obstruction of justice

[jastrangfeld]

No: HPFGUIDX 44824

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "brainattic" <brainattic at y...> wrote:
>Why wasn't he caught by the Ministry for violating the Decree for 
>the Restriction of Underage Wizardry? Also, since they seem to be 
>able to pinpoint your exact > location and what kind of spell you 
>did, shouldn't they have known > that he perfomed the Avada Kedavra 
>Curse? 

I guess I should say you have me extremely confused here.  My 
understanding was it was the basilisk which had killed Voldemort's 
father and grandparents.  Hense there was no mark on their bodies 
etc.  GOB p4. "the Riddles all appeared to be in perfect health -- 
apart from the fact that they were all dead."  I guess my point here 
is if it was indeed the basilisk, then where do you have the idea 
that Voldemort performed the Avada Kedavra on his parents?  If it 
were indeed the basilisk, then perhaps that does not count as doing 
magic.  And since his father was mortal, I certainly believe that his 
house would have been observed if magic were performed there.  
However, I would like to ask at what age they stop looking to see if 
you are performing magic outside of the school?  Seeing as it was 
before his seventh year, is it possible that they were no longer 
looking to see if he was performing magic?  Perhaps after they earn 
their owls they are able to perform magic outside of the school?

MrsBonsai