You are in charge of Hogwarts

[Laura]

No: HPFGUIDX 56743

Vinnia wrote:
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I will also include VW I in the history of magic.
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Me: Do you think VWI *is* included in the history of magic courses?  
I have no idea how schools are run in the UK, but my history classes 
are strictly chronological.  We start out with world history as 
freshmen (cavemen and up through Industrial Revolution and all that), 
then comes US I (revolution through civil war) and US 2, which brings 
us as close to the present as the time permits.  One of the electives 
for senior year is CGI, or Current Global Issues, which is obviously 
more present than history, but it's the same concept.

So, assuming the Hogwarts cirriculum follows a similar 
pattern....*drumroll*...we might just get more info on VWI in later 
books.  So far, Harry relates that HoM consists of Goblin Rebellions 
and all that.  I'm not about to go look it up, but I know Hermione 
mentions sheer facts every once in awhile, I guess if she's bored.  
For example, "the Goblin Rebellion of <insert year here> was 
organized in that building."  I believe she says something to this 
effect in PoA?  So if these Goblin Rebellions were a few hundred 
years ago (don't remember the exact date off the top of my head), 
then we might well by 6th or 7th year actually have a History of 
Magic class relating to VWI. 

Which could potentially be Professor Binns second successful class of 
the series.  =)  

Now that I've thought of it, I can't wait to here this lesson, if it 
exists.  Besides, is it just me, or do we know very few *facts* about 
VWI?  We're told a lot about what it *felt* like to be living around 
then and all that...but nothing terribly useful.

Just a thought.

-Laura