Magical Radar - Unwitting Request for Theory

[Fred Waldrop]

No: HPFGUIDX 89352

<bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
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Detection of Magic-
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The wizards monitoring magic occurrences at the Ministry of Magic are
able to detect magical events. That allows them to closely monitor
specific locations like Harry's (actually the Dursley's) house. If
that magic exceeds a particular threshold, it then appears on Magic
Storm' radar. 

When substantial bursts of magic occur or magic events occur at 
critical locations, that may automatically trigger more sophisticated
magical detectors that can divine the nature of the magic that 
occurred. This would allow the Ministry of Magic to dispatch
Accidental Magical Reversal Teams and Teams of Obliviators very 
quickly to deal with dangerous magical events.

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Hello all, Fred Waldrop Here;

One of the problems I have had is from OOTP, Chapter 3, "The Advance 
Guard".
When the guard "breaks" into #4 Privet Drive, how many spells are 
used? 
I have assumed that one was used to fix the glass in the back door 
that Tonks breaks (page 45), one was used to open Harry's door (page 
46),  one to get some more light, Tonks again, (lumos, page 47), one 
to "pack" Harry's trunk (page 53), one to float Harry's trunk down 
the stairs after making sure Harry still had both buttocks still on 
(page 53), and a "Disillusionment Charm".
So, 6 charms in what, 15 to 20 minuntes? And even if you say most of 
the charms were mild, from what I understood from the reading, the 
Disillusionment Charm was some pretty big magic. (and I still have 
not mentioned all the times Mundungus was popping in and out around 
Harry. If they cound not tell it was Dobby in CoS, how could they 
tell it was Dung, and everyone else, in OOTP?)
Seems to me that if Fudge really wanted to get Harry, he would have 
kept charging Harry for every bit of magic done around Privit drive.

Fred