[HPforGrownups] Re: An idea...

[Lynda Cordova]

No: HPFGUIDX 171823

Eddie:

I don't recall this in canon. In fact I remember that Neville's
> family thought he might be a squib until his uncle (grandfather?)
> dropped him out of a window and he bounced. Would his family have
> known he was already "put down for Hogwarts" and therefore know
> Neville was no squib?

Lynda:

OK, I'll moderate my posting from before. I said squibs don't get put down
for Hogwarts. There is a possibility that some people show signs of magical
ability at different ages.  Therefore, Neville may not have been put down
for Hogwarts until he bounced when his uncle dropped him out the window. As
for squibs not being put down for Hogwarts, there seem to be no non-magical
kids there. It is, after all a school of magic. Another possibility is that
Neville's somewhat overbearing grandmother refused to believe that her
grandson was simply somehow being blocked from showing his abilities and
preferred to think he was non-magical.

Lynda


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