Mark Evans

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 85022

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "The Kirk" <pmah4600 at m...> wrote:
> Berit wrote:
> > ) Maybe magical children aren't registered in the Ministry records 
> > until they're, let's say 11 years old? 

> Kirk:
> 
> ... magic quill that apparently records the name of every magical 
> child born- and that's in Hogwarts, not the Ministry.
> 
> ... Ron tried that spell on Scabbers in PS/SS on the way to 
> Hogwarts, and Hermione doing spells before they arrive. ..., but the
> Ministry had no idea. What about the Restriction of Underage Magic?
> 
> ...edited... ... this reason is because they don't have any record 
> of magical children before they arrive at Hogwarts.
> 
> If Mark Evans' parents are muggles, he may still be a wizard, but 
> because he has not been to Hogwarts, the Ministry don't know about 
> him.
> 
> Roo

bboy_mn:

What you said is more consistent with my line of thinking. Mr. Figg is
clearly in her 70's, and Fudge would have evaluated her presents in
Little Whinging based on his knowledge of educated adult wizards and
witches.

As you pointed out, I suspect that pre-Hogwarts, and Hogwarts students
are not tracked by the same means as adult wizards. I suspect that
pre-Hogwarts are generally completely under the Ministry's radar
screen, and that they are aware of Hogwarts students but only monitor
them under special circumstances. For security reasons, and to keep
the Accidental Magic Revesal Squads informed, the residents of most
adult wizards and witches would be kept track of. This would seem
vital information in the Ministry's quest to keep the muggle world
ignorant of the magic world.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn