Muggle Questions Was: McGonagall the snoop

[Debbie <debmclain@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 50549

<kristen at s...> wrote:
> I think, however, that from this (the owls swooping around), JKR 
> would have us believe that there are a lot more wizarding/partial 
> wizarding families out there and they are intermingled with the 
> muggle population.  My question is this, though.  If wizards and 
> muggles are largely intermingled (implied since Hogsmeade is the 
only 
> fully wizard town in GB), how come none of the wizards knew how to 
> dress like muggles at the World Cup? :)

Kristen - I completely agree!! This is something that has been 
bothering me for quite some time. I'm sure there is something in the 
archives, but apparently, my searching skills are nil there. 

If wizards live around muggles, why don't they know it's "policemen" 
and not "please-men"? Why is Arthur Weasley the head of the Dept. of 
Misuse of Muggle Artifacts, and not a, sorry, mudblood? Is it that 
undesireable a job, that even they don't want it? 

Yes, I understand that the Weasley's live way out of town (and don't 
even associate with other wizards considering they didn't even know 
where the Diggory's lived, nor if there were any other wizards in the 
area), but not all do. My impression was that the Diggory's lived in 
town. And don't forget Arabella and the other "Harry Protectors" live 
in his area. I would assume some, if not all, still practice magic. 
If wizards/witches couldn't do magic at home because muggles might 
see it, wouldn't Hogsmeade be a huge city?

Now an ignorant question...Hermione mentions that magic and 
electricity don't work together. I'm assuming she means just at 
Hogwarts, right? Otherwise, wouldn't muggles find it weird that some 
neighbors only use candles?

-Debbie
Happy that somebody brought up a question she's been pondering..