Other schools, the Lake, Dumbledore and the Truth

[doffy99]

No: HPFGUIDX 43698


I said in an earlier post:
> Other schools, evidence for or against
> Jeff said:
> >Neville states: 
> >"And you should have seen their faces when I got in here -- they 
> >thought I might not be magic enough to come, you see. Great Uncle 
> >Algie was so pleased he bought me my toad."
> 
> >The key words here are "When I got in here." If there was the 
> >possibility that he may not get into Hogwart's then there must be 
> >other schools.


Merimom3 said:
> I disagree.  Saying you didn't "get in" does not imply there were 
> other places to get into.  You could say you didn't get in to a 
club 
> or a college, and mean that therefore you aren't in any club or 
> college.  It doesn't help us either way, I'm afraid.

ME again.

Objection noted. :) I disagree. 

I think everyone will agree that anyone with magical powers, 
especially a young person with magical powers, will need training of 
some sort. It could come from parents granted, but would you want to 
trust someone with a weapon like Magic to be trained by an amatuer or 
a nitwit? I wouldn't. I would want them trained to at least control 
their magic. Think about the things Harry did before he knew he was a 
wizard. Making the glass disappear from the Boa Constrictors cage, 
there were others I can't think of right now. Imagine dozens, if not 
hundreds or even thousands, of people running around, untrained or 
trained by an amatuer or a nitwit, in Magic. They would be dangerous. 
This could explain the low Wizard population in England though. :) 

A wizard, any wizard, needs training of some sort. If for no other 
reason than to learn to control his/her powers. 

A lot of it is my opinion, but it is logical. 

-Jeff