[HPforGrownups] Malfoys at the Quidditch World Cup

[manawydan]

No: HPFGUIDX 89067

Cassie wrote:
> I was just rereading GoF when someone caught my attention.  At the QWC (or
at
> least at the camp site) all the witches and wizards were required to wear
> muggle clothing.  Now, there is no canon to give us any hint either way,
but do
> you think the Malfoys also had to/did dress as muggles?

I too am part way through rereading GoF (and as usual finding nuances that I
missed the first time around!) and on this point found myself wondering
exactly _why_ the MoM required Muggle dress for the fans.

The stadium itself is bespelled very strongly - not just the "don't notice
me" spell which I surmise that wizards hide their homes, workshops, farms,
and so on with, but a "go away, now" spell (they remember an urgent
appointment in the opposite direction). So no muggles to worry about there.

The campsite owner and his family get bespelled several times a day with a
memory charm (we might call it a "Tom Jones" spell - although they see funny
things going on, they think "it's not unusual"!)

So why worry about forcing 100,000 magical folk into Muggle dress? Given
that most of them live their lives with no contact at all with Muggles,
wouldn't eccentricity be the norm rather than the exception, thereby
nullifying any possible benefit?

Cheers

Ffred

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