"Conjured" food (was Re: The Nature of Galleons)

[Vivamus]

No: HPFGUIDX 118085


> Finwitch:
> <snip>
> And um - I believe some, if not most of them - DO break the rule, 
> possibly get a warning note, but not much more than that. (and if 
> it's in a wizarding family, they do NOTHING, as they cannot tell if 
> it was the kid or the parent).
> 
> And er - it's not a rule Dumbledore made up. It's a *ministry* 
> Law/Decree! (and I'd like to face *them* up for quite a lot...) And I 
> do think they ought to lift the ban - it's putting Harry's life at 
> risk!


Vivamus:
Good points, Finwitch, but I think you are forgetting something.  The
warnings Harry got were both about using magic in a muggle environment.  The
hover charm was used in a muggle household, and the patronus was in a muggle
neighborhood and in the presence of a muggle, or something like that (best I
can do without looking it up.)

So kids from wizarding families would be using magic from the time they were
small in their own homes and families.  Wizard kids in muggle families, of
course, would have different rules.

Vivamus

P.S. Snickersqueak wants me to mention that cats grow up using magic, too.