Would you send your child to Hogwarts?

[FluffyBunnyGoneBad]

I'll sign ds up in the morning. Anyone know if there's an open day?

[PixiNanny]

Nine long years ago, around Christmas time, a young girl sat reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone for the first time, marvelling at how amazing it was and how she couldn't wait to get her Hogwarts letter.

She then realised that she was already 11 and in high school.

She cried. A lot.

Nine years later she still wishes her Mum sent her to Hogwarts, bad teachers be damned

[PixiNanny]

Lolol Baisey!

[LadyGlencoraPalliser]

Certainly I would send them.
DD1 Ravenclaw. DD2 Gryffindor, while I am sorry to say that DD3 is likely to disgrace the family and end up in Slytherin.
They may not have SATs, Quatt, but they do have OWLS and NEWTs, don't forget.
I am betting on DD3 being a dab hand at potions.

[EccentricaGallumbitAvecAccent]

Thanks pixi. that makes me feel ancient.

The DDs will definately be going. They are of course pure bloods (even better that G&T!)

[Jux]

Well, they do have Arithmancy and a few other obscure bits and pieces. I'd send dd if only because she'd kill me if I didn't.

[PixiNanny]

... sorry Eccentrica lol

[PixiNanny]

I do honestly remember the moment that I realised I wouldn't be going to Hogwarts, and I honestly did cry (a lot) if it makes you feel any better?

[loler]

But it must be a private school (certainly independant), wonder if it has charity status - if so definately not for DC!

Wondering if they take mature students?

[BettySwollux]

I have a fab pic of DS1 going through platform 9 and 3/4 with the trolley, but I dont know how to upload it as a link.

[thumbwitch]

Put it on your profile Betty and make your profile public

[SlartyBartFast]

i thought you were talkign of your dd pixi

[PixiNanny]

Sorry, I'm 20 lol, I'm a nanny-in-training, or more recently known as a nan-pair-help

I usually hang around the Aupair/CM/Nanny part of MN but strayed when I saw Hogwarts...

[SlartyBartFast]

will let you off, though there are young mums on mn

[jemart]

All you nay sayers, consider for a moment. If your child really could do magic, why would they need foriegn languages/science/literature etc? faced with tricky question/situation just cast a spell!

[jemart]

Yes would totally send my kids to hogwarts. They would love it!

[Manchesvertes]

I'm with Baisey

I want to be Snape's personal apprentice [unseemly leer]

[PixiNanny]

I'm not silly enough to have children yet, or should I say I'm still too silly to have children yet, that would be better wording

jemart, that'd be cheating though! (saying that because I'd get annoyed if I had to spend years learning a foreign language when they could just say a spell :P)

[Manchesvertes]

Christ no

the place is a fucking death trap

[Manchesvertes]

sorry, two entirely separate responses from me there

beer + swine flu = fuckwitted grinning idiot

[PixiNanny]

Swine flu is a good excuse for anything I swear. For me it was cough medicine + swine flu = fuckwitted idiot on Sunday I can't make sense of anything I posted on my friend's fb walls on Sunday, I'm surprised that they've managed it!

note to self: no more mixing cough syrups...

I can't look at Alan Rickman seriously as Snape after watching Love Actually. Am I the only one who had that problem? This was when I did watch the movies that is

[alarkaspree]

No way!

1. Bullying teachers
2. An omniscient headteacher who allows children to be put at risk just to allow one other student to test his mettle.
3. NO scheduled physical exercise. Riding brooms is surely not much of a workout, anyway they only ever had one lesson in the first year.
4. Slytherin house. Just bothers me so much, an institution to promote prejudice and bullying which is promoted by the school even as the rest of them fight the fight for justice and acceptance.

[scottishmummy]

delusional pupils who think they are magic special
omnipotent and charismatic bullying teachers
cliques and pecking orders amongst pupils
dark arts and sinister motives
raging hormones
dark dank surroundings

hell yes- sounds like my school

[hannahsaunt]

Goodness me, yes - someone else to do their cooking/cleaning/washing etc for a whole term at a time! Sounds fab. And they all seem to have a blast so no separation issues either

[BertieBotts]

Pixi I am so with you - I was 10 when I first read Harry Potter and though I had already been accepted to a real muggle Secondary school I did live in hope all summer...

I also had a crush on George Weasley, and wondered what it would be like to go out with an identical twin and had endless daydreams about getting them confused

[happilyconfused]

I would like to apply for the post of Master of the Dark Arts, failing that Quidditch master looks likes lot of fun.

I have one Syltherin (DS) and one Griffyndor(DD). DD would most def be on the Quidditch team. DS would def be up to mischief and might struggle to get all of his OWLs.