Hogwarts letters Re: Choosing sides

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No: HPFGUIDX 118996



> Juli :
> > > I agree with Del, muggle born wizards don't have
> > > anything to do in the Muggle World, what kind of job
> > > could they get? an accountant, an architect, what?
> 
> Finwitch:
> > I know what they could be: Magicians. 
> > And for the rest, well... A chemist? (not so different from 
Potions 
> > or Alchemy, actually Chemistry developed from Alchemy).
> > An astronomer? (They DO teach astronomy at Hogwarts!)
> > 'Pseudo'-meedio, with the help of Divination?
> > And nothing to keep you from writing fantasy stories about WW, 
is 
> > there?
> 
> 
> SSSusan:
> It seems to me there are many options:
> run a business
> practice law [though providing a school transcript in order to 
> get into law school could be tricky...]
> establish a manufacturing plant or just work in one
> be a carpenter or other manual laborer
> be an ice cream man [Rupert Grint's personal favorite :-)]
> farm
> work in sales or customer service
> teach
> do research for a drug company
> run a post office which surreptitiously provides WW mail service, 
> too
> be a clerical worker
> 
> To me the list is endless.  It all hinges upon being willing to 
> not use your magic -- which I *do* think is possible, especially 
> for adult witch/wizards -- or to mask it or to work solo or even 
> to work with other magical "Muggles" so that you use magic behind 
> closed doors.  If the witch/wizard has decided to return to the 
> Muggle World, one can assume a willingness to leave the magic 
> behind or to hide it.
> 
> There are a lot of Muggle occupations which don't require advanced 
> degrees, and for those which do, since Muggles also have to 
> continue their educations anyway, it wouldn't be weird for someone 
> their age to be continuing on.  The hardest part would 
> be producing that transcript....
> 
> Siriusly Snapey Susan

I agree 100% with SSSusan.  Postman, milkman, dustman, salesman, 
supermarket checkout thingy, shopkeeper, call centre worker, porter, 
caretaker, bus driver, train driver, hotel receptionist, cleaner, 
long-haul lorry driver...  Not to mention all those jobs that give 
you training in themselves: policeman, fireman, paramedic, 
hairdresser, chef, baker, builder, and so on...

A Muggle university education may well be out for Hogwarts grads, 
but come off it!  Lacking a university education does not mean you 
have no place in society!  Honestly...

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