Hermione pre-Hogwarts (was re: flinching at LV's name)

[Lionel English]

No: HPFGUIDX 94373

meriaugust wrote:
> I think that you've hit the nail on the head just above. Hermione 
> tends to memorize her school books, and is the kind of person who 
> would spend hours reading up on any particular subject just to 
> make sure she understands it. I imagine that when she got her 
> Hogwarts letter and picked up her books at Flourish and Blotts that 
> she 

I'm curious how Hermione got her books in the first place:  How do 
Muggle-born wizards *find* Diagon Alley the first time?  How do they 
know that's where to go to het their school supplies?  Do they get a 
guide, or a special orientation letter or something?

And would Hermione have gotten a letter of warning from the Ministry 
for practicing those first few spells at home?

Lionel