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Originally Posted by
Stubby Boardman 
I think anyone under 18 shouldn't be allowed to practices magic.
If they do, it should be done in a safe manner.
Practice Safe Magic I always say! When that wand is a tingling, make sure you aim it carefully!
I don't think all spells should fall under the one same rule though. For example, I don't see the problem with a 12-year-old levitating a cake, even if it had been Harry, who had done it.
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KendratheLion I think the underage magic law pertains more to muggle-borns or witches and wizards living with muggles than witches and wizards that have magical parents.
Indeed, who would notice if some under age did magic at the Burrow, for example? I don't see how Fred or George could keep themselves from using their wands during an entire summer holidays, even though we have no real proof, that they broke that law (and Molly would probably NOT be happy if they did). And even if they had broken it, they would hardly have been in any trouble with the ministry anyway, as long as the magic happened in a magical home. So it's a really unfair law.
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Originally Posted by KendratheLion
But I also think it's not cool that people that are underage can be blamed for magic done around them. It seems like sometimes the Ministry is just looking for someone to punish and uses the underage law to do so.
Umbridge sure used that law to get Harry into trouble. And yeah, like I said in my original post, if they can't tell the difference between a house elf's magic and a wizard's magic, the entire system with the Trace is just flawed anyway.