What are muggles, anyway?

[meboriqua at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 20150

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Aberforth's Goat" <Aberforths_Goat at Y...> 
wrote:
> Just a thought that has been bugging me for a while:
> 
> What *is* the essence of mugglehood? Is there some positive 
characteristic
> which muggles possess but wizards don't, or are muggles simply human 
beings
> lacking the "magic gene"?


A hearty Baaaa! to you, because I have been thinking about the very 
same thing.  Now, I am no scientist, so please bear with me, but here 
is my theory:

It is said that we only use something like 12% of our brains.  The big 
question is what happens to the other 88%?  If we could use more of 
our brains, what would happen?  I think that wizards and witches are 
able to use more of their brains (or parts of their brains that 
muggles can't use).  I remember Amanda Lewinski (and others, too) 
talking about how magic comes from the self, and stronger selves (or 
focus) can result in magic without a wand.  Now, muggles don't seem to 
be able to do magic even with a wand (I know I can't, and believe me, 
I've tried), but witches and wizards can (Harry and Neville for 
example).  There must be something more to them than muggles.  I think 
it has to do with their brains - but not necessarily intelligence.  
They just have different (and more) capabilities.

Anyway, that's what I came up with.  Wish I could express myself as 
well as Amanda, Amy Z, Ebony and Naama, but this will have to do!

--jenny from ravenclaw********************************