SV: [HPforGrownups] Re: Your greatest fear . . .

[halli]

No: HPFGUIDX 121403


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister" 
<gbannister10 at a...> wrote:
> 
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, trekkie <trekkie at s...> wrote:
> 
> TrekkieGrrrl:
> > But that may have been a manner of speaking, right? Since both of 
> his parents were skilled witches/wizards, it would naturally be 
> assumed that Harry was a wizard. But he needn't be. Remember that 
> Neville was regarded a squib for years, and he too came from an old 
> magic family. But because he hadn't done any involountary magic it 
> was assumed that he couldn't do any, until almost being dropped out 
> of a window. Likewise could Harry in theory be a squib as I doubt 
he would do magic at his birth.
> > 
> > I don't personally think he's born a squib though, but in 
theory... 
> he could be.
> 
 hallisallimalli: 
    I don't nessecarily agree with this idea, but I can see how it 
could be true. Reguarding Neville, could both of them (Harry and 
Neville) have been squib-like? (both the prophecy children, as I've 
heard them called) and by Voldemort marking one of them as his equal, 
merely giving that child the extra power to become a fully fledged 
wizard, as opposed to a not-quite-up-to-par-but-still-able-to-pass 
wizard? 


> Geoff:
 I know that Neville was 
> considered a Squib but the family, especially Great Uncle Algie, 
set out on a deliberate policy to de-Squib him. I can't see Petunia 
and Vernon thinking along those lines :-)

 Hallisallimalli: 
      Even if Petunia and Vernon did think along those lines, judging 
by their attitude towards magic, it would make sense that they would 
do the *exact* opposite, and keep him as downtrodden as possible, and 
*not* try to dangle him out balcony windows. They don't want him de-
Squibbed.