WHen James and Lily were killed, Sirius instantly knew that Peter had sold them out to Voldemort. He knew he had to go after Peter, so he let Harry go to Dumbledore's keeping. Sirius also knew that Dumbledore would think that he betrayed the Potters, and with Dumbledore being the most powerful wizard, knew that Harry would be safe in his keeping from the death eaters still out there.
I wonder what exactly counts as a breach of the Underage Wizardry Act.
For instance, I notice in PS that Hermione said that she had tried a few spells during the period before she went to Hogwarts. Perhaps, those are not counted as rule-breaking because she wasn't in Hogwarts yet.
But I wonder if simple things like "lumos" are under this Act. From the movie, it doesn't seem to be so.
And I guess this means no practising of spells when you're away from school as well.
Another thing: I wonder why Dumbledore didn't see through Quirell earlier? I suppose even the most powerful of wizards could not see that someone is possessed or sharing his body with another soul... scary isn't it?
To add to varra's question, how can people, like the Weasleys, who live in a magic house, avoid under age magic. Like Ginny was riding broomsticks at age six, Fred and George have explosions coming from their room, etc.
Perhaps underage magic is harder to detect in an all magic household.
Hermione practiced spells before she came to Hogwarts. They did not learn that doing magic at home was against the rules until the end of their first year. I do not think they were warned before that because they had no training.
heather15644 said this in post #64 : To add to varra's question, how can people, like the Weasleys, who live in a magic house, avoid under age magic. Like Ginny was riding broomsticks at age six, Fred and George have explosions coming from their room, etc.
But, riding a broom in itself isn't doing magic, it is taking advantage of a magical object. Maybe Fred and George were just mixing stuff together, that's not inherently magical.
Smack of God said this in post #66 :
But, riding a broom in itself isn't doing magic, it is taking advantage of a magical object. Maybe Fred and George were just mixing stuff together, that's not inherently magical.
Sorry I missed that part. Smack of God is correct. Welcome to the forum Smack of God.
06-26-2004 07:34 PM
