Are Hogwarts houses based on real life UK?
It’s been referred several times that Rowling modelled Hogwarts after standard UK structure for schools, which makes sense given she attended those.
Stuff like OWLS and NEWTs are modelled around normal tests in UK (GCE and A levels I think). So are other things around the general structure.
Is it usual in the UK for students to also be sorted around into houses or groups or is that an invention by Rowling with no base on real life?
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It’s been referred several times that Rowling modelled Hogwarts after standard UK structure for schools, which makes sense given she attended those.
Stuff like OWLS and NEWTs are modelled around normal tests in UK (GCE and A levels I think). So are other things around the general structure.
Is it usual in the UK for students to also be sorted around into houses or groups or is that an invention by Rowling with no base on real life?
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Well, I don't think the house system in most real world UK schools involves a magical talking hat....
– RDFozz
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It’s been referred several times that Rowling modelled Hogwarts after standard UK structure for schools, which makes sense given she attended those.
Stuff like OWLS and NEWTs are modelled around normal tests in UK (GCE and A levels I think). So are other things around the general structure.
Is it usual in the UK for students to also be sorted around into houses or groups or is that an invention by Rowling with no base on real life?
harry-potter hogwarts inspiration
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It’s been referred several times that Rowling modelled Hogwarts after standard UK structure for schools, which makes sense given she attended those.
Stuff like OWLS and NEWTs are modelled around normal tests in UK (GCE and A levels I think). So are other things around the general structure.
Is it usual in the UK for students to also be sorted around into houses or groups or is that an invention by Rowling with no base on real life?
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Well, I don't think the house system in most real world UK schools involves a magical talking hat....
– RDFozz
48 mins ago
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Well, I don't think the house system in most real world UK schools involves a magical talking hat....
– RDFozz
48 mins ago
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Well, I don't think the house system in most real world UK schools involves a magical talking hat....
– RDFozz
48 mins ago
Well, I don't think the house system in most real world UK schools involves a magical talking hat....
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The house system is well-established in British schools, and goes back hundreds of years. It originated (and was most common) in boarding schools like Hogwarts, where the students live on the school grounds, and the houses they're sorted into are the houses in which they actually live. Again, just like Hogwarts.
It's worth noting that the popularity of Harry Potter has actually caused house systems to become more common in British schools, especially "day schools" (the regular kind of school where you don't live on campus). The secondary school I went to initiated a house system in the year I started there, and just like Hogwarts, the houses were blue, green, yellow, and red, and had animal-themed names. So it's usual now, but I wouldn't say it was usual at the time Philosopher's Stone came out. It just so happens that Harry Potter caused the house system concept to explode in popularity over here.
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Just a little nitpicking: when you need 4 different colors (let alone having the additional constraint of being able to use them as accent colors on clothes and school items), selecting blue, green, yellow and red is virtually unavoidable rather than a deliberately HP-themed choice. For example, I think almost all 4-player boardgames use tokens in these colors.
– lfurini
30 mins ago
Here in New Zealand our day schools used house systems at least as far back as the 80s, long before HP. (The houses were mostly only relevant during sports days, however, at least at my school.)
– Harry Johnston
25 mins ago
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House Systems are an integral part of English school tradition that has been passed on to old English colonies like India . The colours are often Blue, Green, Red and Yellow with the houses being named after famous leaders or in a few instances, rivers and ancient universities. There are even house masters and house mistresses with each house having prefects and sports captains with inter house rivalry existing ranging from the sports fields to the debate and quiz competitions.
However, sorting is not done on the basis of personality. It is often absolutely random and is done to ensure that each house has more or less the same number of students.
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The house system is well-established in British schools, and goes back hundreds of years. It originated (and was most common) in boarding schools like Hogwarts, where the students live on the school grounds, and the houses they're sorted into are the houses in which they actually live. Again, just like Hogwarts.
