Muggleborn students

[catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk]

No: HPFGUIDX 16061

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Andrea <ra_1013 at y...> wrote:
> --- Magda Grantwich <mgrantwich at y...> wrote:
> > Perhaps the Dursleys have been tossing out
> > correspondence over the
> > years that would have shed light on this matter. 
> > Hagrid was pretty
> > startled that Harry knew nothing about "what he
> > was"; presumably
> > Muggle parents were informed early on so they could
> > get used to the idea.
> Evidence seems to rule against the idea of Muggle
> parents getting previous letters, at least to my
> reading.  All the Muggle-born wizards talk about how
> surprised they and their parents were at getting the
> letter.  Justin Fitch-Fletchly says his name was down
> for Eton, which wouldn't be the case if his mother
> already knew he was going to Hogwarts.  And I recall
> Colin Creevy saying something about his dad the
> milkman being very surprised too. 
>>
> Andrea II

I am wondering how surprised all these parents must have been.  
Harry, for instance, did uncontrolled magic unconsciously, and if he 
did this, then isn't it likely that some of the Muggle-born children 
did as well?  Therefore isn't it likely that some of the parents 
thought: Hmm, something strange is going on here....and were perhaps 
quite relieved that their suspicions were justified when they 
received the letter, and realised that they weren't mad to think that 
their child could "do" magic?

Just a thought,
Catherine