Mimble Wimble (longer)

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No: HPFGUIDX 90513

CRobo wrote:
> Very interesting.  I bought my daughter the "Chamber of Secrets" 
> computer game for Christmas.  In it, one of the spells is 
> "MimbleWimble or Stuttering Charm
> "Causes your opponent to mess up his or her next spell."
> 
> JKR was involved in some portions of the development of this game 
> according to the credits.  This implies to me that Vernon might 
have 
> a bit more WW knowledge than I realized.  And if he really did 
utter 
> a charm, and it was effective (Hagrid's attempt to turn Dudley into 
> a pig only succeeded in Dudley gaining a tail), then is Vernon 
> capable of magic?  Yikes!
> 

Neri now:
This thread have become intriguing and I'm really sorry to squash it, 
but here is a bit from JKR's interview I just came across while 
looking for something else:

America Online, October 19, 2000, Chat Transcript
http://www.quick-quote-quill.org/articles/2000/1000-aol-chat.htm

"Q: Does everyone have a little magic in them? Even if they are 
Muggles? And if not, how did magic start? 

JKR answers: I think we do (outside the books), but within my books --
 do you really think there's any magic in Uncle Vernon? Magic is one 
of those odd talents which some have and some don't."

JKR doesn't lie in her interviews (that I know of) and here she 
brought up Vernon herself.

On the other hand, she did not specifically said "Uncle Vernon 
doesn't have magic in him", but "do you really think there's any 
magic in Uncle Vernon?". So all of you Uncle Vernon's fans, there is 
still hope 8-)

Neri