[HPforGrownups] Re: English Boarding Schools

[nymphadoraotonks at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 85057

Hello gbannister10 at aol.com,

In reference to your comment:

è I realise as an ex-teacher in the UK that public schools
è normally  admit at 13, as do a lot of the secondary
è state schools nowadays.  However, as you say,
è Scottish education is a law unto itself; their
è examination system is certainly different and I'm not
è familiar with  much of their set up. I wonder whether
è some of the public schools up  there admit at a lower
è age?

Well, I know for a fact that Glenalmond College in Perth, Scotland admits 
students at 12. I would assume that Hogwarts chose 11 as the age of admission 
because a magical child with no proper instruction would be dangerous to himself 
and others. We have seen what happens to Harry when he is not in control of 
himself and the oddities that occurred to him before beginning at Hogwarts- 
ending up on rooftops when trying to escape Dudley and his bully friends, etc.
-Tonks



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