Re: guardians and permissions

On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 19:18:34 GMT, Thom Madura
<Thom-Madura@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Richard Eney wrote:
>> In article <QgZsf.204187$qk4.84263@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>> Thom Madura <Thom-Madura@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>JMD wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Someone already talked about it on this group--Harry needed a permission to
>>>>go to Hogsmeade and it would have to be a permission from his aunt and uncle
>>>>Dursley, not from everyone else. However, it seems somehow he did not need a
>>>>permission from them to attend Hogwarts. In fact, he's attending Hogwarts
>>>>DESPITE their objection to him going there. That really doesn't make sense.
>>>
>>>Harry was on the list from the day he was born according to Hagrid. As
>>>far as we know - his attendance could have been part of his parents
>>>wishes. We already know from Sirius that Wizards do leave wills. There
>>>could have been arrangements in the will for Harry attending Hogwarts.
>>
>>
>> According to JKR (interview), there's a magic quill that writes down
>> the names of all children who are born with magic. According to another
>> interview, all children who show magic before their eleventh birthday
>> will receive a letter. There's a small inconsistency there, which might
>> hint that children who don't show magic before age eleven don't get a
>> letter, and if they show some magic later, maybe they have to get
>> special tutoring or something, but more likely it's just JKR being
>> inconsistent again. But either way, _every_ magic baby's name is
>> down from birth! So Hagrid's statement while dramatic sounding, is
>> not all that impressive. Stan Shunpike's name was down from birth,
>> too.
>>
>> =Tamar
> While that is correct - It still remains that he coud have gone to
>hogwarts based on the wishes of his parents - and his guardians
>(Remembering that his legal guardian was Sirius - but he was not in
>postiion to perform that duty.) - the Dursleys - may not have had a say
>in the matter at all.

And Dd said he was in charge of providing for Harry after the
surviving. he simply made sure Harry would be allowed as he prepared
his future.
.

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