Hermione

[susanbones2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 150463

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "walter_link2000" 
<walter_link2000 at ...> wrote:
>
> Yeah, this is a little late, but why doesn't Hermione get in trouble 
> for using magic on the train or in Diagon Alley? Just a thought, 
> fixing Harry's glasses isn't a big deal but it's still underaged 
> using magic...
> 
> "walter_link2000"
>
Jen D. here,
My thought on this is that as Dumbledore explained to Harry, the MOM 
can detect when magic is happening but can not tell who is doing it. 
When Harry was at Privet Dr., they knew he was the only wizard on the 
premises so when the Violet Pudding went flying, they made the obvious 
assumption (wrongly, of course) that Harry had done the deed. In 
Diagon Alley, there are so many wizards and witches, the MOM most 
probably relies on parents (as DD said they do in private homes) to 
police their children. So the MOM would know someone was doing magic 
but not specifically who. Now as for the train, I don't have such a 
tidy theory. Perhaps it's a small no-man's-land where prefects are 
supposed to police against the worst offenses but still, things get 
through, like the hexing of Draco and pals. That I don't understand. 
Does anyone else have an idea?
Jen D.