Changes: Smeltings Academy

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" Caveat Smeltonia. Proudest moment of my life."

— Vernon Dursley on Smeltings^[src]

Smeltings Academy, sometimes referred to simply as Smeltings, was a Muggle public school that Dudley Dursley and Piers Polkiss attended in the 1990s. It was also the alma mater of Dudley's father, Vernon Dursley, who once remarked that he found the portions of food served at the school to be very filling.

Its school motto seems to be Caveat Smeltonia, which is Latin for "let him beware of the things of [the place called] Smelton" or similar, or "Let she of Smelton beware".

During the summer before Harry Potter began to attend Hogwarts, Dudley was set to begin at Smeltings, while the Dursleys intended to send Harry to Stonewall High - the local state school.

Uniform

The school's uniform consisted of a maroon tailcoat, orange knickerbockers, a straw boater, and a gnarled cane that students used to hit each other with when teachers had their eyes elsewhere. All this whacking with sticks was supposed to be greatly helpful in preparing students for the future.

Location

In 1995, Dudley Dursley is described as the "Junior Heavyweight Inter-School Boxing Champion of the Southeast." Accordingly, it is likely that Smeltings is located somewhere in the region of South East England.

Known students

Known staff

Nurse
Joyce Haddock (swimming examiner)

Etymology

Smelting is the process used to produce a metal from its ore. The name may be intended to suggest that its curriculum was centred on industrial skills.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Mentioned only)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (Mentioned only)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Mentioned only)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)

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-{{Quote| ''Caveat Smeltonia''. Proudest moment of my life.|[[Vernon Dursley]]|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)}}
+{{Quote| ''Caveat Smeltonia''. Proudest moment of my life.|[[Vernon Dursley]] on Smeltings|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)}}
-'''Smeltings Academy''' is a [[Muggle]] [[Wikipedia:Private_school#United_Kingdom|public school]]<!-- Do not change to "private". What are called "private schools" in some countries are referred to as "independent schools" or "public schools" in the U.K. --> that [[Dudley Dursley]] and his friend [[Piers Polkiss]] attended in the nineties. It was also the ''alma mater'' of Dudley's father, [[Vernon Dursley]], who once remarked that he found the portions of food served at the school to be very filling.
+'''Smeltings Academy''', sometimes referred to simply as '''Smeltings''', was a [[Muggle]] [[Wikipedia:Private_school#United_Kingdom|public school]]<!-- Do not change to "private". What are called "private schools" in some countries are referred to as "independent schools" or "public schools" in the U.K. --> that [[Dudley Dursley]] and [[Piers Polkiss]] attended in the [[1990s]]. It was also the ''alma mater'' of Dudley's father, [[Vernon Dursley]], who once remarked that he found the portions of food served at the school to be very filling.
 Its school motto seems to be ''Caveat Smeltonia'', which is Latin for "let him beware of the things of [the place called] Smelton" or similar, or "Let she of Smelton beware".
-During the summer before [[Harry Potter]] began to attend Hogwarts, [[Dudley Dursley]] is set to begin at Smeltings whereas the Dursleys had no intention of sending Harry to Smeltings; he was destined for the [[Stonewall High|local state school]].
+During the summer before [[Harry Potter]] began to attend Hogwarts, [[Dudley Dursley|Dudley]] was set to begin at Smeltings, while the [[Dursley family|Dursleys]] intended to send Harry to [[Stonewall High]] - the local state school.
 ==Uniform==
 [[File:Dudley.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Dudley Dursley]] in his Smeltings uniform.]]
-The school's uniform consisted of a maroon tailcoat, orange [[Wikipedia:Knickerbockers|knickerbockers]], a straw [[Wikipedia:Boater|boater]], and a gnarled cane that students used to hit each other with when teachers had their eyes elsewhere. All this whacking with sticks was supposed to be greatly helpful in preparing students for the future.
+The school's uniform consisted of a maroon tailcoat, orange [[Wikipedia:Knickerbockers|knickerbockers]], a straw [[Wikipedia:Boater|boater]], and a [[Smelting stick|gnarled cane]] that students used to hit each other with when teachers had their eyes elsewhere. All this whacking with sticks was supposed to be greatly helpful in preparing students for the future.
-==Known alumni==
+==Location==
+In [[1995]], [[Dudley Dursley]] is described as the "Junior Heavyweight Inter-School Boxing Champion of the Southeast." Accordingly, it is likely that Smeltings is located somewhere in the region of [[Wikipedia:South_East_England|South East England]].
+==Known students==
 *[[Vernon Dursley]]
 *[[Dudley Dursley]]
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 ==Known staff==
-*[[Unidentified Smeltings nurse|Nurse]]
+*[[Smeltings nurse|Nurse]]
 *[[Joyce Haddock]] (swimming examiner)
 ==Etymology==
-Smelting is the process used to produce a metal from its ore. The name may be intended to suggest that its curriculum was centered on industrial skills.
+Smelting is the process used to produce a metal from its ore. The name may be intended to suggest that its curriculum was centred on industrial skills.
 ==Appearances==
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