Lack of Hogsmeade Muggle Protection
erisedstraeh2002
erisedstraeh2002 at yahoo.com
Tue May 20 20:38:29 UTC 2003
No: HPFGUIDX 58303
It has recently struck me how odd it is that Hogsmeade appears to
have zero security against being spotted by Muggles, given the other
Muggle protection devices we see employed elsewhere (tap the bricks
with your wand to open the gateway to Diagon Alley; run through/lean
against the King's Cross barrier to get onto Platform 9 and 3/4; the
inability to apparate or disapparate into Hogwarts).
It seems as if there's nothing to prevent a Muggle from wandering
into the Three Broomsticks (where the Muggle might see not only
witches and wizards, but also potentially goblins and ogres), or
seeing the owl post office (thus revealing the wizarding postal
method), or browsing at Gladrags Wizardwear, or looking at the
wizarding equipment at Dervish and Banges.
It just seems to me with all of the concern about wizards staying
hidden from Muggles, Hogsmeade is a big security breach.
~Phyllis
who is also wondering why Memory Charms aren't called Forgetfulness
Charms
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