3.8.1 Magical Ability

[dungrollin]

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<spotthedungbeetle at h...> wrote:
>
> Having been confined to the house most of last week while
government-
> supporting youths displayed their love of Côte d'Ivoire by hurling
> Molotov cocktails at the UN, I have spent a higher-than-usual (and
> most profitable) amount of time on the internet. Under alarmingly
> surreal circumstances (read: influence of intoxicant[s]) I stumbled
> across http://www.beedogs.com, and had to go offline for a bit to
> recover.

Carolyn:
Alas, your link did not work, but am alarmed for your safety..should
you really stay out there??? [Loved the intrepid swamp pic by the
way..].

Dot:
Damn and blast! It should be http://www.beedogs.com with no bleedin' 
comma. Don't let it disturb you too much – once you've read the 
mission statement, you might prefer not to look at the pictures.

Should I stay here? That's the 64 million CFA question. I *think* 
I'm safe... sort of. I'm pretty sure that where I live is fine – 
we're miles away from potential hotspots in town. Admittedly, I did 
get a phone call from the ex-UK embassy wardens last week saying 
that the FCO travel advice for Côte d'Ivoire has been upgraded 
to "get out while you still can." And I've just had another call 
today, asking whether if the US evacuated, I would like to go too. 
But while last week's rioting was going on, all I could hear was 
birdsong, so it's kind of difficult to panic. I think I'll put aside 
a bottle of fine wine and a violin to keep me occupied while I watch 
Abidjan burn across the lagoon. 


> Continuing:
> - 8 refer to the identity of the muggle/squib who will exhibit
> magical ability late in life (do we need a code for this? There
> aren't many posts yet, but it's a recurring topic.)

Carolyn:
Shall we add something like 'Latent magical ability' under squibs?

Dot:
Yeah, that's a good idea, though I'd keep it under magical ability, 
because it's not certain the person in question is a squib rather 
than a muggle. I'll go back and have a look through squibs too, 
because I'm sure there are more posts in there.

Dot before:
> - 9 on the powers Voldy transferred to Harry at GH (is there a
> convenient code for this? I can't find one that isn't very 
general.)
Carolyn then: Anne has one: 2.5.1.5
Anne: if those 9 posts have my name as the reviewer, it means I 
already rejected them. If not, stick 'em in where Carolyn says.
Dot now: Ok, done.

Dot wanted to put
The 32 posts on whether muggles/squibs can make potions, can muggles 
use magical objects (broomsticks etc), and what are the differences 
(genotype/phenotype) between wizards and muggles...
into WW genetics, but...

Ginger:
Correct as usual, your Leaderness.  I have finished it and believe 
me, any (and I mean ANY) posts that are not in that category right 
now have been banished by a strong charm.  That category was a 
fright. (Was 206, now 134.) Many posts were over my head, so I kept 
those that didn't repeat what someone else had said.  <shudder>

Dot again:
Okay, so what should I do with them? I can leave them in magical 
ability, but they don't quite fit with the other posts, and they 
don't fit the definition terrifically well either. They make a 
relatively homogenous group – my notes tell me there's also some 
stuff about how magic originated, and whether kwikspell courses 
would work for squibs/muggles. Do we need another new code under 
magical ability for this? "Wizard/Muggle/Squib differences" perhaps. 

Dot
Ginger – get back on those meds, I want a daily digest of your 
dreams.