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Oh, I forgot about that logical thinking part! Thanks for putting that in.
--- Hogwarts surely never teaches anything constructive to the kids' logical thinking capacity.
Oh, I *fully* agree with this! It seems to be that all the kids need to do is (mainly) memorize a bunch of spells, practice wand movements, learn how to take care of plants and creatures, and they're all set. For all their pride in their magical heritage and skills, their education -- even at the NEWTs level -- is sadly lacking to me! No wonder young Severus improved his potions book and invented some spells of his own.
I also don't doubt that young Severus was made fun of/bullied in Muggle school--- at least starting from an age when kids become aware of social class and what's 'cool' and 'uncool', plus when his 'weirdness' (uncontrolled or controlled magic) became very apparent. Those, coupled with his temperament (as you pointed out), definitely would've made things unpleasant for him in Muggle school. I also wonder if he had such 'weird' bursts of magic, like Harry turning his teacher's hair blue. With Severus, it's possible that he could've done more than that, so I can imagine Eileen quite busy obliviating people.
--- Hogwarts surely never teaches anything constructive to the kids' logical thinking capacity.
Oh, I *fully* agree with this! It seems to be that all the kids need to do is (mainly) memorize a bunch of spells, practice wand movements, learn how to take care of plants and creatures, and they're all set. For all their pride in their magical heritage and skills, their education -- even at the NEWTs level -- is sadly lacking to me! No wonder young Severus improved his potions book and invented some spells of his own.
I also don't doubt that young Severus was made fun of/bullied in Muggle school--- at least starting from an age when kids become aware of social class and what's 'cool' and 'uncool', plus when his 'weirdness' (uncontrolled or controlled magic) became very apparent. Those, coupled with his temperament (as you pointed out), definitely would've made things unpleasant for him in Muggle school. I also wonder if he had such 'weird' bursts of magic, like Harry turning his teacher's hair blue. With Severus, it's possible that he could've done more than that, so I can imagine Eileen quite busy obliviating people.