[HPforGrownups] Re: British Terms

[Kathryn Cawte]

No: HPFGUIDX 72348

 

 Arya
I know I have heard mention of Easter Hols (can't recall without 
looking but I was able to confirm this as being a 'calendar event' on 
the Lexicon.) However, it seems to me that the length of time that 
these three semesters last is not even. Sept through mid Dec is Fall 
(3.5 months), Mid Jan through Mar/Apr is Winter(3.5 mos) and Mar/Apr 
through end of June(2.5-3 mos) is Spring. Am I wrong here?
 

 Me -

You're not wrong about the lengths. The third term (Summer) is always short
and is usually taken up by revision and exams. I would have called the terms
Winter, Spring and Summer not Fall, Winter and Spring - and since Hogwarts
is in the UK repeat after me "The season is called Autumn, not fall" :)

I'm a little shaky on how long the holidays should be precisely since uni
hols are longer - but you are roughly right yes. Oh except I think school
break up n July not the end of June.

K