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[justcarol67]

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Peg wrote:
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> DD is just as responsible.  If he can address an envelope to "Harry 
> Potter, The Cupboard Under the Stairs, 4 Privet Drive" he can sure as 
> h@@@ keep track of how Harry's being treated and use the odd Howler 
> to ensure that certain minimum standards are being met. <snip>

Carol responds:
IIRc, it's McGonagall who sends out the letters to soon-to-be Hogwarts
students. Also, I'm wondering about the address on the letters. Does
McGonagall actually know that Harry's "room" is the cupboard under the
stairs (and that it's later changed to the smallest bedroom, then a
cheap motel, and then the hut on the rock)? Or do the lstters
magically address themselves?

Remember, Harry sends a letter addressed to Padfoot (no address) and
tells Hedwig that Padfoot is Sirius, trusting her to find him without
knowing even which country Sirius is hiding in.

Carol, who is not at all sure that DD (or McGonagall) actually knew
about the cupboard under the stairs