[HPforGrownups] Underage magic (was: Re: Silent/Wandless Magic?)

[Alina]

No: HPFGUIDX 101607

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> I wonder about the whole law thing regarding underage magic. (Hope it
hasn't been discussed before in this context!)
> Can underage witches/wizards at their parents' home perform simple spells
like the dish cleaning spell (the one we see in CoS), or summon things? With
the strict trial Harry's repeated performance of underage magic in mind I
wonder if it's even possible for a child that's growing up in the WW instead
of with Muggles to avoid each and any kind of (wandless) magic. And as David
pointed out, I also think that many spells simply function without great
effort after sinking in and becoming routine.
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> SnapesRaven

Here's what I think about underage magic. First of all, I do not think the
rule comes into effect until a child begins attending school. In other
words, things like Harry's spontaneous outbursts listed in PS, the baby bow
blowing up a slug in GOF, even Snape reading up on spells before coming to
school, wouldn't have been detected. Otherwise, the ministry would probably
just have to round them all off at birth and then release them directly into
the care of the school, wouldn't they?

As for the question of magic that we see done during holidays in, for
example, the Weasely household, my theory is that the MOM will only enforce
the no-magic rule if they know it's been performed without adult wizard
supervision. So, when Draco and the Weaselies come home, the MOM wouldn't
monitor them, assuming their parents would keep them out of trouble. I think
the restrictions are for people like Harry and Hermione, who the ministry
knows are out there without a grown up magical person to keep an eye on
them.

Alina.