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

[Bart Lidofsky]

No: HPFGUIDX 146460

Miles wrote:
> Bart Lidofsky wrote:
>>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.
> 
> Miles:
> There is one tiny piece of "theory" concerning antidotes in HBP ch 18,
> Golpalott's Third Law:

Bart:
But that's NEWT level.

> "The antidote for a blended poison will be equal to more than the sum of the
> antidotes for each of the separate components"
> 
> I'm afraid JKR wanted to present us a statement that's hardly
> understandable - both Harry and Ron don't understand it, only Hermione does.
> But come on - they are sixteen, both Harry and Ron are intelligent above the
> average, so why don't they understand this? I did when I read it the first
> time, and I think most readers did as well.
> 
> Again, lack of theoretical background - JKR is a skilled writer, so why
> didn't she succeed to find something more impressive? She couldn't want to
> let us think that Harry and Ron are as dull as Crabbe and Goyle?

Bart:
Or, it's an indicator that I was right; they DON'T teach theory below 
the NEWT level, so that even basic concepts like this are considered to 
be overly complex.

	Bart