[HPforGrownups] Muggle-Born Struggles (was: Harry and the Dursleys)

[Rebecca Stephens]

No: HPFGUIDX 54703


--- Katy Cartee <rainbow at rainbowbrite.net> wrote:
> Calliope writes: 
> 
> I wonder how this works for any Muggle-born kid. 
> Maybe the Department of
> Mysteries or the Obliviators go in and fake some
> paperwork, or work some memory
> charms, or something.  For some reason I don't see
> them wiping out the student's
> complete existence from the Muggle world; more like
> faking documentation or
> something.  I don't think Muggle born students would
> want to completely drop out
> of the Muggle world; after all that would mean
> abandoning their families, and
> that borders on cultishness IMO.  So I wonder what
> they do?
> 
> Me:
> 
> Wow, ya know I never thought of that before! What do
> the no-longer-Muggle children tell their Muggle
> friends? "I'm sorry, we can't be friends anymore
> because I'm a witch"? Somehow I doubt it. I wonder
> if they are all forced to lie and leave behind their
> old Muggle buddies? Now THAT would be a good pretext
> for a fic...hrmm...
> 
> 

I find it most likely that they just tell their
friends that they are going to boarding school.  Their
friends may think it odd, I admit.  But they can still
see them over break.

We know their families still see them.  After all,
Petunia certainly saw Lily.

It would be my guess that Hogwarts has some sort of
cover or cover program that produces school
transcripts for muggle-born students.  They may alter
records and make it look as if those students each
went to different schools that really exist, but I
think it would be much simpler to have a fictional
school.  Fewer memories erased, use a little magic so
if anyone visits the school it looks to be real, pay a
little money in fake taxes, maybe.  I don't know how
it works with private schools and taxes.


Rebecca

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