Hogwarts Homework -- Practicing Spells Away From School

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 114284

--- 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.
The Dursleys obviously know about the wizard world, and Petunia claims
to have witnessed magic in her youth. The Dursleys have even witnessed
 magic, such as when the Weasleys came to the Dursleys via the Floo
Network, the ton-tongue toffee and the Mr. Weasleys spell to reverse
the effect. The Obliviators squads haven't come and erased their
memories of these events. Also note the the Obliviators DID come and
erase Aunt Marge's memory, but didn't take that opportunity to erase
the Dursley's as well.

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. 

Another example, Hermione's parents, they are pure muggle, yet they
not only know about the wizard world, they have actually entered it.

If Harry were of legal age and performed magic in front of the
Dursleys, I don't think that would be a breach of the Statue of
Secrecy because the magic world is not a secret to the Dursleys. 

So, there are reasonable exceptions to the Statue of Secrecy.

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

Steve/bboyminn (was bboy_mn)