magic babies (was random thoughts of a gardener)

[Rosmerta]

No: HPFGUIDX 19064

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Stephanie Roark Keener" <sdrk1 at y...> 
wrote:

2. Magic Babies. Can they magic off their > diaper if they don't want 
to wear it?  Can they force you to hold > them all the time?  

My experience with babies leads me to believe that even the muggle 
ones are taught one magic thing at birth: the imperious curse. It's a 
toughie, but OTOH it's the only thing you really *need* to know to 
get your own way for the next 18 years. I fully expect to emerge that 
day behaving a lot like Barty Crouch Sr. when Harry and Krum run into 
him on the edge of the grounds in GoF: dazed, incoherent, panicked, 
and peniless.  

But seriously.....I can only recall one instance of a baby/child and 
magic in the books: at the Triwizard Tournament campground where the 
trio glimpse a mother admonishing her child to put down Daddy's wand. 
Can anybody think of any other mentions? We hear about Harry's 
unplanned escapades but none of the other students volunteer any 
hilarious stories about their experimenting w/ magic as children. It 
must happen all the time, don't you think? 

~Rosmerta
who could use a spell to remove Legos from windpipes and vacuum 
cleaners