Recording quill was Re: Curious About the Grangers...

[A.E.B.Bevan at open.ac.uk]

No: HPFGUIDX 22626

Julie wrote:  
> I also wondered what things Hermione did to get herself noticed by 
> the wizard community- (and other Muggle borns too)- How significant 
> does the magic have to be to get noticed- How did Hermione first 
> get into Diagon Alley?  Can you just go into the Leaky Cauldron and 
> tell  them you are a new Hogwarts student and they let you in <<


There is an interview by JKR somewhere where she mention a book 5 
discovery - a magic plume and parchment that records the birth of 
each magical child.  Thats how they eventually get the letter.

How the muggle parents are eased into the shock of discovering their 
childrens talents is a question still obscured which may or may not 
come into future Canon... 

Edis