Hermione doing magic

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 167853

zanooda:
> 
> 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. 

Pippin:
She needn't have been at home.  I can see Hermione trying a few spells
for practice in Ollivanders itself as she was shopping for her first wand, especially 
if she'd already purchased her books. But I think she could have done magic
legally anywhere in Diagon Alley as a prospective first year. As term hadn't 
started yet, she wouldn't be subject to Hogwarts rules, and as it's 
not a Muggle area, she wouldn't be subject to the Reasonable Restriction either.

Pippin