Fandom Discussion -- Unanswerable Questions of the Potterverse!

[themostepotente]

Okay folks -- so this is where you go if you have a question that's been bugging the shite out of you.

Your fellow Potteraholics can respond or add a question of their own.

Let's begin by asking;

If you look at Sirius Black's wanted posters in the movie (a good close up if you're a dork like me and own the actual poster), you'll notice Sirius is holding a sign with the numbers (presumably) 390 and a bunch of symbols.

First and foremost, are we to assume that 390 is Sirius' prison number? Does this mean he's the 390th prisoner of Azkaban? Azkaban has been around for how long and with such a small number? If this is the case, I am truly impressed by the wizarding penal system.

Secondly, what the FUCK are those symbols supposed to denote? Is it some sort of weird sign language? Might the aliens have constructed Azkaban after baffling the Muggles with Stonehenge? (That was a joke, btw :P)

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Comments

[xylodemon.livejournal.com]

Ok, here's my question...

The Restriction Against Underaged Wizardry-- underaged wizards aren't allowed to do magic in front of Muggles, right?

Harry gets owls from the Ministry when Dobby floats the pudding out into the living room, and has to go to trial for protecting Dudley from the Dementors.

However, in book one, when the boys meet Hermione on the train, she says she has been practising all summer.

In front of her Muggle parents.

*boggle*

J

Bless the Beasts and the Children

[tytoalba.livejournal.com]

I don't think the rule applies to children before they begin attending Hogwarts, and maybe children who never get to go to Hogwarts. After all, would they be putting children on trial when they unintentionally use magic like when Harry let loose the snake at the zoo, or when Nevill bounced after his fall? After all, a kid can't be expelled if he's not even in a school to be expelled from.

[kangeiko]

I'm more curious about how Hermione gets away with fixing Harry's glasses all the time. And how come the Weasleys (esp. the twins) all do magic at home? I thought that the Restriction applied to all underage wizards and witches, not just those that are Muggleborn...