Question about wizards and living....

[Andrea]

No: HPFGUIDX 47714

--- bboy_mn wrote:

> I have always assumed that the Burrow had basic enchantments like
> Apathy Charms so muggles would ignore it. The Weasley's have been
> living at the Burrow for many years, and it doesn't appear as if
> anyone from the town even knows they are there. Also, that land that
> isn't owned by the Weasley and isn't wooded land, is farm land. So the
> Apathy Charm has to be strong enough that the farmer ignores them when
> he is out working his fields.

I assume you're talking about the land they played Quidditch on, since you
weren't very specific but I can't figure out what else you would've meant.
:)  The land IS wooded and IS owned by the Weasleys -- "Harry, Ron, Fred,
and George were planning to go up the hill to a small paddock the Weasleys
owned.  It was surrounded by trees that blocked it from view of the
village below..." ("At Flourish and Blotts", COS p.45, American paperback)
 A paddock is just a fenced-in pasture, essentially, not strictly
farmland, and was surrounded by trees.

I agree with you about the Apathy Charm, though.  Probably standard issue
for a wizarding residence. :)


Andrea

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