Which school would you rather attend? Hogwarts or Xavier's School for the Gifted

[dps]

The Battle of Hogwarts apparently took place in 1998, so I would have been 11 and right in the thick of it. On the other hand, the wizarding world seems to have settled down since, which can't be said of the X-Men universe. Plus, as a wizard, you get to settle into domestic tranquility in your magical shadow world, whereas as a mutant you'll always have to deal with tension with the normals.

I don't think there's any question that I'd rather be a Potterverse-style wizard than a mutant (unless maybe I got one of the really good mutant powers and didn't have any obvious physical characteristic that marked me as a mutant), but as far as the schools themselves, Xavier's wins hands down.

[Jaron]

 

[Barrister]

Yeah, in terms of wizard vs mutant, I have to think that being a wizard wins hands down.

But if you try to put that aside (say if your mutant power was to use magic... I dunno, just roll with it)... which is the better school to attend?  I'm more familiar with Hogwarts than the X-Men, so at first I thought the major knock against Hogwarts would be the Battle of Hogwarts, but quick googling suggests that the X-Men school has been destroyed and rebuilt numerous times.  I guess the mutants get to wear more flamboyant clothes than some dumpy-looking wizards robes, so maybe there's that.

[Admiral Yi]

Is the hottie factor really as one sided as y'all are making it out to be?

[Savonarola]

Not for me; I had a schoolboy fictional-character crush on Kitty Pryde when I was in junior high, so I was just playing around with that.  Given that her boyfriend at the time was made out of steel, that would have probably ended poorly for me had I lived in the Marvel universe.

The Marvel universe simply seems more fun to me than the world of Harry Potter. 

[celedhring]

I also had a tween crush on Kitty Pryde. We'll need to fight for her, Sav. See you in the danger room after Math.

[merithyn]

Totally Hogwarts.

The opportunities are endless, the castle is fucking awesome, and come on, guys! McGonnegal is the best fucking magical person in the world!

[Savonarola]

I also had a tween crush on Kitty Pryde. We'll need to fight for her, Sav. See you in the danger room after Math.

You'd better be there.   

[Valmy]

Totally Hogwarts.

The opportunities are endless, the castle is fucking awesome, and come on, guys! McGonnegal is the best fucking magical person in the world!

I would have graduated during Order of the Phoenix. Damn my 7th year would have sucked ass.

[Neil]

Not for me; I had a schoolboy fictional-character crush on Kitty Pryde

Didn't all boys of a certain age? 

The problem with being a student at Xavier's is that they all tend to get killed.  People complain about how a bunch of kid wizards died in the Battle of Hogwart's, but Xavier's death rate has been astronomical.  Even with major characters coming back to life, the minor ones don't.  All those former mutant kids that got de-powered by Scarlet Witch after House of M got blown to smithereens by Purifiers.  Every once in a while, some low-visibility student gets killed for shock value.

[The Minsky Moment]

Yeah, in terms of wizard vs mutant, I have to think that being a wizard wins hands down.

Total shocker that BB picks the fictional universe with the vast bureaucracy and availble cushy civil service positions.

[Barrister]

Yeah, in terms of wizard vs mutant, I have to think that being a wizard wins hands down.

Total shocker that BB picks the fictional universe with the vast bureaucracy and availble cushy civil service positions.

[Neil]

I suppose it's lower risk to be working for the Ministry of Magic than it would be to try and attach yourself to Magneto's next attempt to take over the world.  But the rewards wouldn't be as great.

[The Larch]

Cel, Sav, you can keep Kitty Pride, as long as my dibs on Rogue get recognized. 

[The Minsky Moment]

I'd go with Potter world.

Both universes would be a boondoggle for lawyers, in terms of new regulatory issues, insurance claims, and damages claims of all kinds.  However, Marvel characters have a bad habit of messing up NYC; Voldemort and his cronies are usually content to stay in London.