Something Missing From The Curriculum?

[quigonginger]

No: HPFGUIDX 69504

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "D.G." <dgwhiteis at h...> wrote:
> Y'know, it just occurred to me...
> 
> One thing Hogwart's does NOT teach is the Arts --I don't mean the 
> Magickal arts, I mean "The Arts," as in painting, music, drama, 
etc.  
> Isn't this something of an oversight?  
Snipity-snip
> Nonetheless, there is an aesthetic component to Wizard culture that 
> is very important. Why isn't it taught in school?

Ginger replies:

We've had this discussion before OoP, and one school of thought is 
that as this is Harry's POV, we only see Quiddich and the deuling 
club as exrta-currics.  With OoP, we now have canon that other things 
exist.  OoP p. 276 (US edition) Ron is made keeper, but Angelina 
confides in Harry that 2 others were better.  Vicky Frobisher wasn't 
chosen as she is in "all sorts of Societies" and would choose Charms 
Club over quiddich should they conflict.  Educational decree #24 (OoP 
p. 351) bans "Organizations, Societies, Teams, Groups and Clubs" (you 
know the rest)

So they aren't taught, per se, but they are most likely there.  Harry 
just wouldn't be interested.  It would be much more certain if we 
were introduced to someone as, say, Terry Boot, accomplished 
basoonist.  Or if there were throwaway lines like "Seamus' nails were 
still full of clay from his pottery class".  But I think we can 
figure that they are there somewhere given the divirsity of young 
people in general and the willingness of teachers to organize out-of-
class lessons for those who find interest.  

Maybe as a music-type person I'm just being overly optomistic,
Ginger, who thinks the Hufflepuff Wind Ensemble would be a good name 
for a ... well, a wind ensemble.

personal P.S. -thanks to the Seargent-Majorette.  I'm still laughing 
over "Potterdamerung".