Underage Magic Discrepancy

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 119361


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "nienna_anwamane" 
<nienna_anwamane at n...> wrote:
> 
> kjubinski:
>   > Are there "levels" of accepted magic?  Why?  While I agree that 
>   using
>   > lumos for a bit of light is not nearly as involved (to other 
people)
>   > as disarming them, immobilizing someone, and so on it is still 
magic
>   > that includes the use of the wand.  It would violate both 
underage 
>   and
>   > secrecy usage.
> 
nienna_anwamane:
>   Where the spell is cast can also be factored in. During the GOF 
scene they were surrounded by magic can the MOM tell the difference 
from an underage of of age spell caster with all of that flying 
around? Or are muggle born homes more closely monitored incase of 
magic being used?

Geoff:
I sometimes wonder whether Privet Drive is more closely monitored 
than other places because Harry is there, not to catch him out but 
originally for his security.

The three instances quoted - the hover charm, the "accidental magic" 
involving Aunt Marge and the Expecto Patronum - were events where 
only one spell was cast. Other cases, as you suggest may have been 
where other people were involved and I pointed out in message 109949 
that Harry's attempted casting of a Cruciatus curse at the Ministry 
battle in OOTP was masked by the background of so many other wizards 
casting various spells at the same time.

Geoff
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