petrification and notifying parents

[jrober4211]

No: HPFGUIDX 33447

When the kids in CoS were petrified by the giant snake how long did 
they stay that way? I assume several weeks since they had to wait for 
the Mandrakes to mature to return the kids to their natural state. 
Also, it never says whether any parents were notified and since most 
of the kids petrified had muggle parents how would you feel knowing 
you paid tuition just for your child to be petrified by a monster and 
remain that way for months? I know the Weasley's were notified about 
Ginny being abducted, but it never mentions the rest of them.

Here is how I would react if I were notified that my child was in a 
petrified state. I would demand a refund of my tuition paid. I would 
have no choice but to leave the child in the care of Nurse Pomphrey 
since there would be no cure in muggle medicine. I would seriously 
reconsider allowing my child to continue their education at Hogwarts. 
Depending on whatever waivers I had to sign before enrolling my child 
in Hogwarts, I might even consider a law suit. But no one ever sues 
Dumbledore or Hogwarts, god knows they certainly would have several 
cases against them by muggle legal standards.  

I know, I know....it's just a book and the wizarding world doesn't 
exist, but all this talk about realism vs. utopia and role models, 
come on people, it's the minor details that make that whole discussion 
a moot point at best.

Jo Ellen