Hating Dark Arts (was re James' essence...)

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 154355


> WhirledGirl:
> 
> Now Finwitch's problem, was James instructed by his dad (or his 
mum,
> right?) to hex anyone who annoyed him?;
...
> Let's not forget also that James came from a wizarding family, and
> that the parents in an all magical family are responsible for
> regulating whether their children actually use magic out of school.
> And while Harry's use of magic against Aunt Marge *was* accidental,
> it was also reversible. This would surely be true if it happened at
> Hogwarts, esp. with the teachers fully grown witches and wizards.
> Imo, they would be able to rectify any accidental magic, so this is
> not valid..'reason' for James to take out his frustration/hatred of
> Snape in the way he does.

Finwitch:

Well, my little speculation of that early accident (11 or so) is 
that it required *Special* knowledge/things to rectify - Fire 
perhaps - and while you can quite easily use that paste to heal 
burns, fire also has tendency to spread rather uncontrollably. And 
the simple fire-freezing-charm that would prevent the fire from 
causing destruction WOULD, OTOH, gain attention from Muggles... (and 
you know what the MOM thinks of that.)

I suppose the Potters were living in a neighbourhood near Muggles. 
(Godric's Hollow maybe?) And unlike Blacks, they didn't place any 
Muggle-repelling charms in place...

So I'd say they had reason for James not to have magical accidents 
during vacations. (or pre-Hogwarts, for that matter. But they had 
better knowledge than the Dursleys on how to do that..)

Finwitch