I don't really believe that novels are ever set in the 'real world' because they are always, necessarily, selective and thus distorted versions of reality. Which can still be true, but fictional.
Also, I think it's clear that St Brutus' School is as fictional as St Mungo's hospital. And that Little Whinging is as fictional as Ottery St Catchpole. Even the non-magical parts are hardly an attempt at brutal realism.
I think that's a good point, and am now wishing I had a category for 'A world similar to our own but exaggerated for comedic or dramatic effect.'
Though I have known a few St Brutus's; although they had far more PC names than that -- talking to the teachers, that was definitely how they were run!
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Though I have known a few St Brutus's; although they had far more PC names than that -- talking to the teachers, that was definitely how they were run!