Underage magic

[Danemead]

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No: HPFGUIDX C4933
From: Danemead
Subject: Re: Underage magic
Reply To: [Yahoo! #4930] Re: Underage magic
Date: 7/23/00 2:28 pm  (ET)

>>>>Any underage use of magic might trigger some sort of 'alarm' at the
Central Registry of Magic (or similar). It would be easy to tell which
Weasley had done the deed, for example, because the records would show
their name in bright green flashing ink (or something similar). <<<<

No flames, but two points I'd like to make:

1. Why did the Ministry send a letter to Harry when it was Dobby that
levitated the pudding? Harry wasn't doing the magic.

2. The whole thing sounds too creepy "Big Brother-y" to me. Imagine having
your every move monitored and recorded. UGH! Of course, it could very
well be true, because Fudge was waiting for Harry at the Leaky Cauldron
in Book 3. Was that just a lucky guess?

If they were able to keep such accurate track of mischief, why couldn't
they see Peter Pettigrew & Sirius Black in the Shrieking Shack (provided
they have a Marauder's Map of Great Britain). If the original Hogwarts
3 Musketeers (James, Sirius, and Remus) were capable of creating the
map when they were teenagers, surely someone else would think of the
same thing.

Too many questions unanswered!