Platform 9 and three quarters and other muggle born wizarding questions

[Andrea]

No: HPFGUIDX 45975

--- Tamara <buffyeton at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Okay, when Harry went to get on Hogwarts Express for the first time, 
> he would have never made it if it hadn't had been for Mrs. Weasley.  
> So my question is, what about other muggle born Hogwart students?  It 
> seems the info about the platform wasn't included in the welcome 
> letter, neither was the info on Diagon Alley and wizarding money 
> etc.  How do they find this stuff out?!  

I think that, at the very least there is an extra letter included along
with the cover page and the supplies list for Muggle-born students.  Harry
didn't get one, of course, because he's not Muggle-born, and his aunt and
uncle already know of the existence of the wizarding world.

I think it's likely that Muggle-born students also get a personal visit
from either a member of the Hogwarts staff or someone from the Muggle
Relations division of the MoM.  I can't imagine that any parent would
allow his or her child to go off to some school that they've only heard of
through one letter, else.  Especially not when that school claims to teach
magic!

Dumbledore appeared confident that the Dursleys would share the
information in his letter with Harry when he was old enough, and Hagrid
certainly expected Harry to be aware of certain things.  We therefore
didn't get to see any of the additional steps taken when dealing with
Muggle-born students.


Andrea


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