J.K. Rowling has started her Harry Potter book series with the first book titled Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone which was published in 1997. After that she has published six other Harry Potter novels, all of which have become best-sellers. The books gained an incredible amount of attention from both children and adults, which has led to numerous book awards, book translations and adaptations, with the first movie being released in 2001. The novels focus on the adventures and friendship of Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger and its popularity lies in the fact that Rowling was able to write stories that are relatable to children as the stories deal with friendship, family, growing up, overcoming obstacles, falling in love and so on. One of the most important parts of a child's life is going to school and so the main setting of the novels is Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This paper will focus on education in the Harry Potter novels in order to show that, despite taking part in a fantasy universe, the educational system is modelled after real-life system in Britain. Hogwarts offers the same opportunities to its students like regular British schools do. Both are preparing their students for their futures.