Muggle borns and their Letters

[blue_and_bronze17]

No: HPFGUIDX 41533

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "greg_a126" <grega126 at a...> wrote:
>Any one of 
> the fifty stories that I've read that are exactly like this go the 
> same way, where next b/c of a letter Lily/Hermione begs her parents 
> to take her to "some place called Diagon Alley in London." 

It's not just how they get their letters, it's what's written in 
them, too.  How would a Muggle-born know that the entrance to Diagon 
Alley is the Leaky Cauldron, or how to get on Platform nine and three-
quarters?  It's either written in the letter as extra Muggle-born 
instructions or someone must come to deliver the letter personally 
(like Hagrid did for Harry) and take the new student and their 
parents through the whole process.  Any other thoughts?

greg_al126 also wrote:
>  (As a side light, these form letters can be quite 
> cruel, when you realize all of the students like Harry & Neville 
who 
> don't have parents anymore & the form specifically mentions having 
> your parents sign your Hogsmeade permission form, for example.)

I think the Hogsmeade permission form also lists guardians as an 
option ^_~.

blue_and_bronze17