Underage Magic....

[doddiemoemoe]

No: HPFGUIDX 147465

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mandorino222" 
<mandorino222 at ...> wrote:
>
> finwitch said:
> > Harry is the only registered wizard in the neighbourhood, any magic
> > there would be presumed as Harry's doing.

Mandorino said: 
> 
> This actually bothers me a lot.  If they could detect magic, but did 
> not know what the source of the magic was (see Dobby in book 2), 
then 
> how can Tonks use magic to pack Harry's trunk in OotP without the 
> ministry detecting it and attributing it to Harry?
> 
> mandorino222

Doddie here:
 When I first read this in HBP. I simply thought this was a way to 
discriminate against muggleborns.  The enforcement of this law is 
unfair to many more besides Harry..  Although the ministry may keep 
closer tabs on privet drive than say Hermione's home(although a wizard 
may live in Hermione's neighborhood).

The ministry may not have detected Tonks packing Harry's trunk, or the 
disillusionment spell by mad-eye due to other stealth spells that may 
have been cast by order members that night--or, once harry was in 
trouble, the ministry felt there was no longer a need to keep a close 
a watch on privet drive.(perhaps one of the rescue party was on duty 
for the ministry that night(shaklebolt) hence it was not reported.

Doddie