to think Hogwarts could have taken squibs?

[PolkadotsAndMoonbeams]

I was thinking about this, and surely they could take the majority of classes there? Ok, not Charms or Transfiguration, but presumably Potions, History of Magic, Care of Magical Creatures, Herbology, Ancient Runes and Astronomy could be done, maybe with some minor adjustments?

It doesn't seem like adult wizards do magic all the time either, and a lot the 'everyday' magic they use, they don't actually cast themselves (floo powder for example). I don't think you have to be magic to ride a broomstick either.

So surely they should at least have the chance to go to Hogwarts (and follow a slightly altered curriculum) rather than have to integrate into the Muggle community?

Isn't Seamus's dad a muggle? I think it was him who said that his mom didn't tell his dad she was a witch until after they were married.

They don't all live in exclusive wizarding villages; Sirius's family lived in London, and Percy took an apartment in London when he fell out with the rest of the Weasleys. They probably meet at shops and restaurants and whatnot.

ooooh, that Neville house points thing was annoying, and enough to understand why Slytherin might just have had a bit of a collective chip on its shoulder about Harry and pals! They didn't win, the hall was all decked out in the other colours, and then Dumbledore suddenly decides that a very specific behaviour is worth just exactly the right number of points for them to just win! WTF??

there would have to be support groups for muggles who are married to wizards/witches too

The films annoy me a bit whenever the whole school is gathered.

There aren't enough of them. That castle is massive and they have about 100-150 students in it and that's for all the classes from age 11-17/18.

They could easily have had squibs at the school, there was plenty of room, and tailored some lessons for them to suit them to help them live in the magical and muggle world.

I agree with *RenterNomad" that the books are definitely idealistic and have a very humane, moral foundation -evil is defeated by the weak, but courageous. This answers to something very strong in the human psyche, and is one of the reasons for the books' phenomenal popularity.

I agree with *RenterNomad" that the books are definitely idealistic and have a very humane, moral foundation -evil is defeated by the weak, but courageous. This answers to something very strong in the human psyche, and is one of the reasons for the books' phenomenal popularity.