Question: Do/can squibs use owl post? Floo powder?

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 122657


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, leslie41 at y... wrote:

> Hey all:
> 
> Sorry if I've forgotten any details--I've scoured the Lexicon and 
> can't come up with an answer.  
> 
> I know squibs seem to have an affinity for cats--but is there any 
> evidence that squibs can/do use owl post?  
> 
> Do they use floo powder?
> 
> Leslie

bboyminn:

I speculate... as I often do...

I think Post Owls are enchanted owls. I'm not saying that they have
been enchanted by someone, but that they are born magical just like
some people are born magical. It's this internal magic that allows
them to be such effective messengers.

How does that relate? Well, it means that Enchanted Owls have
self-contained magic; magic doesn't have to be apllied from the
outside or by the message's creator. Therefore, I conclude that, yes
indeed, Squibs and Muggles can use Owls.

Note: Hedwig shows up every Christmas with a (very pathetic) present
from the Dursleys. So the Dursleys are able to use Hedwig. 

Floo Powder is a little more complex. It requires that you are
connected to the Magical Floo Network, and it requires that you have a
supply of Magical Floo Powder. But, I personally don't see any need
for the person using it to be magical.

On the other hand, it does seem very dangerous for muggles. As I type
this, I am imagining a muggle finding some Floo Powder, and failing to
discover what it is, he simply throws it into the fireplace to get rid
of it. Then, when he is suddenly engulfed in a ball of roaring green
flame, in shock, he screams, 'Bloody Hell!'. Not a journey he really
wanted to take I'm use.

Just a thought.

Steve/bboyminn