Muggle-born parents' knowledge/braces? (wasThe "first" chapter summary PoA)

[Lyda Clunas]

No: HPFGUIDX 17934

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Caius Marcius" <coriolan at w...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., catherine at c... wrote:
> > Is there some kind of wizarding rule which states that 
> > parents/guardians of muggle born witches and wizards should be 
> aware 
> > of what is happening - and that they therefore shouldn't have 
> memory 
> > charms placed on them?
> 
> That seems to be the case - in Cos (Chap. 5), Dumbledore tells 
Harry 
> and Ron that he will be informing both of their families of the 
> Flying Ford Anglia incident. Ron gets a Howler from his mother as a 
> result, but as Harry reflects, "As for Dumbledore's writing to the 
> Dursleys, that was nothing. Harry knew perfectly well they'd just 
be 
> disappointed that the Whomping Willow hadn't squashed him flat."

Just another example: Hermione mentions in GoF that she'd been 
begging her parents to allow her to shrink her teeth using magic, but 
they'd wanted her to continue with braces.

Speaking of braces, what kind of orthodontal work did Hermione have, 
anyway? Was she already on retainers and had had her braces removed 
by the time she entered Hogwarts? If so, her orthodontist didn't do 
much of a job, if she still had a pronounced overbite.

Oh, BTW, I loved your latest filk, Caius. LOL, too good!

Lyda