BREAKING: Hermione Granger Was Never Prosecuted for Use of Illegal Extension Charm Kelly Conaboy · 06/24/15 03:15PM Since it occurred, J.K. Rowling has more or less kept silent on the topic of muggle-born Hermione Granger’s 1997 use of the Extension Charm on her small handbag. Today, for the first time in several hours, Rowling broke her silence.