[HPforGrownups] Underage Magic (Re: Hagrid's wand and wand use restrictions)

[SnapesRaven]

No: HPFGUIDX 89314

Good morning!


joi wrote:
(If I haven't gotten totally off-track and nonsensical) applying 
these two things to the Restriction, it's more OK for the Weasleys to 
practice magic in their home because their area is not closely 
monitored (no muggles), and because there are two respectable and 
trained magical people in the home. In Harry's case, the area is 
being monitored because of the threat of LV, with the extra added 
bonus of being high-muggle-traffic, and there is no one in the 
immediate area who could be supervising Harry's magic. In a case like 
Hermione's, she could have been practicing magic previous to 
Hogwarts, which, according to this idea, wouldn't count until she 
actually got there.
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You've got a point there, 
BUT
on the other hand I think there wasn't nobody in the immediate area to supervise Harry's use of magic. What about Arabella Figg? Although she doesn't live in the Dursleys' house, she is a neighbor and thus quite close to Harry, even though he doesn't realize that she's a witch before the Dementor attack. Even though she's a squib, she knows how to prevent magically done harm, nd I'm sure she would have - for Harry's own sake.

What do you think about that?


SnapesRaven









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