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

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No: HPFGUIDX 29700

I'm fairly sure that in one of the books (I don't have them to hand at the 
moment, so I can't check) the students are given their little 'reminder' 
slips that tell them not to do magic at home and one of the twins comments 
about always hoping that they'll forget to give them out, or words to that 
effect.

So the rule definitely exists now, but I think from the evidence Mellie 
pointed out that it's fair to assume the rule is a recent development.  
Perhaps the MoM are just a bit more lax about the rule with students they 
know to be from wizard families, as they have their qualified parents to 
supervise them.  Hence small children are able to ride toy broomsticks, Fred 
and George are able to fly the car/perform experiments for WWW/enchant 
Percy's HB badge etc etc.

Emily.



"I just met a wonderful new man. He's fictional, but you can't have 
everything." ~ The Purple Rose of Cairo



>From: "Cindy C." <cindysphynx at home.com>
>Reply-To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
>To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [HPforGrownups] Re: Something that's been bothering me.. (underage 
>restriction)
>Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 21:16:58 -0000
>
>mellienel2 at y... wrote:
>
> > We know that that code for restriction of use of magic by
> > underage wizards is in place. But is it a new thing?
> >
> > 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? She certainly shows no signs that she
> > knew inbetween his first and second year.
> >
>
>Good observations!  This hadn't occurred to me.
>
>I am starting to think that there *is* no code for restriction of
>underage magic.  I think this is something that MoM is applying to
>Harry and only Harry, and that it has something to do with the
>protections surrounding the Dursley's house.
>
>The instances of underage magic by everyone but Harry in the
>wizarding world are numerous.  Toddlers engorge slugs.  Young girls
>ride toy brooms.  Hermione uses "Lumos".  Fred and George do magic to
>make their joke products and fly a car.
>
>So . . . the reason Petunia saw so much magic from Lily away from
>Hogwarts and the reason she didn't know Harry was prohibited to do
>magic was because there is no such restriction.
>
>Just a thought.
>
>Cindy
>


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