[HPforGrownups] Just a thought concerning Lily

[manawydan]

No: HPFGUIDX 95835

Khilari wrote:
>But the ability might be innate to the cats not the squibs, just as
>it is Hedwig's special abilities which allow her to find the correct
>recipients of letters rather than something she gets from Harry. Also

Doesn't that end up with the same conclusion though? Cats don't have an
innate ability to communicate with Muggles, so even if it's the cats rather
than the Squibs who are initiating the communication, it still means that
there's something more to Squibs.

>I have my suspicions about squibs being able to see dementors, Mrs
>Figg knew there were dementors there because she felt them, and
>unlike most muggles she knows what to attribute the sudden gloom to.
>But her only description of what dementors look like is very bad. She
>could have been lying to get Harry off the hook.

Who knows? She could. There's no conclusive proof (though I think she's
telling the truth myself...)

But I think we're on stronger ground talking about Mr Filch, who we know to
be able to make use of the magical features of Hogwarts (like the Room of
Requirement). It's probably a lot more than that: I would imagine that
_everything_, from the taps to the toilet flushes in Hogwarts, rests on a
charm rather than a mechanism - Argus would have a very uncomfortable
existence if he couldn't use any of them. Also it's not suggested anywhere
that he's confined to the premises - so if he can go down to Hogsmeade for a
pint, say, then he can find his way back, thereby circumventing the charm
that keeps Hogwarts unnoticeable by Muggles.

But JKR alone knows all

Cheers

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