Jumping the Puddle - Wizardry in the States

[lunar_music]

I've always been a voracious reader. In upper elementary school, I discovered the Harry Potter books, and loved them to pieces - literally, in the case of my first copy of Prisoner of Azkaban. I was, therefore, rather non-plussed when my eleventh birthday came and went without a Hogwarts acceptance letter. It took me more than six years to realize

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[lunar_music]

Even with a larger population, I don't think there'd be quite enough for Universities. But colleges, yes. Definately colleges. It also might not be so unusual for a witch or wizard to get a basic magical education - attend a magical middle and/or highschool, so that they won't be a hazard with bursting out in occurances of untrained magic - and then get a degree at a muggle college or University. We don't really see that happening in Great Britain - when Harry goes in for career counceling, no one even mentions the option of going on to higher education

[cafemercury]

I really enjoyed this. I think you're correct in your assertions that the American system would be much "looser" and that the majority would be half-bloods. Most "non-magical" Americans are a hybrid of many nationalities!

The Deep South would have to have magical pockets, too. I could see the rural parts of the Lowcountry being lousy with it. :-)

[lunar_music]

Oh, yeah. Anywhere that isn't heavily urbanized could have "Hogsmead" style magical towns hidden in it. And most big cities would have substantial magical communities, as well. I'm sorry if I came off as claiming that it was just on the west coast; that's just the part of the country I'm most familiar with.

[cafemercury]

Oh, no worries. I didn't think you were asserting that at all. Besides, it makes sense you'd concentrate on the part of the U.S. with which you're more familiar. (I'm from NC, hence the southern factor.)

[such_things]

"Because wizarding America can hide more easily, and because we Americans can be notoriously contrary, I have a hunch that Wizarding Seclusion is not nearly so strict over here"

Hehe, you just wrote an essay about all of my beliefs and then some. I've had this line of thinking since I started with the HP books 8 years ago.

I imagine American wizarding chldren would think British wizarding children who wear the traditional wizarding stuff would think they are weird and dorky.

[lunar_music]

Oh, yeah. Americans might wear a form of robes for formal occasions, but I doubt they'd be full, flowing robes like European wizards wear on a daily basis. Something more along the lines of a long coat, maybe?

[snape_in_lurve]

That's exactly what they DO think of English magical kids - at least in my stories LOL

[snape_in_lurve]

ok - I'll try and post 'em later - it's a bitch to post for me - I'm not terribly erm... geeky.

[anonymous]

I agree with most of your points, except for the lack of boarding schools in America. I think that even with the larger American wizarding population, it would probably still be very much a minority overall. I believe there would be boarding schools that took in students in the region, maybe a few in each state depending on population. But there just wouldn't be enough people to have wizarding day schools, except maybe in some special cases.