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Alchemausterity
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Alchemilla wrote: »Its a fashion in state schools which I think owes a lot to Harry Potter.
Will they make you teach Quidditch?- Mortgage @ March 2008: £194,965 ; Lightbulb Moment: July 2011: £164,926; End Date: March 2033
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We had houses in my primary (way back in the 70s) and my secondary (admittedly an all girls grammar) The secondary one had houses when my m-I-l went there (even further back in early 60s) - most schools around here seem to. Clearly here in Gloucestershire we're way ahead of HP!!:p:DI am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soulRepaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NILNet sales 2024: £200
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I always thought Gloucestershire was way ahead.
Teaching Quidditch would be cool.0 -
Wait don't all schools have houses? Mine did?!
- Mortgage @ March 2008: £194,965 ; Lightbulb Moment: July 2011: £164,926; End Date: March 2033
- MORTGAGE FREE: September 2015
- MSE 1p Savings Challenge 2024 #50: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec = £223.84/£671.61
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Yeah, my "school houses" experience was in the 1960s ... and I had hockey and netball, but I'm much rather have had quidditch, which is nice combination of the two :j with added flying :A
Go for it,Alchemilla
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My school had houses too, when my kids all got a place there we could express a preference for them to go into the same house that I had been in if we wanted to which I did, very strong house loyalty where I came from
Plus the different houses wore different colour uniforms just like Harry potter!MFW 67 - Finally mortgage free! 💙😁0 -
My school had houses too, when my kids all got a place there we could express a preference for them to go into the same house that I had been in if we wanted to which I did, very strong house loyalty where I came from
Plus the different houses wore different colour uniforms just like Harry potter!
My DD goes to my old school - so is in 'my' house. DS1 goes to DH's old school - and so is in 'his' house Sadly no different uniforms, just house ties 
x I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soulRepaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NILNet sales 2024: £200 -
I have been to see a house today...0
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Tell more! Give us rightmove links 2023: the year I get to buy a car0
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ooooh? And first impressions?
- Mortgage @ March 2008: £194,965 ; Lightbulb Moment: July 2011: £164,926; End Date: March 2033
- MORTGAGE FREE: September 2015
- MSE 1p Savings Challenge 2024 #50: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec = £223.84/£671.61
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