The Age Thing

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No: HPFGUIDX 111833

"Inge" <Elvishooked at h...> wrote:
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> Hermione ... as example (as muggleborn) once again.
> Nobody (other than her parents I guess) in her family know about 
her 
> being a witch and being at Hogwarts for 7 years. 
> How is she supposed to keep that a secret to her family and muggle-
> associates when she leaves Hogwarts?
> I mean - what is she supposed to do for a living then? An ordinary 
> muggle-job? Makes no sense then for her to spend 7 years learning 
all 
> sorts of wizardry - unless she'll apply for a job inside the WW - 
and 
> if that is what she does - how can she go on keeping it all a 
secret 
> to everyone she knows in the muggleworld?
> 
> Inge
-- From Karen:
Hermione has started separating herself from the Muggle world since 
CoS.  She doesn't go home for holidays (CoS, POA, GOF) or she returns 
to the WW after just a short break (OotP).  She was age 11 when she 
enter Hogwarts.  Her friends and extended family are those she meets 
at Hogwarts and in the WW.  She does not mention any Muggle friends 
to Harry and Ron.  

In PS/SS, Ted the newsman smiles when mentioning the owl sightings 
and showers of stars.  It has been mentioned that Ted could be a 
Muggle who is aware of the WW or a Muggle father of half-blood Tonks.

Muggles who have knowledge of the WW must have some exception from 
the Statue of Secrecy.  (Elves - Please bare with me on this none HP 
reference but it supports my point).  In the movie "Men In Black" 
Agent Kay says "A person is smart but people are stupid."  A muggle 
who has knowledge of the WW can react and interact rationally.  But 
Muggles as a group, would panic, demand magic solutions to their 
problems and be fearful of the WW power.  

IMO, the Statue of Secrecy has clauses in it to deal with Muggles who 
are related or marry a member of the WW. Otherwise Seamus, Justin, 
Tonks, etc would never have been born.

-Karen