I think the brochures make it look so much better than it really is. Has anyone been on a recent campus tour? Any new construction going up? It looked a little down-at-heels last time I saw it.

OP: 9:06 here. We also heard stories on the "quidditch culture" at Hogwarts. Are Hogwarts students playing quidditch considered to very cocky, rich, arrogant and entitled? This stereotype really bothers us as our DS excels in swimming, ice hockey and soccer (muggle sports) at the age of 4. Any views?

Hogwarts is full of witches and the school does nothing to support the children. It's a nest of snakes.

Signed, a disgruntled alum. I plan to repost these thoughts multiple times, in case my first five posts don't sink in.

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Anonymous wrote:We toured Hogwarts and were just not impressed.

I agree. Couldn't they paint or put up some new art. Also, the caferteria didn't have nearly enough local, organic, lacto-vegetarian menu options.

Does anyone know how you can become a room mom, if we did decide to go there?

Hello, old castle on a loch, can you say "mold problem"? And I worry that all those portraits of headless people are going to frighten DC. They really should do something about the facilities.

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Anonymous wrote:I've heard there is financial aid at Hogwarts. We don't rake in the galleons, so every knut would help. I'm a bit worried that the other students might look down on DS since we can't afford to buy him a Nimbus 2000 and we aren't Holyhead Harpies season ticket holders. Is DS in for a lifetime of hallway jinxing and dormitory dungbombing if we apply for aid?

Honestly the Nimbus 2000 is so out of style A few years ago it was the Firebolt but it seems to have been replaced by the suburban model at least that is the case if you want to join the in clique.

This is the classic mistake made by so many muggle parents. Focusing on style and flash in order to fit in, rather than the substance. Stop talking about Quidditch for a moment and you'll realize that the only smart thing to do is to work connections so you have an "in" at Ollivanders. All about the wand, baby. I personally went in and introduced myself (and my very wealthy great aunt) as soon as I got my BFP. You are very late to the game.

Above, I meant to say (BTW- I would never exaggerate my DD's test scores on an anonymous forum and I'm sure you don't either so if your son ends up at Hufflepuff- we'll know that the whole thing was rigged to begin with. )

PP 9:06- OP here. I really do feel like children that come from muggle families are at a disadvantage during sorting selection. I'm not sure if you've heard that the Hogwarts' selection testing is also called the HPST (Hat Perception Sorcerer's Test). People who have wizards for parents are so much better prepared and have an unfair advantage and the legacy thing bugs me too. Do you really think the Malfoy's would have ever gotten into Slytherin without it? Yes, I am calling it on this forum that both Lucius and Draco didn't have the intellect to get into Slytherin without the "legacy" status!

With WPPSI scores so high, your child is definitely destined for great things. My DD only got a 99.1% on the same test which is why I said in my original posting that she was so average and did slightly worse on the Scantron Owls. For this reason, I am thinking Hufflepuff is probably where she will end up (BTW- I would never exaggerate my DD's test scores on an anonymous forum so if she ends up at Hufflepuff- we'll know that the whole thing was rigged to begin with. )

Anonymous wrote:We toured Hogwarts and were just not impressed.

I agree. Couldn't they paint or put up some new art. Also, the caferteria didn't have nearly enough local, organic, lacto-vegetarian menu options.

Does anyone know how you can become a room mom, if we did decide to go there?

Did they have some type of scandal with one of the teachers at Hogwarts?

We toured Hogwarts and were just not impressed.

This thread is a very welcome laugh after all the other threads of panic and despair. Thanks.

We are muggles and are considering Hogwarts for our DS. Our DS scored at 99.9 percent from WPPSI (Wizarding Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence). We are concerned about Hogwarts admissions and the legacy factor. Are Hogwarts admissions driven by a strong academic profile (WPPSI, etc), or instead by legacy? I was wondering whether it's feasible to construct a data set that tests the correlation between Hogwarts admissions and the parents' muggles attribute. I would appreciate feedback from muggle parents. TIA

I'm concerned about what I hear about people prepping their children for the sorting hat exam. My son, Dinglebat, is clearly gifted. Already at 2 months old he is clearly ahead of all the other babies! He already waves his wrist in the right movement for a Petronus, and he'll spend several seconds looking at each flashcard in the Magical Creatures set! (Of course we only do flashcards because he demands them, it's not like we push him, this is all him). Obviously he's destined for the best house, but now I'm concerned that he's going to be forced to mingle with students who had to stoop to asking to be there, and do guided meditations? Won't those lesser students hold him back?

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know why anybody considers Hogwarts. It is your obligation to society to send your young wizard to muggle school. They will have a very unrealistic view of the world raised in such a elite atmosphere. Don't you want them to learn how the bulk of humanity lives? I am sure you can teach them everything they need to know about magic through intensive home tutoring after school. I think the only reason you send your children to Hogwarts is that you are afraid they will marry a muggle!

Petunia Dursley, is that you? You and your family are "the worst kind of muggles," as Minerva McGonagall so aptly said.

The only reason parents don't send their children to Hogwarts is because they think the house on Privet Drive is more important than the gift of magic.

Anonymous wrote:I've heard there is financial aid at Hogwarts. We don't rake in the galleons, so every knut would help. I'm a bit worried that the other students might look down on DS since we can't afford to buy him a Nimbus 2000 and we aren't Holyhead Harpies season ticket holders. Is DS in for a lifetime of hallway jinxing and dormitory dungbombing if we apply for aid?

Honestly the Nimbus 2000 is so out of style A few years ago it was the Firebolt but it seems to have been replaced by the suburban model at least that is the case if you want to join the in clique.