Hagrid's Magic (+ unschooled wizards)

[prep0strus]

No: HPFGUIDX 136934

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Cathy Drolet" <cldrolet at s...> 
wrote:

> CathyD now:
> Being just in the middle of a re-read of OotP, Hagrid is still 
*not* allowed to do magic in the open.  He says so when he's telling 
the Trio about his trip to find the Giants.  "We had to go 
slow, 'cause I'm not really s'posed ter use magic an' we knew the 
Ministry'd be lookin' fer a reason ter run us in." (pg 377 Can Ed)
> 


This is a good point - I was under the impression that Hagrid still 
couldn't do magic, even though he was cleared of the 'crime' that 
kept Dumbledore from hiring him has a professor.  The reason seemed 
to be that he didn't finish school - and there have been discussions 
relating to underage wizards... but what about the wizards who don't 
go to school?  JKR has said that not all wizarding kids accept the 
invitation to Hogwarts.  Our famous example is maligned Stan... so 
what really are the rules regarding doing magic when you are a 
wizard, are of age, but didn't complete school?  I can't imagine that 
all wizards who don't go to school are simply not allowed to do magic 
of any kind.  And yet... then why can't Hagrid simply get a new wand, 
take some night classes, and do magic out in the open?

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