Wizard Genetics - Alternate Theory

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 88791

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, 
Jami DeQuardo <dequardo at w...> wrote:
> 
> A Science Geek still working somewhat in the Genetics Field Replies:
> If it were purely a genetically inheirited trait, then someone like 
> Hermione or any other of the numerous muggleborns would have some great 
> aunt or cousin who was also known as going to some odd school in 
> Scotland and for making things happen. ...edited...
> 
> Arya 


bboy_mn:

First, my appologises for not having a direct response to your post,
but you said something that reminded me of an old theory that was
proposed on in this group. One that I will again put forth.

Second, this is not my theory, I read it here, I am merely repeating
it to the best of my memory.

Someone speculated that there is a finite amount of magical essense in
the universe, and this magical essense seeks embodiment; seeks to
inhabit a living being.

When magical birthrates decrease and magical death rates increase,
this creates a surplus of magical essense in the universe that has no
 magical bodies to inhabit, so it seeks out the birth of a muggle who
it feels will be appreciative and worthy of receiveing this magical
essense, and a muggle-born witch or wizard is created.

Logically, if wizard/witch birthrates increase and wizard/witch death
rates decrease, there are plenty of people of magical descent
available to absorb this magical essense.

A Squib is born when there is a dearth of magical essense, too many
wizards being born and not enough magical essense to go around.

True, a pretty fanciful theory; not even remotely scientific, but it
makes as much sense as anything else.

Just passing it a long.

bboy_mn