So, Hogwarts.
Nov. 3rd, 2005 04:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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What do they do if the non-wizarding parents don't want their child to go to Hogwarts? Is the kid still subject to Ministry laws regarding the use of magic? What if the parents have a good reason (unlike the Dursleys) to prevent their kid from learning magic? Maybe a religious reason, or something...?
And Hagrid! We know there's Kwikspell catalogs used by squibs. Why can't he now study to pass a few OWLs, even some NEWTs and become a qualified wizard? Be allowed to do magic, y'know? Are there age restrictions on those tests or something?
And why exactly doesn't the wizarding world have primary schools? Do they have universities? Is there any option for those who want their children to go to school and have a bit more of a well-rounded education than Hogwarts offers, without having to leave the country...?
Edit: And how many students are in Hogwarts, anyway? We know JKR says about 1,000, which is possible if Gryffindor is the smallest house, but there's a lot of other evidence against this. Carriages hold 3 - 5 students, and it only takes around hundred of them to take all the students into the castle (which sets the school's population at no more than about 600). During the DADA OWL that Harry saw, there's only about 100 seats (which makes the population about 700). Does JKR, in fact, possess basic math skills? Should we converge upon her house with tutors and calculators, and, failing that, decent editors for both her books and her site?
And Hagrid! We know there's Kwikspell catalogs used by squibs. Why can't he now study to pass a few OWLs, even some NEWTs and become a qualified wizard? Be allowed to do magic, y'know? Are there age restrictions on those tests or something?
And why exactly doesn't the wizarding world have primary schools? Do they have universities? Is there any option for those who want their children to go to school and have a bit more of a well-rounded education than Hogwarts offers, without having to leave the country...?
Edit: And how many students are in Hogwarts, anyway? We know JKR says about 1,000, which is possible if Gryffindor is the smallest house, but there's a lot of other evidence against this. Carriages hold 3 - 5 students, and it only takes around hundred of them to take all the students into the castle (which sets the school's population at no more than about 600). During the DADA OWL that Harry saw, there's only about 100 seats (which makes the population about 700). Does JKR, in fact, possess basic math skills? Should we converge upon her house with tutors and calculators, and, failing that, decent editors for both her books and her site?
