GLBT & PWD wizards (was PWD wizards) AND later in life

[Susan McGee]

No: HPFGUIDX 8478

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Jim Ferer" <jferer at y...> wrote:
> Neil:"In the magical world, I imagine being a squib is on a par 
with 
> dyslexia or even blindness.  That is, if we regard magical ability 
as 
> being something pitched between a skill and a sense."
> 
> Squibs might be compared to being tone-deaf or color-blind, or, as 
you 
> said, plain blind. I would think magic is a talent that's turned 
into 
> a skill by training.  I mean, Wynton Marsalis, the jazz great, went 
to 
> conservatory (Julliard, I think). He is enormously gifted as well.

Hmmmm......isn't Mad Eye Moody a person with a disability? He has 
a wooden leg and no eye? Some people with disabilities are born with 
them and some acquire disabilities in later life....

Later in life:

I'm pleased to hear that people find magical abilities later in life.
I love my "Muggles for Harry Potter" poster, but really don't think
that I'm a Muggle. SO...everyone on this list will acquire their 
magical abilities BEFORE the next book....
Oh, goodness, I can think of SEVERAL people who would look good with 
a pig's tail!

Susan