Odious? Ha. There was a time Charles would've said something in Richard's defense. That was before Richard had ratted him out to Henry.
"You want to know what Hampden was like? I wouldn't say it was the standard of any educational system any more than Hogwarts is. We used to say it was the last place on earth for the worst people in the world. A really small liberal arts college, third-tier -- that's pretty low, in the national rankings -- and it'd take just about anyone who could afford the steep tuition and who could cast their dubious academic record in a good light. They didn't say any of that in the promotional literature, of course. It all sounded very high-minded and forward-thinking, you know, tailor the curriculum to the individual. I don't think there's many schools that would have let us do what we did in terms of our own curriculum -- we classics students. It really was awful, and also kind of wonderful."
Charles rubbed his palm against the thigh of his slacks, then leaned his chin on his hand. "I dunno. What is it you want to know about it?"
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Date: 2007-12-10 05:36 am (UTC)"You want to know what Hampden was like? I wouldn't say it was the standard of any educational system any more than Hogwarts is. We used to say it was the last place on earth for the worst people in the world. A really small liberal arts college, third-tier -- that's pretty low, in the national rankings -- and it'd take just about anyone who could afford the steep tuition and who could cast their dubious academic record in a good light. They didn't say any of that in the promotional literature, of course. It all sounded very high-minded and forward-thinking, you know, tailor the curriculum to the individual. I don't think there's many schools that would have let us do what we did in terms of our own curriculum -- we classics students. It really was awful, and also kind of wonderful."
Charles rubbed his palm against the thigh of his slacks, then leaned his chin on his hand. "I dunno. What is it you want to know about it?"