Squib Life

[prep0strus]

No: HPFGUIDX 178111

I've wondered for a bit about the place of Squibs in the WW.  It
really is the ultimate damnation to be born a Squib... but isn't there
more that they could do?

>From what we've seen, career options seem to be janitor in place most
likely to remind you of your ultimate genetic failing, and spy on The
Boy Who Lived, which is a pretty limited field, I'd imagine.

But couldn't they do more?  It's hard to be a part of the Muggle world
knowing what else is out there (I wonder how many Squibs have asked
for memory modification and went on to live perfectly normal Muggle
lives.), but a career in Muggle relations might be good.  Ambassador
to the muggle world isn't a great job, but it's not too bad.

Then, what about the other classes at school.  We don't really know
too much about ancient runes or arithmancy - maybe squibs could learn
to do that.  Astrology appears to be done by centaurs without magic -
maybe all those 1-900 numbers are manned by squibs!

Finally, what about potions?  A good potionsmaster is probably highly
regarded.  As long as you get your hands on the right ingredients, you
should be able to make the potion, right?  Or, if not, if being made
by a non-magical person renders the potion defunct... then a good job
might be as a potionmaster's assistant - jumping in and nulling the
potion when things go wrong!

So, what do you think?  There's got to be more to squib life than what
we've seen.

~Adam(Prep0strus)