[HPforGrownups] Wizards/Muggles

[manawydan]

No: HPFGUIDX 50684

Kristen wrote:

> > One further piece of speculation though. If wizards and muggles form
> > relationships, how do they meet? Most wizards seem to live in a
>
> We just sort of discussed this on another thread (don't worry, I
> didn't expect you to have read it :).  The question there being how
> come the wizards didn't know how to dress like muggles at the World
> Cup if they live mostly intermingled.  Steve's answer was that
> wizards live in their own little enclaves.  They live in the muggle

I did indeed read this thread and although I'm not convinced that Steve's
theory about a Magic Space is necessary, I don't think that weakens what he
argues about Wizardtown - the ease of travel from place to place means that
physical contiguity isn't really a problem.

> to survive in the muggle world. To answer your question, I would
> guess that those that live in partial-muggle households are more
> likely to intermingle.  Families with squibs may also intermingle
> more as they may have a member that associates with muggles (e.g. the
> Weasly accountant - though granted they don't mix much with him).

Possibly so (though the thought of Wizardtown wizards and muggle relatives
mixing socially reminds me of the wedding episode in "Buffy"!)

I would think that wizards might think of squibs in the same way that
muggles would think of someone who was physically disabled - although they
are impaired in that they can't do magic, there would be no reason why they
couldn't live a fulfilling life in the WW.

Cheers

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