Truly International Secrets?(was Re: African Prince)

[justcarol67]

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Dharma wrote:
> 
> Obviously I did not clarify my question significantly.  My question 
> goes to how global the "International Statute" really is.  An 
> agreement between 10 countries would be international, but not 
> inclusive of all Wizarding communities.  
> 
> There are places in the world where magic is part of the 
> cultural/social/political leadership.  Are these cultures/states 
> included?  Is there any evidence that all Wizarding communities 
> adhere to the Statute of Secrecy?  Is there evidence that there are 
> communities wherein Wizards and Muggles live together?

Carol responds:
I don't know how extensive the International Statute of Secrecy is,
but the answer to your last question is yes. If Hogsmeade is theonly
all-wizarding village in Britain, there must be many such communities.
Even Godric's Hollow, which I take to be the name of a village and not
the house itself (even though English country houses sometimes have
names, or used to, a house would not be called a "hollow"), is at
least partly a Muggle community. And 12 Grimmauld Place, IIRC, is in a
*London* neighborhood wedged between two Muggle houses. And have you
noticed the ads in JKR's Rumours section for an alarm to warn against
interruptions by Muggle neighbors? I don't think the ad is wholly
tongue in cheek.

Carol