Lily's Sister, Petunia

[Shirley]

No: HPFGUIDX 77878

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Kristen" <jkscherme at a...> 
wrote:
>  <snip>
> > 
Shirley says:  I'm sorry, I lost track of who "me" was in this 
thread.....  and now for the relevant part of the thread:
> Me, again... this brings me to another question. Both of Hermoine's 
> parents were muggles. How did they know about the WW? Did Hermoine 
> read about the WW in a book, apply for a scholarship to Hogwarts 
> through some sort of spell she found? Frankly, if my daughter had 
> received a letter from a Witchcraft and Wizardry School, I'd have 
> tossed it into the trash as a joke or fraud. Why did they pay 
> attention? Why did any of the muggle parents pay attention?

Shirley replies:
I don't have my book with me, but somewhere in book 5 it is said that 
when a witch/wizard is born, their name is recorded in a book at 
Hogwart's, so that the letter automatically goes out to them when 
they turn 11 (or are at the proper age to attend).  So Hermione 
didn't have to know about the WW, but I guess her parents *would* 
have to suspend their disbelief.  Or, since this is JKR's world, that 
wasn't a problem; muggle parents whose children get those letters 
just "go with the flow"!

Shirley (who wonders if she would go with the flow if her almost-11-
year-old daughter got a letter! ;))