Magic before Hogwarts / in wizard homes (was RE: "Conjured" food)

[Vivamus]

No: HPFGUIDX 118154


> Potioncat:
> No, I'm talking about in GoF, when Harry and Hermione were staying 
> at the Weasleys around the time of the World Cup.  (It happens again 
> in OoP at 12GP when the twins use every possible opportunity to use 
> magic now that they can.) I remember thinking it was strange that 
> they couldn't do magic in their own homes for household purposes.

Vivamus:
Okay, Potioncat, I surrender to the canon.  Point made.

> >>Vivamus 
> > What about all the kids who know lots of magic <snip> before 
> > they even come to Hogwarts? <snip> If none of them could 
> > use any magic at all before coming to Hogwarts, and it was 
> > monitored by the Ministry, it would strain credibility.
> snip
> 
> Potioncat:
> Well, when you get down to it, the whole thing is very inconsistent 
> in the books.  I was mainly interested in the rule itself rather 
> than the monitoring of it.
> 
> Of course in the RW kids are not supposed to drink alcohol, smoke, 
> drive cars...but some do. Some of those get caught and some don't.

I expect that's exactly what it is.  It still begs the question of why most
of them don't get caught, which hearkens back to the MoM only watching
outside WW homes.

Vivamus