[HPforGrownups] Magic In Privet Drive

[Kurt Douglass]

No: HPFGUIDX 68467




>From: "karenlyall666" <karen.lyall at blueyonder.co.uk>
>Reply-To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
>To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [HPforGrownups] Magic In Privet Drive
>Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2003 19:20:33 -0000
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>I was just doing something completely unrelated to Harry Potter
>(difficult to believe I know) when this little thought came to me,
>perfect and fully formed as it were.  (Kinda like Harry's appearance
>to JKR...)
>
>Privet Drive is obviously being monitored by the Ministry of Magic.
>This may only be the case when Harry is at 'home' - but I wonder how
>reliable their monitoring is!
>
>We have now had quite a few occassions of magic being used in and
>around the Dursley's home.  Most notably we have the Dementor
>incident and the pudding incident (see below)
>
>Harry is 'blamed' for producing the patronus - GUILTY.
>Harry is blamed for the 'trifle' incident - NOT GUILTY.
>
>My point is why was the Apparation and Disapparation of Mundungus
>Fletcher not called into question and Tonks does a whole heap of
>magic when visiting the Dursley home.
>
>How can the MoM not distinguish between a wizard (with a wand) and a
>House Elf (with their own 'brand' of magic).  Also would the MoM not
>be suspicious that a wizard and known 'crook' (Dung) just happened to
>be in Little Whinging.  And what did they think when 8 or 9 fully
>grown wizards appeared on their magical radar???
>
>And how can the MoM condemn someone for breaking the Statute of
>Secrecy when they keep 'pelting' the same Muggle house in Privet
>Drive with Owls!!!  This can't be usual behaviour for Owls can it -
>crashing into windows, flying down chimneys etc...
>
>Oooh!  That last line just gave me another thought...  How many
>Muggle households of the 1990's do you know - have an electric fire
>in their lounge room, but an open fireplace in their kitchen.
>Petunia seems to me (and I'm sure it's stated in OOP) to be the kind
>of person to have all the latest kitchen appliances, cooker, washing
>machine, microwave, fridge/freezer, etc...  What does she need an
>open fireplace for!!!
>
>Okay this post went on way longer than I expected and I really hope
>it all makes sense
>
>Any thoughts
>
>karenlyall666

Karenly-

Doesn't it also seem strange that the Ministry of Magic never pegged Harry 
when he unintentionally did magic the years Harry was growing up?  And what 
about the fact that other students do magic outside of school and never get 
pegged for it (especially Hermione). I've already posted on my questions 
about underage magic. I wish Rowling would explain this a little better.

Michael
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