often seen in the street without a hat

have you looked at the comparisons between Tom Brown's School Days and Harry Potter? because i think they're pretty much unarguable, and major enough that it's quite reasonable to call HP a school series in many traditional ways. the first one especially falls into this category.

i didn't particularly realise until i started looking into the comparisons and they are immense. but i won't bore you further. you'll actually find that most people disagree with me and agree with you, however: i am ploughing a lone furrow on this one.