can all read and write.  Do most
> wizards home school or do they go to special wizard grade schools or
> what?

Most people believe that their parents teach them how to read and 
write, although spme, like the Malfoys, might hire tutors. Wizards who 
live in Muggle neighbourhoods might send their children to Muggle 
school until they are accepted at Hogwarts, especially if they are 
particularly interested in Muggles, or if only one parent is magical.
A while ago, there was a discussion on why Molly Weasley seems not to 
work, and one of the ideas that people came up with is that she ran a 
daycare facility of sorts out of the Burrow while her children were at 
school. She could have taught the children reading and writing, and 
cared for them while their parents were at work, especially since in 
many wizarding families, both parents apparently work.

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