From: tsbrueni@dcn.davis.ca.us
On Wednesday, October 17, 2001 at 2:00:22 PM UTC-7, Karen wrote:
> In article <9qb21e$c8j$1@saltmine.radix.net>, Richard Eney
> wrote:
>
> Ronald Weasley said:
> > > >"Mum found this stack of order forms when she was cleaning Fred and
> > > >George's room," said Ron quietly. "Great long price lists for stuff
> > > >they've invented. Joke stuff, you know. Fake wands and trick sweets,
> > > >loads of stuff. It was brilliant, I never knew they'd been inventing
all
> > > >that . . ." "We've been hearing explosions out of their room for ages,
but
> > > >we never thought they were actually making things," said Ginny. "We
> > > >thought they just liked the noise."
> >
> > >No mention of where and when in this quote.
>
> But I'd wager they were doing magic in their room. It's a safer bet
> than the one they risked in GoF.
>
> >
> > >>"Accio! Accio! Accio!" she shouted, and toffees zoomed from all sorts
> > >>of unlikely places, including the lining of George's jacket and the
> > >>turn-ups of Fred's jeans. "We spent six months developing those!"
> > >>Fred shouted at his mother as she threw the toffees away.
> >
> > >This actually prooves that they don't make jokes and candy exclusively
> > >during the summer holiday, because it doesn't last six months.
> >
> > Good thinking! That does take care of the apparent conflict between their
> > jokes and the restriction on underage wizardry after starting school.
>
> But it is possible that even these two respect the lows on underage
> wizardry. In actuality, this is most likely a case of selective low
> enforcement, as unfair as that may seem, the muggleborns would be even
> more upset if they were the only ones required to take hame the letter.
> And it's much easier just to magicopy and distribute one for each kid
> in the school.
I bet that Draco can do whatever he wants in the summer!
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