Revisitng The Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery

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No: HPFGUIDX 47453

Fer Mendoza wrote (message 47129):
> Also, I think in the second book, the twins with HRH were playing 
> with exploding snaps while on the train on their way home. Again, 
> strictly speaking they were already "outside" the school.

>From that scene: "They made the most of the last few hours in which
they were allowed to do magic before the holidays.  They played
Exploding Snap..."  etc.

It states clearly that they were still allowed to do magic while on
the train.

Twileen Janeen wrote (message 47184):
>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.

Agreed.  This would also allow for magic use in Hogsmeade during
student trips, as they are accompanied by Hogwarts staff, and
Hogsmeade is an all wizarding village.

-Kate, who is angry at Yahoo for eating her last post.