Expulsion from Hogwarts

[Eric Oppen]

No: HPFGUIDX 43728

I was reading the stuff about the dangers of having untrained wizards
around, and it struck me that this is one good reason why we haven't seen
anybody *cough Crabbengoyle cough* expelled from Hogwarts, other than
Hagrid, which was before Professor Dumbledore's tenure as Headmaster.

An untrained, or semi-trained, wizard, even one without (legal access to) a
wand, could cause a lot of havoc.

Another reason why expulsion seems to be very, very rare could well be that
an expelled student would be a _very_ easy mark for recruitment by Dark
Wizard types.  Particularly if the expellee feels that he or she was used
unjustly (as Hagrid certainly was, although he did deserve _something_ for
raising Aragog---I mean, my gods, a giant spider!) a Dark Wizard recruiter
who offers a sympathetic ear, and a new wand and chance to continue
training, (not to mention revenge!) could have a very easy time gaining a
new recruit.  Anybody brought up in the Wizard World might well feel that he
or she had nowhere else to go---nobody will hire a Hogwarts expellee, and
you apparently can't legally have a wand, so why not go all the way and join
up?

This may turn up in future books.