Muggle borns at Hogwarts

[anne_t_squires]

No: HPFGUIDX 173358

wrote:
>
> Anne Squires earlier:
> 
> Dean's wand was "relieved" by the Snatchers.  I am, of course, purely
> speculating here; but, I think Colin (and Dennis) were on the run much
> like Dean was.  Or hiding out somewhere a la Anne Frank. (snip)
> 
> Kimbrough:
> 
> I'm using an audiobook so I can't give you an exact page number,
however Colin Creevey was definitely at school before the first battle
at Hogwarts.  In Chapter 31 The Battle of Hogwarts, when McGonnagall
is evacuating the school all the Slytherins leave, some of the older
Ravenclaws stay, more Hufflepuffs stay and over half of the
Gryffindors remain at their table.  So, McGonnagall had to go to them
to make the under aged kids leave.  She said, "Absolutely not! Creevey
Go! And you Peaks!"  I suppose he could have shown up if the DA called
him, but he is so under aged I can't really think of how he would have
gotten to Hogsmeade in order to sneak into the castle.  It seems more
logical to me that he would have been there already.
> 
> Kim
>
Anne Squires:  All quotes/pages from the US edition of DH.

Okay, let's look at the chronology of what we know about who is at
Hogwarts and when.

On page 210 (Chapter 11, The Bribe) it says, "This way, Voldemort will
have the whole Wizarding population under his eye from a young age. 
And it's also another way of weeding out Muggle-borns, because
students must be given Blood Status --- meaning that they have proven
to the Ministry that they are of Wizard descent --- before they are
allowed to attend."

Thus, Muggle-born are not allowed at Hogwarts.  Therefore, I find it
highly unlikely that Colin was attending Hogwarts during DH.  Granted,
Colin has always impressed me as being very brave and willing to go
against the tide in his undying support of Harry; but I really don't
think he's attending Hogwarts.

In Chapter 29, The Lost Diadem, Neville shows HRH what's been going on
in the Room of Requirement.  It says members of all houses are present
except Slytherin House.  It says a crowd greats  HRH when they enter
the room.  Not everyone is mentioned.  However many students are
listed as hiding out in the ROR for the past two weeks.  Besides
Neville there's Seamus Finnigan (page 577), the Patil twins, Terry
Boot, Ernie Macmillan, Anthony Goldstein, and Michael Corner (page
578).  Colin is never mentioned at this point and I think he would be
mentioned if he'd been there.

Skip forward fifteen pages----


On page 603 (Chapter 30, The Sacking of Severus Snape) it says that,
"As the room came into view, Harry slipped down a few stairs in shock.
 It was packed, far more crowded than when he had last been there."

A paragraph later it says, "We sent messages to the rest of
Dumbledore's Army, " Fred explained.  "You couldn't expect everyone to
miss the fun, Harry, and the DA let the Order know, and it kind of
snowballed."

It goes on to say that everyone's going to meet in the Great Hall. 
Next members of the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore's Army, and
Harry's old Quidditch Team run past with their wands drawn. (page 604)
 Colin is not mentioned specifically; but, I think this is when he
arrives.

On page 608 (Chapter 31, The Battle of Hogwarts) everyone is gathering
in the Great Hall.  Some students are wearing dressing gowns which
indicates that they are attending the school. Others are described as
wearing traveling cloaks which indicates that they have just arrived.
 Again, I maintain that Colin is one who has just arrived.

Three pages later, page 611, McGonagall tells Colin, "Absolutely not,
Creevey, go!  And you, Peakes!"

In conclusion, I strongly believe that Colin was not in attendance
during the year and showed up when the DA was summoned. In the Great
Hall McGonagall told him to leave.  He would have been a sixth year if
he had been at school and I think McGonagall believes he is sixteen. 
It's possible though that he had already had his seventeenth birthday.  

Anne Squires