[HPforGrownups] Lars is bright tonight (essay format)

[sunnylove0 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 87698

In a message dated 12/27/2003 3:00:06 PM Mountain Standard Time, 
constancevigilance at yahoo.com writes:
I think it is possible 
that a German Dark Wizard cooperated with the occupying force, taking 
over a wizarding school in Norway, giving it a German name and 
populating it with young wizards from Eastern Europe for the purpose 
of learning the Dark Arts for global mischief. In fact, we know of 
one Dark Wizard who could have done exactly that. I think Grindelwald 
was that Dark Wizard.
Amber:

But Durmstrang has been around for a while as evidenced by Dumbledore's story 
of the Triwizard Tournament:

GOF(p.187, American edition):

"The Triwizard Tournament was first established some seven hundred years ago 
as a friendly competition between the three largest European schools of 
wizardry: Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang."
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I do like the idea of Durmstrang being in Scandinavia, though.  Maybe 
Beauxbatons and Durmstrang are regional schools like Hogwarts (Western Europe, and 
Eastern Europe, respectively) or families in Europe simply choose which one they 
would like to send their children to (like the Malfoys).  

And Grindelwald (didn't someone say that name might have been Swiss in 
origin?) could, during his Dark Wizard reign, have certainly have taken over 
Durmstrang and influnced its curriculum.  Hagrid says in PS/SS that the only reason 
Voldemort didn't try taking over Hogwarts was his fear of Dumbledore.

Amber


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