Muggleborns choosing WW (was: Why did the founders retain Slytherin's house?

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> Del replies :
> Magic is in no way a unique gift in the WW, since it is by 
definition
> shared by all other wizards.


Alla: 

It is a unique gift in "our" world as defined by Rowling, the gift 
which cannot be developed in such world.
 

Del:

> Moreover, this magical gift is not the ONLY thing that defines a
> wizard. 

Alla:

I think it is the MAIN thing which defines a wizard. Of course they 
have different talents, but that is who they are, without magic, 
they are not wizards.

> Del:

 No offence meant, but the two cases are widely different.
> 
> You had very little possibilities of developing ANY (or very few) 
of
> your talents and abilities in your country. Muggleborns have no
> possibilities of developing ONE of their talents and abilities in 
the
> Muggle World. Big difference.


Alla:
You see those two cases as different, I see them as quite similar 
(or as similar as it is possible to draw metaphorical comparisons 
between phantasy book and RL).

I could not get a college education I wanted in my country, because 
I am a Jew. Muggleborns cannot learn about magic in muggle world, 
because no such schools exist. I think the comparison is quite 
close, not 100%, of course, but close.
But hey, what do I know about MY life, right? :o)


Del:
> Moreover, I wasn't even talking about *developing* one's talent, 
but
> about shaping one's life around one's talent
snip.

> Does every drawing talented child choose to go to Arts School and 
to
> become a professional painter or anything ? No.
> 
> Some do. Many do. But not all, far from it. Many are happy to 
develop
> their talent, but don't choose to make it the center of their life.
> They have other interests, other ambitions.
> 
> Couldn't it be the same for quite many Muggleborns ?



Alla:
I compare magic to something akin to breathing (or quite 
similar),something without which magical person could not exist. Not 
necessarily physically, but spiritually. I don't know , hard to 
explain.

If you compare magic to the gift of drawing or music, I would 
compare it only with very gifted children, I would say genuises.

Yes, many people could exist without developing their music 
abilities, but some cannot exist without music in their life.

In my imagination magic is such gift, in yours I guess it is not 
stronger than any other abilities. Could be, but I disagree with 
such interpretation.