Hogwarts letters Re: Choosing sides

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 119161



Kim wrote:
" The point of visiting Muggleland and the main draw for Hermione
would be her loved ones, and she'll have plenty to talk to them about,
and  nothing to hide since they know about and accept magic.  And I
don't  suppose the Muggle neighbors would be likely invites to a
semi-annual Granger family gathering, would you? "

Del replies :
That's precisely what I've been trying to explain : the Muggleborns
might not be cut off from their Muggle *family*, but they do end up
being cut off from the Muggle *world*. Hermione still sees her
parents, and we can reasonably assume she'll keep on visiting them
every now and then when she grows up, but that's about it. No Muggle
friends, no Muggle activities, no Muggle whatever.

It doesn't have to be that drastic, I agree. Dean still has that
poster of his favourite Muggle football team, and I suppose many adult
Muggleborns still have Muggle artefacts in their homes, and talk a bit
about the Muggle World to their kids. They can even keep in contact
with their best Muggle friends, and keep going to a Muggle church for
example. But they are no more *a part* of the Muggle World. They've
emigrated to the WW, and they've left the MW behind. No matter how
often they go back there, they are now citizens of the WW.

By the way : I'm wondering what happens to them on a legal level in
the Muggle World? After a while, their abscence from the MW must look
suspicious, the administration must be starting to be concerned. How
do they deal with that ?

Del