use of brooms / Underage magic monitoring

[bufo_viridis at interia.pl]

No: HPFGUIDX 94661

>Aesha:
> 
> I think that the brooms that wizards use are charmed flying objects; it's
> not because you're magical that you can fly on them. So yes, I think that
> if a muggle were to come across one it might move a bit- I don't know if
> it'd do a lot, because they don't erally know how to use it.

I think you need the magic to fly the broom, however you don't need to use it actively. Broom charms interacting with person's inherent magic enable it to fly. But steering is purely physical activity - so it's untracable. I guess similar case is with the Floo powder. I don't know about the portkey - but if above is true athan it would be logical that you need some inherent magic to use it, too.

The brooms untreceability supports wand-tracing theory. No wand - no trace of magic. Pre-Hogwarts manifestations of magic are usually in self-defence (self-preseration), so it's only reasonable they're not being punished. In case of magical children they're probably regarde as too weak to be dangerous and/or the sole responsibility of parents (I think Ron's teddy bear-to-spider transfiguration, impressive as it was, was purely accidental and twins wouldn't be able to repeat it).

As for MoM fight and punishments for underage magic - the reasons are purely political. MoM has been already compromitated by DE infiltration and Thingy's appeareance, which was so vehemently denied. Do they really need any more bad publicity for trying to punish the saviour of the day?

Cheers, Viridis
________________________
Curiouser and curiouser!