Hogwarts is a public school

[DHBirr]

Hazard wrote:

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Wait, wouldn't accomodation, food and equipment be covered by the tuition fees in case of such schools? I know that textbooks aren't covered in the Netherlands, but at least here there's a large and well organised (as in, organised by the education establishment itself) used books market. You can literally rent your books for a year, although you are required to take proper care of them in return.

From which I gather that school in the Netherlands is about education, rather than about making money for the school, which seems to me to be what Dartz describes, or about making children "feel good about themselves" (those who don't run afoul of bullying that the teacher ignores), as appears to be the curriculum in far too many U.S. schools these days. 
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Considering that one dictionary definition of "carry on" is to "behave or speak in a foolish, excited, or improper manner," the designers of that famous poster, "Keep Calm and Carry On," need to make up their flippin' minds!
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Big Brother is watching you.  And damn, you are so bloody BORING.