Hogwarts: Difference between revisions – Wikipedia
===Admission===
===Admission===
According to the novels, admission to Hogwarts is selective, in that children who show magical ability will automatically gain a place,{{cite web |url=http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/faq_view.cfm?id=91 |title=J.K.Rowling Official Site |page=F.A.Q. – About the Books |quote=Everyone who shows magical ability before their eleventh birthday will automatically gain a place at Hogwarts; there is no question of not being ‘magical enough’; you are either magical or you are not. |access-date=2 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828105536/http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/faq_view.cfm?id=91|archive-date=28 August 2011}} and [[Blood purity (Harry Potter)#Squibs|squibs]] cannot attend the school as students (though they can work there in other roles, as [[Argus Filch]] does).{{cite web |url=http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=19 |title=J.K.Rowling Official Site |page=Extras – Miscellaneous |quote=Squibs would not be able to attend Hogwarts as students. |access-date=2 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208051328/http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=19|archive-date=8 February 2012}} A magical [[quill]] at Hogwarts detects the birth of magical children and writes their names into a large parchment book, but there is no [[Secondary School Admission Test|admission test]] because “you are either magical or you are not.“ Every year, a teacher checks this book and sends a letter to the children who are turning eleven. Acceptance or refusal of a place at Hogwarts must be posted by 31 July. The letter also contains a list of supplies like spell books, uniform, and other things that the student will need. The prospective student is expected to buy all the necessary materials, normally from shops in [[Diagon Alley]], a concealed street near [[Charing Cross Road]] in London that can be found behind the wizarding pub, The Leaky Cauldron. Students who cannot afford their supplies can receive financial aid from the school, as happened with the young orphan [[Lord Voldemort|Tom Riddle]].
According to the novels, admission to Hogwarts is selective, in that children who show magical ability will automatically gain a place,{{cite web |url=http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/faq_view.cfm?id=91 |title=J.K.Rowling Official Site |page=F.A.Q. – About the Books |quote=Everyone who shows magical ability before their eleventh birthday will automatically gain a place at Hogwarts; there is no question of not being ‘magical enough’; you are either magical or you are not. |access-date=2 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828105536/http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/faq_view.cfm?id=91|archive-date=28 August 2011}} and [[Blood purity (Harry Potter)#Squibs|squibs]] cannot attend the school as students (though they can work there in other roles, as [[Argus Filch]] does).{{cite web |url=http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=19 |title=J.K.Rowling Official Site |page=Extras – Miscellaneous |quote=Squibs would not be able to attend Hogwarts as students. |access-date=2 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208051328/http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=19|archive-date=8 February 2012}} A magical [[quill]] at Hogwarts detects the birth of magical children and writes their names into a large parchment book, but there is no [[Secondary School Admission Test|admission test]] because “you are either magical or you are not” Every year, a teacher checks this book and sends a letter to the children who are turning eleven. Acceptance or refusal of a place at Hogwarts must be posted by 31 July. The letter also contains a list of supplies like spell books, uniform, and other things that the student will need. The prospective student is expected to buy all the necessary materials, normally from shops in [[Diagon Alley]], a concealed street near [[Charing Cross Road]] in London that can be found behind the wizarding pub, The Leaky Cauldron. Students who cannot afford their supplies can receive financial aid from the school, as happened with the young orphan [[Lord Voldemort|Tom Riddle]].
Letters to [[Blood purity (Harry Potter)#Muggle-born|Muggle-born]] witches and wizards, who may not be aware of their powers and are unfamiliar with the concealed wizarding world, are delivered in person by a member of Hogwarts staff, who then explains to the parents or guardians about magical society, and reassures them regarding this news.{{HP7}}
Letters to [[Blood purity (Harry Potter)#Muggle-born|Muggle-born]] witches and wizards, who may not be aware of their powers and are unfamiliar with the concealed wizarding world, are delivered in person by a member of…
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