[HPforGrownups] Something that's been bothering me.. (underage restriction)

[Calypso8604 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 29697

In a message dated 11/23/01 4:06:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
mellienel2 at yahoo.com writes:


> We know that that code for restriction of use of magic by 
> underage wizards is in place. But is it a new thing?

Could very well be a new thing. I know that many rules have changed since my 
mother has gone school to my generation. Half the things that were legal then 
in schools aren't anymore.

> 
> Didn't Petunia say every holiday her sister would come home 
> turning teacups into rats? And if her sister wasn't allowed to use 
> magic over the holidays when they grew up, why wouldn't she 
> know that Harry couldn't? 

Well, even if it *was*  a rule back then I doubt that Lily told Petunia. I 
get the impression they did not get a long very well. If it was rule back 
then (which i doubt, but *if*) the teacup could have been a Zonko's joke, 
which is technically not magic but to a muggle it seems like it


~ Calypso


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