British magical education outside of Hogwarts

[rlace2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 156850


> > BAW <bawilson@>:
> > Now, what of parents who are opposed to sending their
> > children away-- would not have even considered boarding
> > school if the child were nonmagical?  JKR does not tell
> > us because it is not relevant to the story <snip> but she
> > does say that some wizarding children are homeschooled
> > rather than sent to Hogwarts.
>
> AmanitaMuscaria:
> Sorry, but she actually says, in the FAQs:
> "What education do the children of wizards have before going
> to Hogwarts?
> They are, as many of you have guessed, most often home
> educated."
> It isn't instead of Hogwarts, but before.

Ryan:

JKR's comment doesn't seem to negate the possibility that some
parents choose not to send their children to Hogwarts.  We know,
for instance, that Lucius considered sending Draco to Durmstrang.
We also know that DD isn't sure if Aberforth can read, which
implies that he might not have much "book-learnin'," so he might
not have gone to school anywhere.  It seems possible that Morfin
and Merope Gaunt might not have gone to school either.

Ryan