[HPforGrownups] Re: Squibs have genes to do magic?

[Bart Lidofsky]

No: HPFGUIDX 146457

Miles wrote:
> Anyway, this is bad for fanfic writers and surgical readers like Redhen. I
> just enjoy the books, so there is some intellectual joy to find and discuss
> JKRs mistakes like this "dominant genes" absurdity (we all like to be
> smarter than other people, don't we?), but for me it is just a footnote and
> no major defect of the Harry Potter series.

Bart:
	Or, the term "dominant" is not used in the biological sense of the 
term; it may be used more colloquially, meaning a "very strong trait". 
We only see a small section of the WW. For example, there has been no 
discussion of magical higher education, except by implication (notably, 
Tonks implies that there is some sort of training for Aurors). In 
addition, there doesn't seem to be any indication of what magic IS in 
the first place. Most of the teaching below NEWT level seems to be 
practical applications, although Arithmancy may have some theory 
attached. Yet, Fred & George's accomplishments would not be doable if 
some theory weren't being taught.

	I strongly suspect that JKR had no idea how much scrutiny her books 
would receive when she first planned them out.

	Bart