I feel the issue bends both ways. On the one hand keeping magic a secret from Muggles is a crucial thing that should be respected by all witches and wizards, because as sad as it is true, many Muggles would want to take advantage of powers witches and wizards possess. There are already wizards and witches using their gifts for evil, adding a world of Muggles into the picture would only worsen that. However, I can see how it would be argued that there are many positive things that could benefit from the world-wide knowledge of magic and the wizarding community, such as certain medical issues for example.
That being said, those who are exposed to magic who do not possess it themselves from what we know is the parents of witches and wizards who would hopefully not take advantage of their son or daughter's powers and instead try to be supportive, but if other family members were to find out and let it slip to their friends they might not be the case, so my point is that the law is rather susceptible to circumstance and figuring out where the line is drawn is a tricky matter that does not always end up falling on the side of justice.
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Date: 2013-04-22 12:36 pm (UTC)That being said, those who are exposed to magic who do not possess it themselves from what we know is the parents of witches and wizards who would hopefully not take advantage of their son or daughter's powers and instead try to be supportive, but if other family members were to find out and let it slip to their friends they might not be the case, so my point is that the law is rather susceptible to circumstance and figuring out where the line is drawn is a tricky matter that does not always end up falling on the side of justice.
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