Hogwarts Homework -- Practicing Spells Away From School

gelite67 gelite67 at yahoo.com
Fri Oct 1 02:56:42 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 114327

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "gelite67" <gelite67 at y...> 
wrote:
> > ---
> > > Kethryn now -
> > > 
> > > Well, maybe the reason that George and Fred get away with it is 
> > because their parents are magic users?  <snip> [P]resumably, the 
MoM 
> > cannot tell who is actually the person doing the magic just that 
> > magic is being performed.  Maybe.
> 
>  
> > Angie replies:
> > 
> > This makes sense, but the attorney in me smells a discrimination 
> > suit. This sort of policy obviously discriminates against wizards 
> > who live in Muggle households!  :)
> 
> 
> bboyminn:
> 
> I have to believe that there are exceptions to the Statue of 
Secrecy.
> <snip>
Surely, in mixed muggle/wizard marriages, the wizard isn't required to
> keep his/her magical abilities for their spouse. Seamus's father 
seems
> fully aware that his wife is a witch, and it's reasonable that she
> doesn't hide her routine use of magic. 

Angie replies:
Good point.  Of course, I assume in a spousal situation, the wizards 
would be of age, so at least the provision against underage wizards 
doing magic away from HW wouldn't apply. 


bboymin wrote> 
> And for the record, I did see the 'smiley face' at the end of your
> statement.

Angie replies:  
:) 






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