The Dursleys' role /Wizards&Logic

[grace701]

No: HPFGUIDX 54444

Andrea:
>I'm not inclined to think Petunia's a Squib, because it was said at
>several points that Lily was either a Muggle-born witch or from a 
>Muggle family.  However, for proponents of Heir-through-Lily 
theories, there's nothing against one of the previous descendants 
having been a Squib, and choosing to live in the Muggle world since 
they were without magic. 
Several generations later, who's to say they're not a Muggle family?

Finwitch:
>Good point - as Lily and Petunia's parents *were* Muggles. But 
>another matter, Fudge in PoA tells Harry how he really would go 
>back to Dursleys later, them being his family and all (sharing 
>biological line), while Harry most definately does not want to 
>spend time with Dursleys (because of how they choose to treat 
>him)... Also, seeing how some full wizard families occasionally 
>produce a squip (like Filch?) or someone weak in magic, I doubt 
>it's genetical at all, nor a matter of choices, nor environment.

I've always thought of it in terms of genetics being that magic 
seems to be coming from inside you of you.

It could be that this squib, while living in Muggle world, marries a 
muggle and the gene is carried on and on, until they marry into 
another person who had a magical family at some point.  Do you 
understand what I'm saying?

Maybe JKR will write a book on this and break it down for us.  She 
has already written a book on Quidditch and Fantastic Beasts.  Why 
not another on where magic comes from?

Greicy, who's now wondering if it could also have something to do 
with auras and personalities...hhhhmmmm....