Can Muggles do Magic?

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No: HPFGUIDX 41376

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "uncmark" <uncmark at y...> wrote:
> Help me settle an argument between me and my niece. Could a Muggle 
> like Dudley raid Harry's trunk and cause havoc? Dudley falls through 
> a loophole of the MoM being a family member and The trunk has no 
> magic locks as far as I know. (Ginny broke into it to find Riddle's 
> diary in CofS)
> 
> My niece and I agree that wands wouldn't work for a Muggle, but she 
> thinks that nothing else would either. I played devil's advocate 
> bringing upArthur Weasley's Muggle Protection work. In CofS Ch. 3 
> Arthur told Harry about an enchanted tea set and biting kettle that 
> was accidentally bought by Muggles. 
> 
> Now if a Teaset would work for Muggles, wouldn't an invisibility 
> cloak? Could Dudley fly a broom? Agreed Dudley's stupid, but could 
> you picture him finding Harry's potion book and trying to brew 
> something to make him lose weight?
> 
> Opinions?
> 
> Uncmark

Can Muggles do Magic?
Remember the first day (or week, whatever) in charms class when
everyone is suppose to levitate a feather? In the entire class of ALL
MAGICAL PEOPLE, only Hermione could do it. Having the wand and knowing
the words are not where the magic comes from; it comes from deep
inside yourself. Those same kids in that same charms class, several
weeks later could probably all levitate object. Why? Because with
practice, they were all able to find the place inside themselves where
that magic resides. The wand and the word are simple point of focus;
means of accessing various aspects of your magic in various ways. If
you don't have any magic in you, you can wave wands and recite
incantations until you pass out, and you will never do a single
magical thing.

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