The Grangers? and spoilers

[Anne]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Trina" <triner918 at a...> 
wrote:
> 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.
> 

It's my opinion (though I'm not sure I can back this up with canon) 
that Professor McGonagall visited the Grangers to explain the letter 
Hermione received from Hogwarts. I also believe McGonagall took them 
to Diagon Alley and showed them how to enter, just as Hagrid showed 
Harry how to enter. I believe that every Muggle-born or -raised 
student receives a visit from some member of the Hogwarts faculty - 
otherwise how would ANY of them have known how to get to Diagon Alley 
to get their school supplies -- not to mention what to make of a 
letter delivered by owl :-)

As for OotP spoilers - there is an entire Yahoo group devoted to 
discussing them. Somehow I got signed up for it but I've only visited 
it once because I don't want know the spoilers... You can join it by 
going to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OotP-Spoilers.

Anne U
(who shields her eyes against even hints of spoilers on various 
websites)