Squibs have genes to do magic?

[Brian W]

No: HPFGUIDX 146504

> s d wrote:
> I do think that squibs have wizard genes as in Chamber of
> Secrets we could find that Filch could do KWIKSPELLS if you
> remember the day Nick gave him invitation for his 500th deathday!
>
>


JKR has stated that the Kwickspell course would be no good to Filch as he is a squib

Misc/squib on her site

"Squibs would not be able to attend Hogwarts as students. They are often 
doomed to a rather sad kind of half-life (yes, you should be feeling sorry 
for Filch), as their parentage often means that they will be exposed to, if 
not immersed in, the wizarding community, but can never truly join it. 
Sometimes they find a way to fit in; Filch has carved himself a niche at 
Hogwarts and Arabella Figg operates as Dumbledore's liaison between the 
magical and Muggle worlds. Neither of these characters can perform magic 
(Filch's Kwikspell course never worked), but they still function within the 
wizarding world because they have access to certain magical objects and 
creatures that can help them (Arabella Figg does a roaring trade in 
cross-bred cats and Kneazles, and if you don't know what a Kneazle is yet, 
shame on you). Incidentally, Arabella Figg never saw the Dementors that 
attacked Harry and Dudley, but she had enough magical knowledge to identify 
correctly the sensations they created in the alleyway." 

bex753