Hogwarts Homework -- Practicing Spells Away From School

[meriaugust]

No: HPFGUIDX 114254

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "gelite67" <gelite67 at y...> 
wrote:
> 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 
(although 
> it would make sense).  But, if that is the case, couldn't Harry 
have 
> been practicing a hovering charm in COS or the Patronus Charm in 
OOP? 
> How does the MOM distinguish b/w homework/practice and 
violations?  I 
> assume someone will say the MOM knows what spells are taught at 
each 
> level of school, but does that mean a student can't practice more 
> advanced magic, if he's able?
> 
> Angie

IIRC Hogwarts homework is mostly essays. We've never seen Harry have 
a practical homework lesson (such as "practice wingardium leviosa") 
though he did have History of Magic essays in PoA. So maybe that's 
how they get around that one. 
Meri