Corrected entry: In the very beginning, Harry is performing the Lumos spell in his bedroom. He's underage, therefore he should be well aware that he's breaking the secrecy rule and should have been alerted to the Ministry, yet they only take notice of him when he 'blows up' his aunt.
Tailkinker
5th Apr 2009
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
12th Jul 2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Corrected entry: In the scene in Hagrid's hut when Harry, Ron and Hermione are leaving we can hear Cornelius Fudge say "the Hippogriff known as Buckbeak is to be executed at sundown." However they exit to execute him not even five minutes later, no where near sun down as the sun is visible in the sky.
Correction: The actual execution is to occur at sundown - therefore, all preparations for the event must occur prior to sundown. Buckbeak is merely tied up so that he can't wander off, he's not actually physically restrained in any significant way, and he's hardly likely to hold still while the executioner swings a large axe at his head. Hagrid is presumably required to tie Buckbeak more securely, so that Macnair can do his job - given that Buckbeak is hardly likely to be happy about this, this process may well take some time. Bear in mind the executioner's axe-swing was never aimed at Buckbeak - only the pumpkin due to being frustrated.
21st Dec 2003
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Corrected entry: In the last shot of the choir, near the end of the trailer, a girl in the second row, to the right of the screen, can be seen looking directly at the camera.
Correction: In the first shot of the choir, it can be seen that they're being conducted, apparently by Professor Flitwick, from a position immediately in front of them - i.e. roughly where the camera is in the final shot. It doesn't seem totally unreasonable that some of the singers might actually be looking at the conductor.
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Correction: They only intervene when he blows up his aunt, but that doesn't mean that they didn't notice when he used the Lumos spell. Regardless, the Ministry is shown to have discretion in these matters. Harry gets into trouble for blowing up his aunt because there are Muggles present, thus violating the Statute of Secrecy. The same applies in Order of the Phoenix, when he uses the Patronus charm with Dudley present. A student using a low-level spell with no Muggles present, thus not breaking the secrecy regulations, in a manner that clearly indicates that they're practicing, is not going to worry the Ministry.
Tailkinker ★
I would add that it's probably a homework assignment that he is allowed to do.