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Did Severus attend Muggle school?

[info]prinzheinelgirl
7/4/08 05:08 pm
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Hello, everyone!

I would like to get your opinions on whether Severus attended a Muggle school before going to Hogwarts or was he home-schooled (by his mother)? Or perhaps he mainly taught himself?

Everyone attends Hogwarts at age 11 or 12. By this age, students know how to read and write, etc. Given that Severus is a half-blood and resided in a Muggle town, do you think he went to Muggle school? If so, he should've met Lily there and need not introduce himself in the playground (it is possible, of course, that their town has more than one school and they went to different ones). He seems to be totally into his wizarding roots that he dislikes anything Muggle. His mother could've taught him the basics (along with his quite extensive knowledge of magic, etc.). On the other hand, he seems to be very neglected so I'm not very convinced that his mother or father spent a lot of time with him (besides Tobias not liking anything much as he put it)....

I'm very interested to hear your take on this.
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  • [info]bamachick73
    7/4/08 09:11 am (UTC)
    I actually went with what JK said....he was homeschooled. I think the accidental magic he may have shown in a Muggle school would have made it impossible for him to attend. Eileen may have explained that to Tobias who wanted to avoid the embarassment.

    Of course Harry attended Muggle school did he not? So magical kids, and Muggle borns do, but I think Sev was raised as a wizard, a pureblood witch like Eileen may not feel comfortable sending her son to a Muggle school.

    I also agree that the Evans girls attended what we in America call private school ( I read somewhere in England it's called public though ). I agree they were not rich but I imagine their father woulod have worked hard to send them to a better school.

    • [info]blpaintchart
      7/4/08 09:46 am (UTC)
      In the UK, if you pay for a school, it's called private (or more recently, independent) unless it's one of the very famous, old well-known private schools like Eton, Harrow, Charterhouse, Rugby etc in which case it's called Public School.

      • [info]bamachick73
        7/4/08 09:50 am (UTC)
        Thanks, I thought I read somewhere that it was the opposite of us (here paying for school is prviate as well) and I thought it was a little odd.
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