Lily's Sister, Petunia

[Kristen]

No: HPFGUIDX 77877

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> Lliannanshe:  Are the descendents of a squib still called a squib 
or are they muggles?

Me: If they chose to live in the muggle world, I assume the WW would 
refer to them as muggles (non-magic folk) unless it was known that 
they were really squibs (as in Mrs. Figg's case).
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> Lliannanshe: There is some very old magic protecting Harry, Petunia 
and the rest of the family on Privet Drive.  Dumbledore and Petunia 
are aware of a lot more then they are telling Harry at this time.  
And this magic runs in the families' bloodline.

Me: Exactly! Until Book Five, we're unaware that there is any sort of 
magic at Privet Drive. Now that it's revealed, so much more is 
starting to make sense. We're also introduced to "squibs" at the same 
time. I think this is more important than just knowing that Mrs. Figg 
and Filch can't practice magic. 
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> Lliannanshe: From OoP we learn that the ministry does NOT keep 
track of squibs.If there was a squib descendent, for the sake of 
argument a great grandparent, this would increase the chances of 
a "witch in the family"  Lily and Harry's Eyes may be the key to this 
puzzle. Neither Petunia nor Dudley seems to have these eyes.  Lily 
may have inherited them from a witch or wizard in the families' 
distant past. 

Me: It would also explain why Lily's parents were so keen on the idea 
of having "a witch in the family." They obviously knew about the WW 
before Lily received her letter for Hogwarts. 

Lliannanshe:  From SS we learn that witches and muggles marry.  
Seamus is "half and half".  Seamus had the same chance of being a 
muggle instead of a wizard.  Does that make him any less half 
muggle?  Does the possibility exist that Seamus may have muggle 
(squib) children.  And the opposite, if Seamus was a muggle, could he 
pass the wizard gene onto his children?

Me: Genetics at work...of course it has to work that way!

Me, again... this brings me to another question. Both of Hermoine's 
parents were muggles. How did they know about the WW? Did Hermoine 
read about the WW in a book, apply for a scholarship to Hogwarts 
through some sort of spell she found? Frankly, if my daughter had 
received a letter from a Witchcraft and Wizardry School, I'd have 
tossed it into the trash as a joke or fraud. Why did they pay 
attention? Why did any of the muggle parents pay attention?

Lliannanshe, I could "live" in JKR's WW. I may never stop re-reading 
the books.

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