Smeltings School

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Smeltings School is a prestigious and old-fashioned private boys' school in the Harry Potter series, known for its strict discipline, snobbish reputation, and distinctive maroon tailcoats and knobbly sticks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf boys' school
educational institution in fiction
fictional school
private school
appearsIn Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets NERFINISHED
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix NERFINISHED
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone NERFINISHED
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban NERFINISHED
attendedBy Dudley Dursley NERFINISHED
Piers Polkiss NERFINISHED
Vernon Dursley NERFINISHED
contrastWith Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry NERFINISHED
country England
creator J. K. Rowling NERFINISHED
discipline strict
dressCodeStyle Victorian-inspired
educationLevel secondary education
fictionalLocationType boarding school
fictionalStatus non-magical institution
firstAppearedInChapter The Letters from No One NERFINISHED
firstPublicationAppearance 1997
genderAdmission boys only
genre fantasy literature setting
hasColor maroon
orange
knobblyStickPurpose used for hitting each other for practice
knownFor distinctive maroon tailcoats
knobbly sticks
producing socially snobbish graduates
languageOfInstruction English
medium novels
mentionedBy Petunia Dursley NERFINISHED
ownerUniverseFamilyConnection Dursley family NERFINISHED
reputation old-fashioned
snobbish
symbolizes conventional non-magical education
upper-middle-class English respectability
targetSocialClass status-conscious families
wealthy families
type prestigious school
uniformItem flat straw hat
knobbly stick
maroon tailcoat
orange knickerbockers
universe Harry Potter series NERFINISHED

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Dudley Dursley education Smeltings School