The Grangers?

[Trina]

Joanna wrote:

> I just had a really weird thought. What if Hermione's parents are 
actually magical....A witch and Wizard, who are aurors, working under 
cover for the ministry...Reason why I am thinking this, is because 
they were in Diagon alley. Isn't Diagon alley hidden to muggles? How 
did they enter? 

I think the Grangers really are regular old Muggle dentists.  I wish 
we knew how Muggle-borns were introduced to the Leaky Cauldron and 
Diagon Alley, but right now it's all left up to our imaginations.  I 
like to think that someone from Hogwarts visits the Muggle-borns and 
takes them to Diagon Alley, much like Hagrid did with Harry.  And, 
after all, when we see the Grangers in the Alley, it's Hermione's 2nd 
year buying school supplies.  She's an old hand at it now.  It's 
never been said that Muggles can't go, and they're with Hermione.

Joanna again:
Also how is it that Hermione, seems to study magic outside of 
school....In PS/SS, I can't remember the page, she fixes Harry's 
classes, even before, they had entered Hogwarts. How did she know the 
spell 'Oculas reparo'..I haven't got the book, so no doubt I have 
spelt that wrong. <snip> Some people, might say well she had no idea 
about the rules of Hogwarts, because she didn't even enter the school 
yet, but what about CoS , when she repairs Harry's glasses for him 
again in Diagon alley

Me again:
Whoop! Whoop!  Movie Contamination Alert!  (Hee hee!)  

Hermione doesn't fix Harry's glasses on the train to school in P/SS.  
That's only in the movie.  When Harry breaks them in the Floo powder 
mix-up, it is Mr. Weasley who fixes them.  The spell is never 
identified, just "Mr. Weasley took Harry's glasses, gave them a tap 
of his wand, and returned them, good as new." (CoS pg56.)

And as for her practising before school started, well, wouldn't you, 
if you had learned you were a witch and now had all these really cool 
books and a wand?  And besides, it must have been a relief to find 
out why she had been making weird stuff happen all her life.  Having 
Hermione not be a muggle-born witch would take something away...and 
Lucius Malfoy would not be as snarky about the Grangers as he is if 
they were really pure-bloods.  And I think that other wizarding world 
folk would know if they were aurors.  

Just my 2 knuts,

Trina, fully stocked for late night reading and snacking!
 
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