How do Hogwarts' muggle-borns drop off the radar?

[redlena_web]

No: HPFGUIDX 127795


> Sandra87b wrote:
> If my sister took her kids out of school, she'd have to inform 
> certain authorities, and demonstrate that they are receiving an 
> education at either another school, or private tutorship. They 
> would have to have exams and reach formal levels to show
> that everything is going well.
> So when, for example, the Potters and the Grangers send their 
> Harry and Hermione off to Hogwarts, what do they tell the local 
> authorities?

RedLena:
Since the Muggle-born/raised students like Harry and Hermione 
are transferring to Hogwarts, a *magic* school, I would presume 
that the explanation of their disappearance from the Muggle 
school system would be magical.

Memory charms, magically altered documents and the like, 
possibly by some office of the Ministry of Magic, could be used to 
adjust the records of a particular student who otherwise would 
seem to have "disappeared." Perhaps the records would even 
be expunged... removing any reference to the particular child, so 
there'd be no reason for any Muggle authority to seek out the 
records of said child.

For anyone who might think this is unlikely because of the effort 
involved in locating the appropriate documents and people to 
"adjust," remember that potentially Hogwarts-bound children are 
identified upon birth.  Those responsible for the magical altering 
of the small portion of students for whom this would be 
necessary would have 11 years in which to track where the 
efforts would be needed.

Anyway, that's my idea, any comments?

-- RedLena