OT: Public Schools

[Bart Lidofsky]

No: HPFGUIDX 187794

Carol wrote:
> whose very name suggests a prisonyard at no expense to the Dursleys. On one level, JKR seems to be poking fun at "public" (private) schools like Eton and Harrow, with their outlandish and antiquated (or, if you prefer, quaint and colorful) uniforms. (Being American, I don't know where the Smeltings stick and gray uniform fit in.)
Bart:
    The term "public schools" refers to who is allowed in rather than 
the ownership. In other words, you don't have to be a member of some 
specific group (such as, for example, nobility) to be allowed in.

    Bart