[HPforGrownups] Revisitng The Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery

[Twileen Janeen]

No: HPFGUIDX 47184

--- Fer Mendoza wrote:
> The "Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of
> Underage Sorcery" 
> states that an underaged wizard/witch cannot
> practice magic outside 
> school.  Do you think the Hogwarts express is
> considered an extension 
> of the school (Hogwarts)?  

This is a really interesting point. I think that there
is a whole lot more to that decree than we know about,
well obviously. As we see everything through Harry's
POV we're lead to believe that there are really
serious consequences to using magic outside of school,
but all examples have lead to pardons. It seems to me
that the decree is mostly used to keep those of a more
reckless age from exposing muggles to magic mostly
because its annoying to have to send people out to
modify memories. This opinion is greatly influenced by
the earlier discussion of expulsion from school
meaning the ultimate end of a person's growth as a
wizard. Come on, if you're going to trash the rest of
someone's life it ought to be for something more
serious than ruining some muggle's pudding, right?

That traveled a bit from the point. Yes, I think that
the Hogwarts Express is considered an extension of
Hogwarts simply because its a relatively controlled
environment, and there is no way any muggles are going
to be exposed.

--twileen

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