Magical talent (was special ed)

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 12597

Teek wrote:

> As far as I can tell, most of the classes do not require any innate
>magical talent. Care of Magical Creatures, Astrology, Ancient Runes,
>Herbology, Potions, Arithmancy, Quidditch, if that is a class, and
>some parts of divination (tea leaves, probably not crystal balls) are
>not magical in nature.

I bet almost all of these have magical components.

CMC: do Hippogriffs bow to Muggles?  I doubt it
Astrology (I think you mean Astronomy):  maybe Muggles can do it just 
as well; we don't see enough of it to know what, if anything, wizards 
do that Muggle astronomers don't
Ancient Runes: may just be language study, but probably also includes 
spells, seeing invisible carving, etc.
Herbology: as with CMC, requires a hold over the creatures that 
Muggles couldn't have
Potions: intention (and in some cases an incantation--e.g. in Flesh, 
Blood and Bone) is part of the task, as with Charms--it's not just a 
matter of mixing ingredients.  Plus, advanced Potions students 
probably have to get the ingredients themselves--unicorn horn and all 
that
Arithmancy:  ?? don't know what it is
Quidditch: you have to be able to fly (again, just having a magical 
broomstick is not enough--I doubt any of us could get on a Firebolt 
and make it go)
Tea leaves:  some have the Inner Eye, some just see lumps of wet 
stuff...<g> again, there's more to it than looking up shapes in 
"Unfogging the Future"

Wishing it were otherwise so I could enroll at Hogwarts,
Amy Z

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