What is the legal age in the wizarding world?

We’re told in the Harry Potter series that wizards are considered legal adults at the age of 17.

Does the wizarding world have lawyers?

A third-party with legal knowledge might speak on behalf of a defendant, fulfilling a similar role to that of a modern barrister. However, no wizarding lawyers seemed to exist, and the practise of having a spokesperson on behalf of a defendant appeared to be rare.

Is Harry Potter a classist?

At first sight, the class system in the Harry Potter books may appear simple and straightforward. The main clash of classes seems to be between muggles and wizards. However, even the wizarding world of Harry Potter is strictly stratified into classes.

What makes Muggles different from wizards?

As Rowling explained it, the difference between wizards and Muggles was the presence of a magic gene, making the ability to cast spells hardly any different than the ability to dunk a basketball. That was an important distinction, because it meant that despite their abilities, wizards and witches were very much human.

What is Rappaport’s Law?

Rappaport’s Law enforced strict segregation between the No-Maj and wizarding communities. Wizards were no longer allowed to befriend or marry No-Majs. In short, Rappaport’s Law drove the American wizarding community, already dealing with an unusually suspicious No-Maj population, still deeper underground.

What makes Muggles different from Wizards?

Is Cho Chang a real name?

Cho Chang is a Chinese character, and yet her name is made up of a Korean surname (Cho) and Chinese surname (Chang, which is also the romanization of a Korean surname too).

Why didn’t the other schools help Hogwarts?

After he was killed, the Ministry or Magic and Hogwarts was under control of Voldemort and therefore, who might have thought of fighting before may have dropped this idea to stay safe. Since other schools had nothing to do with the war, they wouldn’t have considered getting involved in that.

How do muggle borns get their Hogwarts letter?

When Muggle-born witches and wizards reached the age of eleven in the British wizarding community, their Hogwarts acceptance letters were delivered in person by a member of the staff, instead of by owl post (the usual postal system for wizards and witches).