I think for the time being Malfoy wants this to happen and chose to accept Harry’s right to enter an agreement...but if something goes wrong, I wouldn’t put it past Lucius to spin this into an invalid contract due to Harry’s age. Or maybe Harry has done so many crazily adult things so far this actually feels perfectly normal, not only to the readers, but the characters.
From what we have seen so far, it would rather appear that Harry’s signature is just as valid as if he had been an adult. He can be overruled by Dumbledore but it is not required that Dumbledore signs the papers for him.
I don’t think we’ve seen evidence that normal minors can make and enter contracts—I think Harry’s just been implicitly granted an exception to all the rules of normal minors because he’s the Chosen One. But the bad thing about implicit agreements is that the ones with official power can revoke them when convenient and the other party has no recourse.
I do not recall Harry or Hermione requiring adult input to enter their contract except for McGonagall advising them on the form and possibility of such contract. Granted, it was overseen by the Wizengamot and their legal guardian, but if they could not have done it legally by themselves, we should have seen Dumbledore’s explicit approval instead of just lack of overruling it.
I think for the time being Malfoy wants this to happen and chose to accept Harry’s right to enter an agreement...but if something goes wrong, I wouldn’t put it past Lucius to spin this into an invalid contract due to Harry’s age. Or maybe Harry has done so many crazily adult things so far this actually feels perfectly normal, not only to the readers, but the characters.
From what we have seen so far, it would rather appear that Harry’s signature is just as valid as if he had been an adult. He can be overruled by Dumbledore but it is not required that Dumbledore signs the papers for him.
I don’t think we’ve seen evidence that normal minors can make and enter contracts—I think Harry’s just been implicitly granted an exception to all the rules of normal minors because he’s the Chosen One. But the bad thing about implicit agreements is that the ones with official power can revoke them when convenient and the other party has no recourse.
I do not recall Harry or Hermione requiring adult input to enter their contract except for McGonagall advising them on the form and possibility of such contract. Granted, it was overseen by the Wizengamot and their legal guardian, but if they could not have done it legally by themselves, we should have seen Dumbledore’s explicit approval instead of just lack of overruling it.