Squibs...

[Katie]

No: HPFGUIDX 160055

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Denise" <drohlede at ...> wrote:
>
> How much (less?) magic does a person have until he classifies as a
squib?  Could you have only one ability or two (like one or two
spells?) and still be squib, or is it an all or nothing thing?
> 
> Thanks for answering!
> Dee


Katie says:

Hogwarts has some kind of magic that identifies wizards and witches
because they are able to find and locate wizards and witches who are
muggle born. I would imagine that they would have to have some level
of magic that is a cut off per say. Neville says in CoS that he is
almost a squib and we know how well Neville's magic skills are. So it
is quite possible that they might have some levels of magical
abilities but they are too low to even consider being able to handle
the magical curriculum at Hogwarts so it is quite possible that a
squib knows a spell or two, IMO. As we have seen with Filtch and Mrs.
Figg they seem to have the ability to communicate with cats, so they
have to have some kind of power.

I believe that just like with intelligence every person has a
different level of magical ability. Yes, Hermione is incredibly book
smart and she knows a lot but she wouldn't be able to perform any of
the spells as quickly as she could if she did not have a high magical
ability level. I just think squibs are wizards and witches who have
either no or very little magical ability, certainly not enough to be
able to succeed at Hogwarts. 

Katie