[HPforGrownups] Re: Squibs (was: Is Trelawney a witch?)

[Eric Oppen]

No: HPFGUIDX 87158


> > Derek Hiemforth <derek at r...> wrote:
> > >
> > > <snipped)
> > > There's an interesting thought... I wonder if Squibs do have some
> > > magical talent, but no ability to harness, control, or direct
> it...
>
> >
> Marci:
> >
> > I'm under the impression that squibs are magical, but can't
> perform it either at all, or it's just poor.  At least that's what I
> gathered from the Kwikspell letters.
>
>
> And me (Liwi_500):
>
> Why assume that Kwikspell is authentic and not just a hoax?  I think
> it may be theoretically that squibs do have some magical ability,
> but there's no methods, no knowledge about how to access and exploit
> it.

Personally, I prefer the theory that was floated here that Kwikspell's more
for people who _are_ wizards or witches, but are just weak in some specific
area of knowledge.

Like, for instance, Magical Marvin gets a chance at a promotion at
work---but to do the work, he'll have to do Transfiguration.  Unfortunately,
Magical Marvin was not so good at Transfiguration while at H'warts, and has
hardly Transfigured anything since scraping a bare pass on his
Transfiguration OWL.  So-o-o, he sends to Kwikspell for a refresher course
and gets genned up enough so that he can do the work.

Actually, I can really feel for poor Mr. Filch---he's probably unable to
function in the Muggle world, and he's trapped in a magical world where even
little kids can do all sorts of things he can never do.  In his place, doing
his job, trying to keep that castle clean despite those hordes of unruly,
disrespectful over-priviliged ungrateful brats, I'd be pretty bitter myself,
and would long for the day I could physically lash out at them.  Frankly, I
bet that at the end of OotP, even with all the chaos, he probably cracked
open a bottle of champers in his quarters in celebration of Gred and Forge
going off to be thorns in someone _else's_ side.

And he has other reasons to be bitter than just envy---what chance do any of
you think he ever had of getting married or even having a girlfriend?
Probably, effectively _zero._

--Eric, who can be very compassionate, but who still would like to see
Umbridge thrown into the Houses of Parliament to be bored to death by wild
orators.  Death by hot air and boredom---not a pretty sight.