38-year-old soldier uses GI Bill to go to Hogwarts
Whomping Willows aside, he will still need to certify enrollment
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Till graduation or the benefits run out, Spc. Eastwood is committed to magic.
HOGSMEADE, UK — In an unprecedented move raising eyebrows across the wizarding world and the world of veteran benefits, medically retired Spc. Michael “Magic” Eastwood, a 38-year-old Army veteran, has enrolled at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry using his Post-9/11 GI…
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