Did Hermione's parents know she was a witch?

Mr and Mrs Granger – we're never told their first names – were introduced to the wizarding world in much the same way that most Muggles are: they received a letter from Hogwarts, which revealed their daughter to be a Muggle-born witch. According to Hermione, the news came as a surprise, but her parents were supportive.

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Do Hermione's parents know she is magic?

Originally Answered: Were Hermione's parents aware that she was a wizard? No they sent her to Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry oblivious to the fact that it is a school of magic.

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Did Hermione's parents remember her?

According to The Leaky Cauldron, when a fan asked if Hermione made sure that her parents could remember her again, Rowling said, "she brought them home straight away." This is good news, as it's awful to imagine Hermione's parents never remembering who she is or ever seeing her again.

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How can Hermione be a witch when her parents are Muggles?

Well, Hermione gets the chance to study at Hogwarts because she is a witch. She is magical. Even though she is muggle-born and has no wizarding ancestry, magic is a recessive trait carried by both of her parents or some sort of gene mutation.

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How old was Hermione when she found out she was a witch?

Upon turning eleven, Hermione was happily surprised to learn that she was a witch and was therefore invited to attend Hogwarts.

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When Did Hermione Find out That She's a WITCH? - Harry Potter Explained

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How is Hermione the heir of Slytherin?

Her real parents were Daneel and Dean Novak, Pureblooded wizards. Turns out Daneel was Tom Riddles younger sister, Daneel Riddle. Of course, the Riddles were related to Salzar Slytherin himself, and this made Hermione the living heir of Slytherin. The problem with being a female Slytherin heir, is that they're cursed.

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How did Hermione's parents react to magic?

Mr and Mrs Granger – we're never told their first names – were introduced to the wizarding world in much the same way that most Muggles are: they received a letter from Hogwarts, which revealed their daughter to be a Muggle-born witch. According to Hermione, the news came as a surprise, but her parents were supportive.

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What happens if a witch marries a Muggle?

As a wizard or witch married to a Muggle, you can live and work with magic while enjoying the many Muggle cultural perks. You get the best of both worlds, as you'd have eckeltricity and fellytones to make your spouse happy, and you'd still get to send off owls and use Floo Powder.

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Is one of Hermione's parents a squib?

Family Lineage

Though nominally a Muggle-born witch, Hermione is descended from the Dagworth-Granger family through her father's squib heritage.

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Why is Hermione not a Ravenclaw?

Hermione was a prominent example of this as, on the surface, she appeared like someone who would fit right into Ravenclaw. But beyond her interests, her values define her as someone with a take-charge personality and bravery to spare. Unlike Ravenclaws, she didn't apply knowledge in unique ways.

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Why were Hermione's parents in Australia?

She made them believe that they were called Wendell and Monica Wilkins, a couple with a desire to go to Australia and live there. She did this in order to keep them safe should the Death Eaters come after them.

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Who betrayed the Order of the Phoenix?

The Deathly Hallows Part I begins with a whole bunch of double-crossing and betrayals. Snape betrays the Order of the Phoenix. A guy from the Ministry of Magic becomes a Death Eater, which is probably how the Ministry ends up falling. And that's just the beginning of the movie.

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Why did Hermione obliviate her parents but Harry didn t?

Hermione obliviated them to keep them safe. She didn't want them to be taken by the Death Eaters, and they would be safer if they knew nothing.

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Is Harry Potter a pure Blood?

Harry himself is a half-blood, since his pure-blood father, James, married a Muggle-born witch named Lily, and his maternal grandparents were Muggles.

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Who is the lady floating in Deathly Hallows?

Charity Burbage floats helplessly above a dinner table, as if paralysed. She begs Snape to help her. Voldemort point his wand at her, and a green light erupts out of its end. The light hits Charity, and she falls down on to the table dead, her eyes open and her face splattered with droplets of blood.

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Can Hermione undo the Obliviate spell?

Can Hermione reverse the obliviate spell on her parents? Yes!

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Is Aunt Petunia a Squib?

The fan asked the author if Aunt Petunia was a Squib (a non-magical person who is born to at least one magical parent) and Rowling replied: "Good question. No, she is not, she is not a Squib. She is a Muggle.

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Are squibs allowed in Hogwarts?

In regard to the HP novels, most of the theory comes to fruition inside of Hogwarts. Squibs are forbidden from attending the school on the grounds that, since they have no magical abilities, they could not survive at the school of magic.

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Is Albus Severus a Squib?

Albus Severus is the main character in "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child." He's the ugly duckling of the family, is sorted into Slytherin, befriends Scorpius Malfoy, and isn't good at magic. He's nicknamed "Albus Potter, the Slytherin Squib."

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Why can't wizards marry non wizards?

Though the no-majs who had learned secrets were Obliviated, no one in the wizarding community felt safe. So, President Rappaport brought about Rappaport's Law, which “enforced strict segregation between the No-Maj and wizarding communities. Wizards were no longer allowed to befriend or marry No-Majs.

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Can Muggles enter Hogwarts?

imaginative. Wizarding society is kept hidden from Muggle society through a vast and complex range of concealment charms. If a Muggle were to look at Hogwarts, for example, all they would see is a ruin with signs telling them to keep out.

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What happens if a Muggle-born and a half-blood have a child?

The child will be a half-blood. Rather than the blood status of the individual parents, their entire ancestry is taken into account when blood status is given. For example, both James and Lily and magical, but Harry is still a half-blood. This is because Lily's ancestry is full of muggles.

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Did Hermione undo the obliviate on her parents?

Another aspect of the charm not shown in the movie is whether Hermione reverses it. In the Harry Potter book series, it's clear that Hermione finds her parents and undoes the magic. Additionally, author J.K. Rowling stated in a webchat that, “Yes, she brought them home straight away.”

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Can Hermione reverse the obliviate on her parents?

Hermione didn't obliviate her parents memories, she modified them so that if she survived the war she would be able to find them and remove the modification. Obliviate is a permanently altering someone's memory and therefore can not be undone.

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Why are Hermione's parents in Diagon Alley?

Hermione's parents accompany her to Diagon Alley when she goes to meet Ron and Harry to buy supplies for the coming school year. They seem like nice people – maybe a bit nervous around magic, but willing to give anything a try.

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