Hermione doing magic

[zanooda2]

No: HPFGUIDX 167830

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Tandra" <tkjones9 at ...> wrote:
>
> Ok so is it just me or does she seem to get away with doing magic
> outside of school? She fixed Harry's glasses on the train in the first
> book and in the middle of Diagon Alley in the second book (I'm sure
> there are more examples but as I am reading through the books again
> and am only on book 3, I don't have anymore right now LOL)
> 
> Did anyone else notice this or is it just me? And didn't she also
> mention practicing magic once she got her letter and then books in the
> first book?



Hermione did not fixed Harry's glasses on the train, and it was Arthur 
Weasley who did it in Diagon Alley. You are confusing the books with 
the movies, I'm afraid :-).

Hermione did mention practicing spells before going to school in SS/PS.
I personally think that they don't punish Muggleborn children for this, 
because they (the children) don't know that it's forbidden, as they 
haven't been to Hogwarts yet. After all, they did accidental magic all 
their lives, not knowing what it was. 

Kids get their first wands and spellbooks maybe a month before the 
school starts, and there is little chance that they'll manage to do  
spell even if they try (not everyone is Hermione, just remember their 
first transfiguration and charms lessons). So I think they are not 
warned not to use magic before school, because there is little chance 
that this will happen. And if they are not warned, they can't be 
punished. There was a discussion some time ago about this, where other 
theories were presented, but I can't remember the name of the thread.

As for doing magic on the Hogwarts Express, it seems to be allowed, at 
least we see it happen rather often (I don't want to give examples and 
spoil your rereading for you :-)). I think the students are considered 
at school from the moment they get on the train.

Hope it helps,

zanooda