[HPforGrownups] Hermione's priorities/wizarding genetics

[laura hickman]

No: HPFGUIDX 26766

A little history about myself... to help explain the
trait questions.  I was born w/ a heart condition, to
this day, no doctor can tell me where it came...
considering neither parent had any probs and no known
family members (besides basic heart probs that come w/
years of "bad living")  I even went through genetic
testing, for a study, and it came out that probably,
since having children, is just such a crap shoot as it
is, that my heart condition was just "one of those
things that can go wrong with all the different genes
and chromosones"  So maybe if we look back in the
history of Hogwarts, there are more half-bloods and
squibs floating around then full bloods.  On that
note... isn't interesting that the only families we
know to have sided w/ Vol were all full bloods, and it
all of the sudden makes the whole series into not a
"basic child's fanasty story" but a study of racism. 
Sorry my critical theory side is coming out. 
Furthermore, going back to the Neville question, since
both of his parents and rest of his family are all
full bloods, isn't strange that someone Draco wouldn't
want to be "friendly" with since Neville does come
from a full blood family.  Also I do believe Neville
saw what happened to his family and he had memory
charms put on him and that is why he does not show
many magical ablity, but don't forget, he is really
good at herbology... something that I feel will be
revelled at a later time his family was good at.  Plus
his father was an Auror, just like the REAL Mad Eye
Moody!  Who knows, maybe in time Neville will prove
that he is more magical then even we have thought
about... plus as we all know... Neville is worth 10
Draco (or was it more... sorry if I was wrong)

Sorry to be so long... got off on a bunch of different
thoughts... hope all will forgive.  Also... don't
worry, I'm fine.  Like I said, I was born w/ the
problem, but now all is fine!

Laura
animalsbaby_1999 at yahoo.com 
or
lhickman at home.com
--- Rowena Grunnion-Ffitch
<rowena_grunnion_ffitch at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> --- lake4fam at earthlink.net wrote:
> > Catherine:  I think that Hermione's priorities
> would
> > probably be 
> > doing homework, and saving the world.
> 
>     Now be fair, when the crisis is at hand she will
> put aside her homework, temporarily, in order to
> help
> save the world. :D
>  
> > Rowena G-Ff.:  Have you read the Deryni
> Chronicles? 
> 
>     How did you guess? However Katherine Kurtz'
> Deryni
> 'activator gene' is sex linked being found on the X
> chromosone and can be passed down intact for
> generations. Deryniness is not cumulative, one
> either
> is or one isn't depending on whether one has
> inherited
> the critical gene and it doesn't matter how far back
> your full blooded Deryni ancestor was.
>    JKR's wizardry seems to work on much the same
> principle, though there is no indication of it being
> a
> sex linked trait. It is possible for Muggles to have
> a
> wizardly child, (and I'm sticking to my theory of
> spontaneous mutation) and it is possible though much
> rarer for Wizards to have a Muggle child or 'Squib'.
> 
>    Remember Ron says most Wizards have mixed blood,
> Muggle and Wizard. Now if the key gene is a dominate
> the offspring of such a match would have the
> abilities
> of his/her Wizard/Witch parent *but* would be
> carrying
> only one gene instead of two. Now if such a half
> blood
> married another half blood there would be a one in
> four chance of them producing a 'Squib', (if I
> remember my Mendelian genetics correctly). Since
> this
> is considered shameful and is probably hidden when
> possible Squibs may be rather more common than Ron
> thinks. 
> 
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