[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: New title, Mark Evans, Lily and Petunia

[kemper mentor]

Thanks for responding.  
I read that JKR interview, but I'm not sure of the English to American translation of it.  I'm American.  She said that Lily's parents were of muggle parentage.  As an American I would say, "Lily's parents were Muggles."  Similarly, I would say, "Dean Thomas' parents are black" and not say, "Dean Thomas' parents are of black parentage."  Parentage seems to suggest parents or ancestors.  Maybe someone on the list can clear this up for me.
A Squib has no magical powers and neither does a a Muggle.  I know that the definition of Squib is "someone who was born into a wizarding family but hasn't got any magic powers." (CS)  We've also seen Squibs having special bonds with cats.  If the two mated and had non-magical offspring what would they be called.  What if one of the non-magical offspring could communicate with cats?    A Muggle doesn't hold conversations with kitties unless she is a bit coo-cooey.  I ask again, what is that offspring called?
 
Kemper
who should be sleeping but enjoys this topic

justcarol67 <justcarol67 at yahoo.com> wrote:
<kempermentor at y...> wrote:
> Carol,
> You wrote: I take JKR (or her narrator) at her word
> that they're Muggles and nothing but--especially after the Mark Evans

> I've been thinking of your theory.  And though Petunia might not be
a witch, maybe she can still be a Squib.  What do you call the
non-magical off-spring of a Squib and a Muggle?  Seriously, I want to
know.

Carol responds:

I was thrown for a moment because my snipped post and your response
were jammed together, with my original post at the bottom of the
message. I think I've got it sorted out now, and your part starts with
"I've been thinking of your theory," right? I'm responding on that
assumption.

Petunia can't be a squib because a squib, by definition, is the
nonmagical child of magical parents. Her nonmagical parents were
Muggles and so is she. Her witch sister, Lily, was a Muggleborn. (JKR
says something about this in one of her interviews. Sorry I don't have
the link handy.)

By the same definition, the nonmagical child of a Squib and a Muggle
would have to be a Muggle, since a Squib has to have at least one
magical parent, maybe two.

Carol






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