magic late in life

[jodel at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 47349

Rob says;

>>The MM just detected the use of a Hover Charm in the place where he lived 
and assumed it was Harry. Unless intelligence has gotten better one would 
think he would again recieve a similar warning even if Marge did do it herself
<<

I think the difference in the two situations was that in CoS, the Ministry 
was able to detect an actual ,documented *charm* in opperation. In PoA no 
specific, recognizable charm or spell was used. Just a burst of uncontroled 
magic in keeping with the incidents of spontaneous magic which Harry had been 
setting off ever sice he was placed with the Dursleys as a baby (carrying 
magic "inherited" from an adult wizard -- not a good or an inconspicuous 
combination, magically). The first was a clwear case of someone deliberately 
using magic out of school. The second was just as clearly someone losing 
control.

-JOdel (who, while she recognizes the possiblilty of Petunia or Dudley 
performing a piece of magic no one would suspect of them, is still inclined 
to put her money on Filch.)