Untapped Magical Potential (was: Is education a right ...)

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 103075


> Shaun Hately wrote:
> > The same may well apply in the Wizarding World - just because a 
> > Wizard doesn't get into Hogwarts doesn't mean their education 
> > necessarily ends.
> 
> Del adds :
> just like it doesn't *start* with Hogwarts. We know that the kids
> learn to read, write, count and so forth *before* they get to
> Hogwarts. They have to, they are expected to. But I don't believe 
that
> all kids are taught only by their parents. 
snip> 
> So if there's something before Hogwarts that we haven't heard of, I
> don't see why there couldn't be something outside Hogwarts as well.
> Just because Harry doesn't know about it doesn't mean it doesn't
> exist. 
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Potioncat
 Shaun has a very good post (103031) that I'm also responding to, 
but I'm not skilled enough to cut and paste it into this one.

I think both Del and Shaun have very good ideas and it seems to me 
to fit with what we see in the books.  I really don't think the 2 
characters on the Knight Bus went to Hogwarts.

It seems to me that JKR has given two quotes about this issue, and 
if I can find the time I will look for them. (Sorry, HP time has 
been curtailed with 3 kids at home.)  I think she said before 
attending Hogwarts kids were taught at home or went to Muggle 
schools. I assume she was saying the Muggleborn went to Muggle 
schools.  (World Chat Day?)

I also think I've read that there are no other schools like Hogwarts 
in England.  After Hogwarts, it seems, they go into their chosen 
fields and are trained at those locations.  (Auror school, St. 
Mungo's)

And according to what Neville said, it does sound as if there is 
some sort of entrance requirement...not sure how Crabbe and Goyle 
fit in.  However, with Crabbe and Goyle we are told they aren't 
smart. (by Harry, I think) We aren't told they aren't good at 
magic.  Did JKR say that the quill writes the name when the child is 
born?  I wonder if the parents can get that information before the 
child is 11?

I have one other, who knows? sort of thought.  JKR set out to write 
a book about a boy suddenly discovering he is magic and attending a 
magic school.  Although she worked out a lot of details, I'm not 
sure she concerned herself with all the details the fans have 
wondered about. We have afterall, had lots of time to wonder about 
it while she's been busy creating it.
Potioncat