[HPforGrownups] Re: Education before Hogwarts?

[Gina R Rosich]

No: HPFGUIDX 54909

On 4/7/03 10:48 PM, "goalieracer" <goalieracer at yahoo.com> had this to say:

> <snip>
> 
> The Wizarding community would not have an exempion to this..as they
> are still living in the Muggle world. They would have to have proof
> that the children are being educated properly.
> 
> 
> ME:
> 
> Welcome, Barb.  Early education is a very interesting quandry.  But I don¹t
> agree with the above statement.  I think there are plenty of children in the
> wizarding world who may never get into the radar of the muggles.  For example,
> Mrs. Weasley said she didn¹t think the postman would even know how to get to
> the Burrow.  I doubt any muggle has ever seen their house.  If she had a
> wizarding midwife, and delivered all her children at home, muggles need never
> know of the Weasley children¹s existence.  Further, I can¹t ever imagine
> Lucius Malfoy ³lowering² himself to live by any muggle laws.  For sure he
> must¹ve hired a private tutor for Draco.  Finally, children talk about things
> without thinking.  Could you even imagine Ron trying to have a conversation
> with a muggle child about the Chudley Cannons or chocolate frogs?  Or trying
> to remember NOT to have those conversations with muggle children?  LOL.
> 
> Gina



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