Underage magic enforcement

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 94900

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister"
<gbannister10 at a...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Ms Mo Me <fauntine_80 at y...> 
> wrote:
> 
> > Mo:
> > 
> > Didn't Harry get an official warning when Dobby made
> > the cake fall on the lady's head?  No wands were being
> > used then, because Uncle Vernon had HP's wand locked
> > away.
> 
> Geoff:
> Interesting thought just crossed my mind when I read this. OK, so (1) 
> there was wandless magic involved and (2) Harry was the fall guy.
> 
> However, hasn't it been suggested that house elves have magic of 
> their own (possessing the ability to apparate where no man has 
> apparated before for instance). Shouldn't therefore the Ministry be 
> able to distinguish magic originating from an elf?

Carol:

Evidently not. Remember my post(s) pointing out that the note from
Mafalda Hopkirk was written in the passive voice: "A hover charm *was
performed*"? The MoM apparently assumed that it was performed by the
only known wizard in the area, but they didn't accuse him straight out
as they did in OoP. Which is how we got onto the wand vs. wandless
magic aspect of Underage Magic in various threads awhile back.
Possibly those posts were among the thousand or so that were written
while you were away from the list. . . .

Carol