The "Harry Potter" series is one of the greatest books series I have ever read. The creativity that J.K. Rowling has shared with the world is absolutely genius.
One of my favorite things about her work is that she created so many characters and they each have their very own distinct personalities, which makes it easy to wonder what major they would have chosen if they had attended a muggle university. Based on the traits of each character in the "Harry Potter" series, here are the majors I believe each one of them would have chosen.
Harry Potter: Criminal Justice and Forensic Science
Harry's ambition in the books is to become an Auror, which is the highest level of law enforcement in the wizarding world. Based on all of the mysteries and crimes Harry has solved and conquered in the book, this career path is quite fitting for him. In the muggle world, an Auror would be equivalent to an F.B.I. or C.I.A. agent, which would make a dual major of criminal justice and forensic science appropriate for Harry.
Never Longbottom: Environmental Science
Nevel did not excel in a lot of his classes at Hogwarts, but he excelled in herbology, the study of plants. Because of Nevel's passion of studying plants, environmental science is where he would be the most successful.
Ron Weasley: Business
In the series, Ron was often underestimated and underrated. He was constantly compared to his successful brothers and of course Harry, his best friend. With a career in business, Ron would have the opportunity to prove to everyone how intelligent he is and how successful he can really be.
He often came up with some good ideas in the books, such as using the basilisk fang to kill a Horcrux. With this strategic mind of his, Ron can be very successful in the business world.
Luna Lovegood: Journalism and English Literature
Luna's father is the editor for the wizard newspaper "The Quibbler", and she is a very spontaneous girl with a creative mind. In the muggle world, Luna could have a career in journalism or maybe even writing her own novels. You never know what could happen with Luna Lovegood, but with her creative and spontaneous mind, a career in this major would be very fitting for her.
Hermione Granger: Pre-medical Studies
This was a very hard one, because Hermione excelled in every class at Hogwarts, (except for divination, but nobody's perfect right?).
Hermione would be great at a lot of things in the muggle world; she would probably be an excellent lawyer or teacher, but I really believe that Hermione Granger has a passion for helping others and making them better, so I personally believe she would be a better doctor than anything else. Plus, becoming a doctor requires A LOT of schooling, and no one can take on school like Hermione can.
Ginny Weasley: Athletic Training
Ginny was a Quidditch star at Hogwarts, and even went on the play professionally afterward. She had a lot of passion for athletics, and I believe she would want to still be apart of it after her retirement.
As an athletic trainer, Ginny would be able to help young athletes get back on their feet after an injury. Since she would still be around the field, she would enjoy her work, and I think she will excel at it.
Draco Malfoy: Political Science
The Malfoy family was very into wizard politics and did not accept any Muggle-born wizards. Draco was very expressive about this with his peers at school, judging Hermione and many other Muggle-borns on a regular basis. It is hard to say what Malfoy would do in office, but politics are something he is passionate about, and that is all that matters.
I would love to see how successful the "Harry Potter" characters would be with these muggle career paths. All of them did so many amazing things in the wizarding world, they would probably be just as successful if they were muggles.
I would like to thank the genius herself: J.K. Rowling, thank you for bringing all of these inspirational characters into the world. You have brought joy to all of our lives by putting your ideas on paper. Thank you J.K.R, for creating Harry Potter.
