Is There Alternating Current in Harry's World?

[Carol]

No: HPFGUIDX 184181

Sarah wrote:
> <snip>
> What I always wanted to know is how Kingsley was able to handle a
high level desk job so efficiently.  He used the word "firelegs" a
year earlier, and now he suddenly knows Windows 95?

Carol responds:
I always thought that Kingsley was using "firelegs" on purpose as part
of his pretense that he and Arthur aren't on intimate terms. It gives
Arthur the chance to publicly correct him (in the next breath
whispering that Molly is making meatballs and inviting Kingsley to
dinner).

I suspect that Kingsley, as part of the Muggle Prime Minister's
bodyguard, knows perfectly well what firearms are. Also, he seems to
be one of the few Wizards who can pass easily as a Muggle. Possibly
he's Muggle-born or, more likely, Half-Blood, and, like his friend
Dumbledore, he probably reads the Muggle papers. (Maybe he even
watches television when he has the opportunity. 

As for Windows 98, it's not that difficult to learn to use a computer
as an adult. I'm guessing that Kingsley is about the same age as Snape
and Lupin, and I learned to use Windows 95 and Netscape and e-mail
when I was older than they are in DH. (OMG, I hear everyone thinking,
she must be OLD!!!) Of course, he may very well help things along by
magic, as Ron did in getting his Muggle driver's license.

Carol, who suspects that Kingsley can manage red tape and paperwork at
least as well as most Muggles