And I’d suspect teens would be less suicidal at Hogwarts
I don’t understand why you think that. Having increasingly comfortable lives hasn’t reduced the suicide rate in the developed world (as far as I know), and the Hogwarts school/prison system doesn’t seem very different from our own.
Having increasingly comfortable lives hasn’t reduced the suicide rate in the developed world (as far as I know)
Not sure about that one. Though comparing gdp to suicide rate (via Wikipedia) seems to suggest nothing in particular.
As much as humans have the ability to become blase about anything (thus double-witches), I would think having magical powers (or at least access to the cheering charm) would tend to decrease depression and such.
Also, Magical Britain went through a period of civil war / domestic terrorism in the sixties and seventies intense enough that ten years later, most children have lost one or both parents. One would expect this to have an effect.
I don’t understand why you think that. Having increasingly comfortable lives hasn’t reduced the suicide rate in the developed world (as far as I know), and the Hogwarts school/prison system doesn’t seem very different from our own.
Not sure about that one. Though comparing gdp to suicide rate (via Wikipedia) seems to suggest nothing in particular.
As much as humans have the ability to become blase about anything (thus double-witches), I would think having magical powers (or at least access to the cheering charm) would tend to decrease depression and such.
Also, Magical Britain went through a period of civil war / domestic terrorism in the sixties and seventies intense enough that ten years later, most children have lost one or both parents. One would expect this to have an effect.