[HPforGrownups] Re: Hermione doing magic

[Jeremiah LaFleur]

No: HPFGUIDX 167976

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com <HPforGrownups%40yahoogroups.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.
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Jeremiah:
Well, in this thread there have been a lot of excellent recollection.
However, what I recollect is this: First years are not notified that
performing magic outside of school is forbidden. So, really, when she
wnetions she has tried some outside of school in PS/SS i guess it is
"technically" ok.

Also, regardless of where she may or maynot have actually performed magic
before she left for Hogwarts the first time... I woudl think she'd be so
inept (as would any first year) that she would be hard pressed to do
anything really horrible and detrimental to the WW.

And, yes, Tandra. I'm sorry to say that you are confusing the movies and the
books. It's ok. We all do from time to time.

Not only that, but JKR has said there are some technical glitches here and
there. Also, if I were in the Ministry and knew Hermione had done something
"wrong" I'd tread very carefully in persuing her, assuming I knew the girl.
She's very clever and knowledgable.


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