[HPforGrownups] How do muggles get admitted to Hogwarts?

[Ephrem B]

No: HPFGUIDX 79861

Robert Jones <jones.r.h.j at worldnet.att.net> wrote:"Anna" writes that JKR said somewhere that when a magical child is 
born his or her name is written down in a book by an enchanted quill 
and when the child turns 11 he or she gets a letter from Hogwarts.  
I think I have read that too.  But this raises the question of how 
does the quill know what muggle is going to be a witch or wizard?  
How did the quill know the day Hermione was born that she could be a 
witch?  Can muggles learn to be a wizard or witch, or must they be 
born that way?  Are some muggles born with a magic gene?  Does this 
mean Lilly and Hermione were really witches from birth, although 
they had muggle parents?



In the interview with JKR, JKR said that the quill writes down the names of children that are born with magical abilities, not just magical children or children born to wizards.  But it brings up the question, do squibs get to go to magic school if they don't have magical abilities?

"Ephrem"