[HPforGrownups] Support for parents of Muggleborns; Magic late in life

[Marion Ros]

No: HPFGUIDX 158115

BAW:
How do we know that there isn't such a system? Hermione's parents 
don't seem to be phased. Perhaps the Dursleys are a special case; 
perhaps one of the conditions on which Petunia accepted him was that 
there be NO contact with the Wizardling world until it was time for 
Harry to go to Hogwarts.



Marion:
We've never seen Hermino's parents. Not even when Hermione (and Colin Creevey) is petrified by a basilisk and in hospital for *months* do we ever see or hear from Hermione's parents. For all we know (and it isn't such a leap of faith either) Hermione's parents (and Colin's) were never *told* that their daughter and only child was petrified. Maybe this isn't something reserved for Muggle parents either. Magybe Hogwarts has a policy of 'whatever happens in Hogwarts *stays* in Hogwarts'. We never hear of Montegue's parents visiting *him* when he's debilitated in hospital either. But Montegue is a very, very minor character. Hermione is One Of The Three.
We know all about Harry's parents, even though they're dead.
We know all about Ron's parents, indeed there isn't a book in which they do not star and where Ron does not constantly talk about his family.
We know *nothing* about Hermione's parent, except that they are both dentists. Hermione *never* talks about them. She even forgoes many a holiday with them in favour of staying in Hogwarts over Christmas with Ron and Harry and staying at the Weasleys over summerhols. We know from JKR that they are supportive of their daughter's witch-hood (witch-dom? witch-ness?) but Hermione, for all her 'save the house-elves' campaigns isn't so mouthy when it comes to tell her classmates about her muggle parents. Is she embarressed by their Muggle-ness?

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