It's worth noting that the popularity of Harry Potter has actually caused house systems to become more common in British schools, especially "day schools" (the regular kind of school where you don't live on campus). The secondary school I went to initiated a house system in the year I started there, and just like Hogwarts, the houses were blue, green, yellow, and red, and had animal-themed names. So it's usual now, but I wouldn't say it was usual at the time Philosopher's Stone came out. It just so happens that Harry Potter caused the house system concept to explode in popularity over here.
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Just a little nitpicking: when you need 4 different colors (let alone having the additional constraint of being able to use them as accent colors on clothes and school items), selecting blue, green, yellow and red is virtually unavoidable rather than a deliberately HP-themed choice. For example, I think almost all 4-player boardgames use tokens in these colors.
– lfurini
30 mins ago
Here in New Zealand our day schools used house systems at least as far back as the 80s, long before HP. (The houses were mostly only relevant during sports days, however, at least at my school.)
– Harry Johnston
25 mins ago
add a comment |
The house system is well-established in British schools, and goes back hundreds of years. It originated (and was most common) in boarding schools like Hogwarts, where the students live on the school grounds, and the houses they're sorted into are the houses in which they actually live. Again, just like Hogwarts.
It's worth noting that the popularity of Harry Potter has actually caused house systems to become more common in British schools, especially "day schools" (the regular kind of school where you don't live on campus). The secondary school I went to initiated a house system in the year I started there, and just like Hogwarts, the houses were blue, green, yellow, and red, and had animal-themed names. So it's usual now, but I wouldn't say it was usual at the time Philosopher's Stone came out. It just so happens that Harry Potter caused the house system concept to explode in popularity over here.
answered 1 hour ago
F1KrazyF1Krazy
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Just a little nitpicking: when you need 4 different colors (let alone having the additional constraint of being able to use them as accent colors on clothes and school items), selecting blue, green, yellow and red is virtually unavoidable rather than a deliberately HP-themed choice. For example, I think almost all 4-player boardgames use tokens in these colors.
– lfurini
30 mins ago
Here in New Zealand our day schools used house systems at least as far back as the 80s, long before HP. (The houses were mostly only relevant during sports days, however, at least at my school.)
– Harry Johnston
25 mins ago
add a comment |
The house system is well-established in British schools, and goes back hundreds of years. It originated (and was most common) in boarding schools like Hogwarts, where the students live on the school grounds, and the houses they're sorted into are the houses in which they actually live. Again, just like Hogwarts.
It's worth noting that the popularity of Harry Potter has actually caused house systems to become more common in British schools, especially "day schools" (the regular kind of school where you don't live on campus). The secondary school I went to initiated a house system in the year I started there, and just like Hogwarts, the houses were blue, green, yellow, and red, and had animal-themed names. So it's usual now, but I wouldn't say it was usual at the time Philosopher's Stone came out. It just so happens that Harry Potter caused the house system concept to explode in popularity over here.
answered 1 hour ago
F1KrazyF1Krazy
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The house system is well-established in British schools, and goes back hundreds of years. It originated (and was most common) in boarding schools like Hogwarts, where the students live on the school grounds, and the houses they're sorted into are the houses in which they actually live. Again, just like Hogwarts.
It's worth noting that the popularity of Harry Potter has actually caused house systems to become more common in British schools, especially "day schools" (the regular kind of school where you don't live on campus). The secondary school I went to initiated a house system in the year I started there, and just like Hogwarts, the houses were blue, green, yellow, and red, and had animal-themed names. So it's usual now, but I wouldn't say it was usual at the time Philosopher's Stone came out. It just so happens that Harry Potter caused the house system concept to explode in popularity over here.
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Just a little nitpicking: when you need 4 different colors (let alone having the additional constraint of being able to use them as accent colors on clothes and school items), selecting blue, green, yellow and red is virtually unavoidable rather than a deliberately HP-themed choice. For example, I think almost all 4-player boardgames use tokens in these colors.
