Muggles/Squibs and Potions (was - Re: Magic Laws)

[Vicki Granger]

No: HPFGUIDX 17514

> It actually does sound like anyone with the right
> ingredients, a caudlon (sp), and enough time on their
> hands can do it.  Muggles probably can't because they
> don't have the ingredients (e.g., unicorn hair).  I
> suspect, however, squibs can.

After thinking about this for a while I remembered the Kwikspell 
Course from CoS. It says "Madam Z. Nettles of Topsham writes: I had 
no memory for incantations and my POTIONS were a joke! Now, after a 
Kwikspell course, I am the centre of attention at parties and friends 
beg for the recipe for my Scintillation Solution!"

This suggests that maybe some magical ability is needed for potion 
brewing, apart from being able to aquire instruments/ingredients. 
Maybe certain utensils (is that the right word?) need to be charmed 
or something?

Of course, it could just be that the person had a memory problem (to 
many Memory Charms?) the Kwikspell 'cured' somehow...

~*Vicki*~