Ever noticed how well behaved those Hogwarts kids were at mealtimes? Whether he or she was a Hufflepuff or even a Slytherin, a Hogwarts' student always knew which fork to use. That's why an academy in a low-income area of the UK began holding Harry Potter-style banquets to educate students on table etiquette.
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The dinners at Havelock academy's newly renovated dining hall started simply as a way to bring the community together. But when those in charge saw the children eating, a new goal arose. "It was clear that the experience of a number of these children at home was a television dominated, on your feet, relatively fast food experience," Nicholas O'Sullivan, principle of the academy, told the Sunday Times.
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So once every two weeks (or fortnightly if you want to be British about it) the children, who are split up into houses much like the students at a certain wizarding school, sit down on the long benches to a meal of shepherd's pie, fish and chips, or another classic British dish. The dinners are run by housemasters who were recruited from the armed forces — that's something like an auror for you magical types. According to the Daily Mail, the academy believes that engaging children in a formal sit down meal will improve their confidence and self worth.
