Electricity at Hogwarts (was : Re: Is Trelawney a witch?)

[erinellii at yahoo.com]

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> > Erin:
> > Apparently electricity just doesn't function that well around 
> > massive amounts of magic; it isn't something they do on purpose.

>, delwynmarch at y... wrote: 
> Ah ? I do not remember other instances where they mentioned that 
> fact. And if that is true, I am worried about Londoners living 
around the MoM, or Diagon Alley : all the magic must seriously 
disturb their electrical appliances. In fact, considering how much 
the WW wants to remain concealed to the Muggles, it would be strange 
for them to keep highly magical places so close to Muggle places if 
that could give them away, would it not ?

Erin:
I think they must have a way to contain the magic so it doesn't leak 
out and effect the muggles electricity. I am not sure about exactly 
where the quote is on that (the magic and electricity, not containing 
magic) but I will look.

 >, delwynmarch at y... wrote:
> What about the Flying Ford Anglia by the way ? The fact that it can 
> run out of gas seems to indicate that it still functions in a 
Muggle 
> way, with gas and electricity. How does that work if magic and 
> electricity do not go together well ? And if Hogwarts completely 
> repels electricity, then Harry and Ron should not even have made it 
> to the castle in that car, it should have completely died before.

Erin:
But as a matter of fact the car DID die, just as it got close to 
Hogwarts.  Ron and Harry thought it was because the gas ran out, but, 
with the distance it had already traveled, the gas should have run 
out before that anyway.  It has been theorized on this list before 
that the magic around Hogwarts was the reason the engine shut down.

As far as electric and magic working together in the car, the 
impression I got was that a little bit of magic would be ok, and only 
massive amounts made the electric stop working.  Just my impression.

Erin