Underage magic was: "Occulus Repairo!" charm by Hermione

[ghinghapuss]

No: HPFGUIDX 88756

> Lisa wrote:
> (snip) I thought all magic is banned from use outside of school 
grounds 
  
> Berit wrote: 
> (snip) how many times haven't we seen Harry w/friends and Draco 
w/friends jinxing and hexing each other on the train? <snip> remember 
Ron attempting to turn Scabbers yellow? And let's not forget Ginny 
cleaning up their robes with a charm after Neville squirted them all 
with Stinksap from his Mimbletonia plant. 
> <snip>To me it seems that the "no magic rule" does not apply to the 
Hogwarts express and Diagon Alley which are places within the magical 
world. 


Mandy here:
  
On the use of magic on the Hogwarts Express, I think the Law will 
allow for a little flexibility toward the use of underage magic on 
the train.  After all these children are retuning home from school 
where they have spent the past 9 months learning the use of magic and 
using/practicing it every day.  It's going to take them a little time 
to stop.  Although I would imagine that it would be a teachers or 
prefects responsibility to warn the kids to calm down before they 
disembark the train in London. 

There is no reference to children using magic in Diagon Ally in the 
books.  Only the movie. I believe it is still illegal. The only type 
of magic that children can do outside of school is fly on brooms and 
travel by Floo Powder, although I would imagine, they are to be 
supervised by a parent or guardian or other adult.

Also rules can and are often broken at home. Parents in the real 
world often allow children to drive cars on their property without a 
license.   In other works I'm thinking that Molly and Arthur could, 
for example, let their kids play Quidditch unsupervised and no one 
would really care, until someone gets hurt of course.

It seems to me that only wand magic is completely illegal for 
children and the MOM is always aware when a child breaks that law.  
Just what is done about it will depend on the child and it's parents. 
The Weasley's could get away with breaking the law once or twice 
before a warning would be given to Arthur privately, extending a 
courtesy to a Ministry employee.  Also I would imagine that a family 
like the Malfoy's or the extinct Black family, have or had extensive 
magic over their properties that would hide the prying eyes of the 
MOM.

Mandy