'Shindig'
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Fay and Jilli, did you read the JKR 3 part interview at muggle.net or the leaky cauldron? I ask because the interviewers pose the question about people other than James being in love with Lilly
Oooh, no. I should go read that.
And I'm almost tempted to write about Wee!Wizards at Primary School, Jilli. Except that there are so many things I should be writing right now.
Oh, I know. But that doesn't stop me from hoping.
This is part 3. All three parts are surprisingly good and give you the sense that JKR has an affection and respect for her fans.
IIRC, JKR contacted the two website-runners to have them come out to Scotland for the interview, since she wanted to have adult fans' questions answered as much as the "cub reporters" questions. That interview is wonderfully stuffed with info on backstory and the first six books, as well as hints as to what might be coming up in Book 7.
That makes that H/Hr shipper website that much more annoying. That she does respect the fans and the treats them seriously, and then gets accused of doing just the opposite.
Sorry, meant to answer this before and got distracted - yes, I read the interview shortly after it came out, and I did think JKR came across as very engaging in it. It cracked me up that she'd found one of the sites and tried posting on it and been treated with utter disdain - all "STFU! Who do you think you are, newbie?" type deal. Bwah!
Something that occured to me.....
Hermione is always talking about how you can't apparate/disapparate within Hogwart's.
How come Dobby and Kreacher could?
bwah
Thanks!
Considering most of wizarding society is so far removed from contact with the Muggle world that they are bemusedly confused by things like batteries and rubber ducks and that there are Muggle Studies classes available at Hogwarts, it doesn't seem too much of a stretch that there are Witch/Wizard -only primary schools.
I would think that the problem with that would be getting the kids to and from school every day. In a village like Hogsmeade, sure, but it seems like there aren't really that many groups of wizard families living close together, and any way I can think of for getting large groups of little kids to and from a school each day would look suspicious to Muggles. They can manage the Hogwarts Express 'cause that's just a few days a year, but I don't think they could really run a school bus....
...though I just remembered that there totally is a magical bus already, so having a magic school bus really isn't that much of a leap.
But wasn't it like that in older times with certain cultures? i.e The Jewish children learning at home until they entered Hebrew school?