Is Petunia magical?/Mrs. Figg

[Michael Perry]

No: HPFGUIDX 160447

Michael Perry <mperry at efn.org> wrote:
> > I should imagine that Hogwarts is protected by various spells...
including
> > being Unmappable.

Random832:
> Actually - I think it's stated that the other two schools are
> unplottable but Hogwarts is not. (though, we've never seen anyone try
> to put anything on a map, which failure is the only stated effect of
> unplottable, and thus the only way of knowing something is unplottable
> other than being told directly)

Michael Perry:
> > I should assume, if a person (non-magical) somehow found
> > their way there and saw it, it would look like a ruin. (I seem to recall
> > that, also.)

Random832:
> Right. from the outside, from a distance, and with a strong suggestion
> not to approach closer. There's no reason to think that if they were
> brought onto the grounds they wouldn't then be "inside" the illusion,
> and able to function as normally as Filch can.

Michael Perry:
> > There are magical things that even Muggles can see... but they ignore
them.

Random832:
> Actually - the only person who actually says that is Stan Shunpike -
> who isn't exactly the most educated person in the series. Vernon
> doesn't seem to have a problem noticing all kinds of things on 31 Oct 1981, certainly.

Michael Perry:
I would love to hear more. H says that there are numerous ways to hide the
school... including being unplottable. (Sorry about the unmappable...
unplottable would have a wider meaning.) She doesn't really go into
Hogwarts... and we don't get a clear clue, except it's very magical... such
as not being able to port into the school... and the flying car loses its
magic when approaching. We do know that folks can may be able to use the
flu network (or appear in fires) but apparently this is at a discretion.
>From this, I should assume that much of HW's security is based on the whims
of DD... that he's turned it from a properly protected site to a fortress,
impenetrable to most of V's influences... except those he allows. (W/o him,
HW's may be transparent to the talented.)

Some magic does work when approaching (or inside an outer barrier???) of the
school. Within the grounds proper, some flying spells work, while others
don't... or the car was not going to try flying again to escape spiders.

It's hard to say what the effect of viewing the school would be. There is
probably an anti-magic spell put on the school... so Muggles would simply
not want to be there. I'd assume there are stronger spells to keep magical
folk out, though the ministry somehow finds their way in, and DD can
probably "pop" out using his phoenix. HP certainly flies *away* from the
grounds using his own means, though perhaps he's away from the spell in the
forest. (Recall, that's where he meets one of the MM... at the edge of the
forest. Perhaps that's how all arrive... "teleport" to the forest then walk
to the castle.)

As for Stan, he's magical. Granted, he's a doof, but he's still magical.

Michael Perry