Hogwarts letters Re: Choosing sides

[kjirstem]

No: HPFGUIDX 119047


> > 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
> > 
<snipped parts that weren't jobs list>

> 
> Dungrollin:
>
> 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...
> 

kjirstem:

And I'll add to that list (even though I'm arguing the other side of
this...) painter, potter(!), artists & artisans of many kinds, child
care worker, amusement park ride operator... I'm sure it goes on and on.

But, it is one thing to be able to do a job and another thing to get
paid to do a job.  Many of the jobs listed in the posts above have
some entrance requirements that might be pretty difficult to get
around coming out of Hogwarts.  Probably the best bet would be a job
with a family member, nepotism can overcome a lot of missing background.

Still, these days lots of those jobs require some use of electronic
equipment - which I thought was prone to malfunction around magic. 
Maybe it is only the concentration of magic at Hogwarts that makes
this true there...not sure I'd trust a wizard with a computer though.

kjirstem - who wonders what branch of magic creates magical devices
like those on Dumbledore's desk and the time-turner