[HPforGrownups] Is a Squib a Muggle?

[Robert Gonzalez]

No: HPFGUIDX 50768

From: harriet_lupin <mlacats at aol.com>
I think that squibs are witches and wizards with possibly 'dormant'
magical abilities.  I guess a muggle can be born from a wizard and a
witch but I don't really think that that's what a squib is.  I don't
think Filch is a muggle, for example.

me:
In general the difference between a squib and a muggle is that a muggle has
no or limited prior knowledge of the WW, whereas a squib is a child from a
wizarding family who probably has extensive knowledge of the WW.
I'm sure there are grey areas but that's what happens when you try to
categorize and generalize people.

Rob


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