Harry in the Graveyard in GOF

[David]

No: HPFGUIDX 150097

jjs21theo wrote:
> When Harry was in the Graveyard he was outside of school.  Why
> wasn't the ministry aware that he was performing magic and why
> didn't they respond as they had in the past?


"David" <eastbaydavej at yahoo.com> writes:

DD answers this in the same book I think..  The ministry knows when 
magic is used, but not who used it. In the case of Harry himself being 
blamed for what Dobby did, they knew magic was used at the house and 
assumed it was Harry. DD goes on to say that for the most part, the 
ministry depends upon the parents of young wizards and witches to 
enforce the law. 

The real question is...... since they can detect magic being used etc.. 
why can people get away with performing the 3 unforgivable curses so 
readily. You'd figure those would set off any alarms like mad and send 
the whole ministry within seconds.