Underage magic enforcement

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 94918

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67" 
<justcarol67 at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister"
> <gbannister10 at a...> wrote:

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. . . .


Geoff:
I haven't been away from the list.....

I did in fact reply to one of your posts and commented on the use of 
the passive tense; this can be a very subtle way of expressing 
support or otherwise. But that doesn't really cover the question of 
whodunnit. It merely seemed to say, " We think you did it, HP, but we 
ain't quite sure!"