Choosing sides

justcarol67 justcarol67 at yahoo.com
Wed Dec 1 20:30:43 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 118983


<previous points snipped> 
> Nora wrote :
> " My point with bringing up the possibility of return into Muggle 
> society at some level is that Muggleborns don't necessarily have to 
> give up absolutely everything.  Some dreams can be transmuted
(doctor into Healer, for example), and some can be pursued alongside a
> magical education, such as artistic interests."
> 
> Del replied :
> Without a teacher ? I doubt it.
> And what about sports ? There's absolutely no mention of any Muggle
> sport being practiced at Hogwarts. Dean's football poster is the
only mention of any Muggle sport (and Ron mocks him for it, which I
doubt he would do if there was such a thing as a football club at
Hogwarts).
> 
> It really looks as if a Muggleborn just has to leave his Muggle past
> behind when he goes to Hogwarts. From the time he gets to Hogwarts
on, he is a wizard only. Well, except for the purebloods of course,
who seem to be the only ones to acknowledge that the Muggleborns come
from the Muggle world.

Carol adds:
I think Del is right. Imagine a Muggleborn trying to enter a Muggle
college or university based on a transcript from Hogwarts! 

Carol







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