[HPforGrownups] Re: Neville (was: More on Snape & a couple of questions)

[Katy Cartee]

No: HPFGUIDX 56491

bboy_mn wrote:

> Sorry my writing was a little clumsy there. I was implying that in a
> conversation about his grandmother, who he would treat with some
> respect, he would not be likely to refer to himself by a crude term
> like 'squib'. That may be some convoluted logic, but my main point is
> that the word 'squib' is probably an insult, and would be considered
> crude and vulgar. As much as Neville is intimidated by his
> grandmother, the mere fact that the conversation involved her would be
> enough to put him on his best behavior.

Now i get you. I still wonder though if the "degrees of vulgarity" are really that wide between Muggle and Squib. I'm trying to think of something to compare it to...lessee...

Let's pretend that i'm some type of scholar (i know, it's a real stretch for the imagination...lol)...now, if i were horrible in school as a child, i might say that everyone thought i was "dumb" or i might say that people thought i was a "moron." Now dumb and moron mean pretty much the same thing (except, of course, one's an adjective and one's a noun...but you get my point)...is there really that big of a difference in their conotations? That's rather how i see Muggle and Squib. But maybe that's just me ;)

Actually, in my mind, a Squib would be a step up from a Muggle. For example, they gave Filch (a squib) a job at Hogwarts. How many Muggles do you see working there? None. And we know how "pure-blood activists" feel about Muggles and Mudbloods - they hate them. But we're not told any of their thoughts on Squibs. So it would seem that there is no animosity towards them...perhaps just some pity.

> Sorry for the initial confusion, and sorry again, if I have just added
> more.

Not a problem :)

~Katy~


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