British Boarding School Books By "Old Boys": Read by Rowling?

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 61205

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Arachne Webbstir"
<ArachneWebbstir at h...> wrote:
> Since Joanne Rowling never attended boarding school herself, some of
> her sesearch for HP must have included books, especially those about 
> school life for boys.  
>
> ...edited...
> 
> Til later,
> 
> ARANITA WEBBSTIR

bboy_mn:

It's not my intension to dispute you, because I think you did an
excellent job on your post. But I would add that I think the 'boys
boarding school' is kind of ingrained in British culture, and most
people living there would have a familiarity with it. It must come up
all the time in British movies and TV, and I think it represents a
prominent part of their cultural history.

So while I am sure you are right, she did pull some of her knowledge
from stories by other authors, I think she drew a significant amount
of it from general cultural knowledge.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn