[HPforGrownups] Wizard existance to Muggle governement?

[Morag Traynor]

No: HPFGUIDX 16702

Cristin wrote:
"Well, really, I had to, don't you know,' said an irritable Fudge.  'Black 
is mad.  He's a
>danger to anyone who crosses him, magic or Muggle.  I have the Prime 
>Minister's assurance
>that he will not breathe a word of Black's true identity to anyone.  And 
>let's face it - who'd
>believe him if he did?"
I love the mental picture of Tony Blair explaining that a dangerous wizard 
was on the loose!

>How then, do you suppose each countries respective Ministry keeps the 
>gov'ts and
>organizations quiet?  It can't just be the leader of each country.  Past 
>leaders, going back
>quite far, would have to have known.  As well as advisors, etc.  And these 
>individuals would
>not have family in the Wizarding World,

How can you be so sure?

>and so little incentive to keep them quiet.  wizards
>would have to be going around doing memory charms constantly, IMO.

They pretty much seem to.  And then (can't give chapter and verse I'm 
afraid) but wizards get much amusement out of the way Muggles will refuse to 
notice magic.  Also, the wizarding population must be very small - probably 
around 0.1% of the population, if they can get by with only one school.

>Oh, and could someone point me to the posts where it was discussed why 
>Sirius thought
>Remus was the spy?  I'd really like to see other people's ideas on that.  
>(Unless, of course,
>you'd allow me to bring up the subject again?  ^_^)

The Potters went into hiding because they knew someone very close to them 
was feeding information to Voldemort.  There were only three people in a 
position to be the spy.  Sirius couldn't have suspected Peter Pettigrew 
because he himself suggested Pettigrew be substituted for himself as 
secret-keeper at the last minute.  He knew it wasn't himself.  So that only 
left Remus Lupin.

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