Revisitng The Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery

[vincentjh]

No: HPFGUIDX 47457

"Fer Mendoza"  wrote:
> IIRC, during the QWC, both Ron and Hermione lit their wands 
(LUMOS!) 
> when they ran into the woods while the DEs are marching.  Again 
they 
> were not yet in school but again they used magic.  Maybe they were 
> not reprimanded because they were totally surrounded by wizards and 
> the only muggles around were those being tortured by the DEs.  Then 
> again, the MoM may have had their arms full with the DE during that 
> time to worry about some underage wizards lighting their wands.
> 
> - Fer

If Ron's memory can be trusted, underage wizards are allowed to use 
magic in emergency. The situation during the QWC should qualify as 
such.

"...underage wizards are allowed to use magic if it's a real 
emergency, section nineteen or something of the Restriction of 
Thingy" (CoS, US paperback p. 69) 

BTW, isn't it a bit unusual for a 12-year-old to memorize something 
like that? This isn't the only time Ron recalls a decree or a case, 
but IIRC he's not particularly good at history. Odd.

VJH