Hogwarts letters Re: Choosing sides

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 118836


Shaun wrote :
"It's not so much a matter, I suppose of needing to develop talents to
make you happy... it's more a matter of knowing that you didn't miss
the chance, that leaves people content."

Del replies :
Yes, I understand.

My main problem is that I don't see Muggleborn children as being
magical over everything else. I see them as normal kids who have
several talents, and magic happens to be one of them. But normal kids
are rarely able to develop all their talents, they usually have to
choose one or two and concentrate on those ones, at the detriment of
the others. And by age 11, I would assume that many Muggleborns would
already be well engaged in the process of developing other talents. So
the idea that all of them are told that they are magical and that
because of that they have to give up everything else and go to
Hogwarts bothers me quite much. I cannot help but think that some of
them must refuse to go, or that some parents must refuse to let them
go. I would also expect some of those who do go to Hogwarts to be
quite unhappy in the WW in general. It makes sense to me, emotionally
and statistically.

But maybe magic acts on its bearers, and takes precedence over
everything else in their minds and hearts. I don't like that idea much
better, but at least it would explain why we never hear of Muggleborns
being unhappy to be magical and to have to leave the Muggle World.

Del