Well, no; that comment about his teacher was something of an aside - we're mostly interested in the anthropomorphic animal aspect, since that's the focus of our community.
But as you say, schools of the post-war era had a certain reputation - as did their students, as exemplified by St Trinian's and Molesworth; the latter almost certainly having inspired the name of Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, no matter what Rowling says.
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Well, no; that comment about his teacher was something of an aside - we're mostly interested in the anthropomorphic animal aspect, since that's the focus of our community.
But as you say, schools of the post-war era had a certain reputation - as did their students, as exemplified by St Trinian's and Molesworth; the latter almost certainly having inspired the name of Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, no matter what Rowling says.