Hogwarts Homework -- Practicing Spells Away From School

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No: HPFGUIDX 114326

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Matt" <hpfanmatt at g...> wrote:
> Angie asked:
> >>>> If the students are not allowed to do magic away 
> >>>> from Hogwarts, why don't they get into trouble for 
> >>>> practicing spells during the summer? It seems like 
> >>>> they are required to do that, but I haven't seen/
> >>>> heard any mention of an exception to the rules for 
> >>>> doing homework

>Steve wrote:
<snip> 
> Possibly students only do written homework over the summer, and no
> spell practice.  (We certainly have not seen Harry doing any 
practical
> homework.)  Possibly there is an exception for homework, but the
> assignments get communicated to the Ministry so that they know that
> the spells are permitted.  Possibly the Ministry conflates the two
> rules (as Harry sometimes seems to do) and only punishes underage
> magic if it is done in front of Muggles.  


Angie's still clueless:
Well, Hermione's parents are Muggles, and she apparently practiced 
spells before she ever set foot at Hogwarts.  Hermione told Ron adn 
Harry in SS, the first time she met them, "I've tried a few simple 
spells, just for practice and it's all worked for me."