From: tsbrueni@dcn.davis.ca.us   
      
   On Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at 12:08:05 PM UTC-7, Sue H wrote:   
   > On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:45:36 -0700, Cindy Hamilton   
   >  wrote:   
   >    
   > >On Aug 7, 12:36 pm, mrcreosote  wrote:   
   > >> Ok, you all focus mainly on how to explain for family, friends and   
   > >> neighbours, but i惴 more concerned about the authoroties. Fine.  But i   
   > >> 惴 more concerned about authorities! Big brother is watching you! You   
   > >> can愒 hide!!   
   > >>   
   > >> Basically, a magic child with muggle parents "dissapeare" from this   
   > >> world at age 11. Authorities today has computer register about   
   > >> everyone and everything, health, taxes, income, purchases, welfare,   
   > >> schools, etc.  Authoroties would notice if a child suddenly   
   > >> dissapeared!!  Sure, MoM can erase peoples memories, but how can they   
   > >> affect computer files and registers, when they don愒 even know how   
   > >> computers work?   
   > >   
   > >A boatload of children "disappear" from the Detroit Public Schools   
   > >every year.  Some transfer to other schools, some simply drop out.   
   > >The DPS simply don't account for all of them; they've got other   
   > >things to do.   
   > >   
   > >There's no reason why Hermione's parents can't continue to claim her   
   > >on their taxes.  It's not as if Inland Revenue comes and counts the   
   > >dependents.  (Assuming, of course, that children represent a tax   
   > >deduction in the U.K.)   
   >    
   > That's right; in the US, as long as you pay for 50% of a persons   
   > living expenses, if you are guardian or have some relation to them,   
   > you can claim them on your taxes.  Or if they live under your roof for   
   > 6 months and you are helping to support them and can prove it   
   > (legally).  In Hermoine's case, they are paying for her school   
   > tuition, transportation, food and such.  They are supporting her and   
   > therefore can claim her.     
      
   Do the Dursleys claim Harry Potter as a dependent?  If so, how?  Harry lives   
   with them only a few weeks a year, and they don't spend much money on him when   
   he's at Hogwarts!   
      
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