Magic by kids (was: "Conjured" food)

[Juli]

No: HPFGUIDX 118164


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> Potioncat:
> 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.


Juli:
Weird yes, but I think they can do magic, as long as
it is wandless magic; the twins did lots of magic at
home before their 17th birthday, just not charms with
a wand, they could do potions or whatever they did to
create their stuff.

> >>Vivamus 
> What about all the kids who know lots of magic
> (e.g., Snape and hexes) before they even come to 
> Hogwarts?  What about all the stories about kids
> hexing each other, charming objects (Ron's
> pillow/spider), etc., while growing up?  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


Juli:
I was just thinking what if kids can only get a wand
when they are accepted at Hogwarts, before then they
could do accidental magic (Ron's pillow, the girls at
the Quidditch Cup with brooms), or potions, reading,
whatever they like, as long as it's not 'active'
magic. I think it would be extremely hard for kids in
wizard families spending 11 years without doing any
magic, so I guess they must steal their parent's wand
and do some little meaningless magic but still
illegal, I just don't think the MoM pays much
attention to it.

Juli