– lfurini
30 mins ago
Here in New Zealand our day schools used house systems at least as far back as the 80s, long before HP. (The houses were mostly only relevant during sports days, however, at least at my school.)
– Harry Johnston
25 mins ago
add a comment |
1
Just a little nitpicking: when you need 4 different colors (let alone having the additional constraint of being able to use them as accent colors on clothes and school items), selecting blue, green, yellow and red is virtually unavoidable rather than a deliberately HP-themed choice. For example, I think almost all 4-player boardgames use tokens in these colors.
– lfurini
30 mins ago
Here in New Zealand our day schools used house systems at least as far back as the 80s, long before HP. (The houses were mostly only relevant during sports days, however, at least at my school.)
– Harry Johnston
25 mins ago
1
1
Just a little nitpicking: when you need 4 different colors (let alone having the additional constraint of being able to use them as accent colors on clothes and school items), selecting blue, green, yellow and red is virtually unavoidable rather than a deliberately HP-themed choice. For example, I think almost all 4-player boardgames use tokens in these colors.
– lfurini
30 mins ago
Just a little nitpicking: when you need 4 different colors (let alone having the additional constraint of being able to use them as accent colors on clothes and school items), selecting blue, green, yellow and red is virtually unavoidable rather than a deliberately HP-themed choice. For example, I think almost all 4-player boardgames use tokens in these colors.
– lfurini
30 mins ago
Here in New Zealand our day schools used house systems at least as far back as the 80s, long before HP. (The houses were mostly only relevant during sports days, however, at least at my school.)
– Harry Johnston
25 mins ago
Here in New Zealand our day schools used house systems at least as far back as the 80s, long before HP. (The houses were mostly only relevant during sports days, however, at least at my school.)
– Harry Johnston
25 mins ago
add a comment |
House Systems are an integral part of English school tradition that has been passed on to old English colonies like India . The colours are often Blue, Green, Red and Yellow with the houses being named after famous leaders or in a few instances, rivers and ancient universities. There are even house masters and house mistresses with each house having prefects and sports captains with inter house rivalry existing ranging from the sports fields to the debate and quiz competitions.
However, sorting is not done on the basis of personality. It is often absolutely random and is done to ensure that each house has more or less the same number of students.
answered 17 mins ago
Neo DarwinNeo Darwin
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House Systems are an integral part of English school tradition that has been passed on to old English colonies like India . The colours are often Blue, Green, Red and Yellow with the houses being named after famous leaders or in a few instances, rivers and ancient universities. There are even house masters and house mistresses with each house having prefects and sports captains with inter house rivalry existing ranging from the sports fields to the debate and quiz competitions.
However, sorting is not done on the basis of personality. It is often absolutely random and is done to ensure that each house has more or less the same number of students.
answered 17 mins ago
Neo DarwinNeo Darwin
1,8091326
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House Systems are an integral part of English school tradition that has been passed on to old English colonies like India . The colours are often Blue, Green, Red and Yellow with the houses being named after famous leaders or in a few instances, rivers and ancient universities. There are even house masters and house mistresses with each house having prefects and sports captains with inter house rivalry existing ranging from the sports fields to the debate and quiz competitions.
However, sorting is not done on the basis of personality. It is often absolutely random and is done to ensure that each house has more or less the same number of students.
answered 17 mins ago
Neo DarwinNeo Darwin
1,8091326
House Systems are an integral part of English school tradition that has been passed on to old English colonies like India . The colours are often Blue, Green, Red and Yellow with the houses being named after famous leaders or in a few instances, rivers and ancient universities. There are even house masters and house mistresses with each house having prefects and sports captains with inter house rivalry existing ranging from the sports fields to the debate and quiz competitions.
However, sorting is not done on the basis of personality. It is often absolutely random and is done to ensure that each house has more or less the same number of students.
answered 17 mins ago
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Well, I don't think the house system in most real world UK schools involves a magical talking hat....
– RDFozz
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