On Fri, 26 January 2001, Catlady wrote:

<<<DIAGON ALLEY
I assume that one job of the barman and/or wait staff of the Leaky Cauldron is to lead Muggle-born new students to the back wall and open it for them. Tom would insist on seeing the Hogwarts letter first, so it
wouldn't do any good for us to borrow an 11 year old and try to pass himer off as a Muggle-born new student...>>>

I would like to recommend Jim Ferer's (Dadgrid) fanfic "The Letter" to any and all who is/are curious abut how the muggle-born contend with the discovery of witchcraft and wizardry.  He's written a very plausible story about how people are introduced into this lifestyle.

Jeralyn, the Voicelady

"Never trust anything that can think for itself if you 
can't see where it keeps it's brain!"
Arthur Weasley, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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