Preface
What do witches and wizards do after they finish school? Same thing Muggle kids do-they either start a family, go into the family business, or go to college. Or become a bum, I supposeā¦
Most witches and wizards don't go to college, its difficult to get in, and dangerous to boot. Also, there are precious few wizarding colleges. In fact, there are only five in the world, two Auror colleges, on Potions college, on Defense college, and one general college, for those who wish to unveil the secrets, loopholes, and ancient laws governing magic.
Wizarding college either makes or breaks a wizard. Thos who survive literally have the world's secrets opened up to them. Many, many get accepted, only to drop out a few weeks or months later from sheer overwhelming exhaustion, and the realization that they just don't have what it takes. Many die, attempting magic so far above their level of power that they literally consume their own life-force. That is, unless, (as the old joke goes) you attend the Potions college. Then you just accidentally blow yourself up.
A year after the death of his twin and the official beginning of peace in the wizarding world, George Weasley surprised (shocked, really) everyone by applying to both of the Auror schools. He was accepted to the one in Dublin, and much speculation was put into how he managed to hoodwink an Auror college into believing that he had both finished school and gotten the six "outstanding" OWLS and three "outstanding" NEWTS it took to get in.
Then again, this is George Weasley we are talking about.
