Hogwarts admissions

[sweetusagi76]

No: HPFGUIDX 33719

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Jefrigo21 at a... wrote:
> "Sandi Steinberg" <sandirs at h...> Wrote...
> MY big question has always been:  how are Muggle-borns chosen to 
attend Hogwarts?  Is there someone in their ancestry lost to family 
history who actually WAS a witch or Wizard?....

Sandi,

    Well, I think I remember reading that all the children chosen to 
attend Hogwart's have displayed an aptitude for magic 
(unintentionally, of course) and this includes Muggle children, I'm 
sure.  And the opposite is also true, that so-called "squibs" 
(members of wizarding families that show no magical aptitude, such as 
Filch) are not admitted to Hogwart's.  I bet that most all of the 
Muggle children who are admitted to Hogwart's (or any of the other 
wizarding schools) do have a magical ancestor somewhere in their 
family lineage.  And, as your signature states, there very well COULD 
be a magical quill that records the names of every magical child born 
in the world, Muggle or not.  I could very well be off base here and 
find this a fascinating area to discuss!

Angela