[HPforGrownups] Magical Genes and Wands

[bitchboy]

No: HPFGUIDX 24156

you know, i hadn't thought about magic being a genetic thing.. that's
entirely possible.

i always reasoned that the difference between magical and non-magical
people would have to be a basic difference in brain chemistry (which goes
back to your gene theory!), occuring mostly on the left side, which is
logicality and math. 
typical humans only use 10% of their brain, so wizards must use a higher
percentage than that.

in essence, i think all wizards are math geniuses.
if you'll notice in the books, math isn't an offered class at hogwrts. this
is because, i believe, they don't need it.

i don't know how many of you reading this are into physics at all, but
scientists are begining to suggest that matter bends to the expectation of
the human mind; thus, we all form our own lives and realities based on our
perceptions.
dually, if someone posessed a remarkale understanding of all of this,
wouldn't it be possible for them to use their mind to direct their *own*
energy outward in the form of magic?

everything in life, our bodies - the chairs we sit on - is made up of
energy - particles of matter that vibrate of a certain frequency, making
them substancial, making them touchable.

if this knowledge was somehow naturally in a wizard's brain, then he could
use that knowledge and direct energy at will (with aid of their wands,
acting as a conducter). 

::shrugs::
that's my thoughts.

bitchboi

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Original Message
From: "Alfredo Ramrez"<bonds0097 at yahoo.com>
Subject: [HPforGrownups] Magical Genes and Wands
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 14:43:43 -0500

> Genes
>
>We supposedly suffer mutations every ten generations. Magical ability is
>likely the result of some mutation that appeared a long time ago. As is the
>case with mutations, it would only appear in a small amount of people. In
>fact, its quite likely that all magical people can be traced back to a
>small group of people. Perhaps a village or something like that. It doesnt
>make wizards inhuman; they simply possess a different gene. This is quite
>common; some people have a mutated gene in their fourth chromosome that
>causes Huntingtons disease. I couldnt begin to imagine which gene would
>receive the mutation; perhaps one in the second chromosome. It would simply
>be a different sequence of letters in the genes DNA.
>
>Of course, if everyone comes from a limited stock of original wizards, then
>having wizards breed purely with wizards would end up causing a whole lot
of
>genetic anomalies. Wizards have to breed with muggles. I cant really
>explain mudbloods (pardon the term) or squibs.
>
>Another possibility is that there is a magic gene. It would be an
inactive
>gene mostly but that in certain people would activate. If your parents had
>it as an active gene, you have a larger chance of it being active as well,
>though theres also a possibility that it wont be.
>
>Wands
>
>In Mage: The Ascension from White Wolf Games, Mages need foci. Magic is
>divided into nine spheres and each mage has a certain affinity with each
>sphere of magic. Depending on the mages magical ability, he/she needs a
>focus for each sphere. This focus can be pretty much anything, a wand, a
>crystal, a mirror, etc. Its a way of channeling and focusing your magic
>power for use. As you become more powerful, you stop needing foci.
>
>I would think that wands in HP serve a similar purpose. The core of the
wand
>is a powerful substance that can draw magic from the user in order to
>manifest itself in different effects. Perhaps the core attunes itself to a
>particular wizards magical frequency or whatever, explaining why wands
>cant really be shared effectively. As the wizard grows in power, wands are
>needed less for trivial charms and such. I dont recall seeing Dumbledore
>use a wand, though I can be mistaken.
>
>As for the length of a wand I dont really see a long wand as being more
>powerful than a shorter one. I think each wizard simply has a certain wood,
>length and core through which he/she can best channel magical energy.
>Perhaps there is in fact some sort of frequency, and certain woods can
>absorb pre-determined frequencies better.
>
>JB
>
>
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