covers individual Muggle-Born, but this is about multiple in the same family. For instance, Collin Creevey introduces himself to Harry as a Muggle-Born in Chamber of Secrets, saying  &quot;I'm muggle-born, you see. My dad is a milkman. I would love to send a picture of us home to them to prove I've met you.&quot;  Though I cannot recall the source, I have read that two muggle-borns in the same family are so rare that it is nearly impossible. Dennis and Collin Creevey, being brothers, are both muggle-born from the same family. Are they just a rare case or is there something else I am missing?
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How common is this and how quickly would the magical ancestry show in a Muggle family?
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Voldemort was said to be very interested in the four founders of Hogwarts. He created a Horcrux from the Ravenclaw diadem, the Hufflepuff cup, and the Slytherin locket. Did he try to find a Gryffindor relic to complete the set, or did he not bother?   I can't see him giving up on such a task, but maybe there was insufficient time.  Gryffindor's sword was hiding 'inside' the Sorting Hat, but a famous family usually has some other heirlooms too.  If there are no canon answers I'd be interested in your own speculation!
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We know that some people were aware of the fact that Lord Voldemort was Tom Marvolo Riddle prior to his return in Goblet of Fire; at the very least his close soon-to-be-Death-Eater &quot;friends&quot; and Albus Dumbledore:  “Very few people know that Lord Voldemort was once called Tom Riddle. I taught him myself, fifty years ago, at Hogwarts...&quot; ... underwent so many dangerous, magical transformations, that when he resurfaced as Lord Voldemort, he was barely recognizable. Hardly anyone connected Lord Voldemort with the clever, handsome boy who was once Head Boy here.” (Professor Dumbledore to Weasleys, Chamber of Secrets, CHAPTER EIGHTEEN, Dobby’s Reward)  and  “Voldemort,” said Riddle softly, “is my past, present, and future, Harry Potter…” He pulled Harry’s wand from his pocket and began to trace it through the air, writing three shimmering words: TOM MARVOLO RIDDLE Then he waved the wand once, and the letters of his name rearranged themselves: I AM LORD VOLDEMORT “You see?” he whispered. “It was a name I was already using at Hogwarts, to my most intimate friends only, of course. ...  (Tom's Diary manifestation in the Chamber of Secrets).  QUESTION: Who - based on canon (books/interviews/pottermore) - knew about the fact that Lord Voldemort was Tom Marvolo Riddle prior to Ginny being taken to the Chamber of Secrets? Obviously, Albus Dumbledore and Tom himself. Who else?
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Most of the wand-carriers that come from a non-Muggle family seem fairly uneducated when it comes to interacting with Muggles.  This implies that they don't go to any type of Muggle school before entering into their education at Hogwarts (or whichever Wizarding school they go to), or else they would at least understand some Muggle culture.  What do children from magical families do before going to Hogwarts if they don't go to a traditional school?  Is there any evidence that they're homeschooled?
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In the beginning of Chamber of Secrets, the Weasleys and Harry get their book lists which have all the Lockhart books and one of the twins remarks that 5 sets of Lockhart's books won't come cheap. Molly also mentions that they'll be able to get a lot of Ginnys books secondhand.   But why wouldn't Ginny just use Ron's books from the previous year?   And as for the Lockhart books, there's only one teacher, Lockhart, so really they'd need two sets max, as Fred and George would need a set each being in the same class, but couldn't the books get passed around between the other siblings?   I know it seems trivial, but for a poor family you think they would be a bit thriftier about the books.   On another note, Dumbledore mentions to Tom Riddle, in his memory in The Half Blood Prince, that Hogwarts has a fund for those who can't afford stuff. Did the Weasleys ever get anything from that fund?
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It is possible for a wizard to be chosen by two wands, this makes me wonder if the reverse is true.  Can two or more persons having similar qualities be CHOSEN by a single wand? Moreover, is it necessary that a wizard would be chosen by a wand at all? What if the wandmaker hasn't created that particular wand by that time that would choose him.  Update:  If the wandmaker makes a wand specifically for a child, how can he be sure that the wand would choose him/her at all. At such a young age, how can a wandmaker make an idea about the child's specific qualities and temperament?
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During Order of the Phoenix, Voldemort tries his best to lure Harry to the Ministry so that Harry retrieves the prophecy for him. In the aftermath, while Harry follows Bellatrix towards the exit, he raises a valid question:  ”Why couldn’t he (Voldemort) come and get it (the prophecy) himself?”  This is a valid question, the prophecy is labeled as referring to the Dark Lord and maybe Harry Potter. Only those mentioned can retrieve the prophecy, so Voldemort should have been able to get it, assuming he is the Dark Lord of the prophecy. Bellatrix gives a good answer:  “Get it himself?” shrieked Bellatrix on a cackle of mad laughter. “The Dark Lord, walk into the Ministry of Magic, when they are so sweetly ignoring his return? The Dark Lord, reveal himself to the Aurors, when at the moment they are wasting their time on my dear cousin?”  Despite the cackle of mad laughter, the reasoning is sound, Voldemort didn't want to reveal himself. Yet he does exactly that when he appears in the Ministry and is seen by the Minister himself, and he exposes himself for no gain. Bellatrix may or may not have been able to escape without his help, but he couldn't know that before he came, and his other followers that were captured were freed again a few months later, so it wouldn't have mattered much, he would have freed her, too. So why did he go to the Ministry and reveal himself?
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Andy and Bob are twins.   Andy says: "This is my twin, Bob."   Andy is Bob's twin brother.        Alice, Beth and Claire are triplets.   Alice says: "This is my _____, Beth, and my other _____, Claire."   Alice and Beth are _____.   Beth is Claire's _____ sister.     Fill in the blanks. Sibling or sister work, but are less detailed than they could be. Triplet seems like the obvious answer, but it feels somewhat intuitively wrong when I actually speak the sentence aloud, so I'm posting this to see if there's another good option.
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Wizarding families are all magical, spells and charms being performed by older siblings and parents on a regular basis. Families of Muggle-borns are just Muggle normality, up until the Muggle-born’s 11th birthday. Then we have those who are born to a wizard and a Muggle (those who actually LIVE with them (like Lockhart and Umbridge). Would the Wizarding parent perform spells and charms around the house, for example?
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In the Harry Potter world, there's the term "muggle" for people with no magical abilities, "muggle-born" for those with magical abilities who's parents are muggles and "squib" for those with no magical abilities who's parents are magical.  But is there any collective term for all magical people (as opposed to wizards for males and witches for females)?  I don't recall seeing any word that refers to all men and women and children with magical abilities, and it's the only group left without noun or collective noun to describe them.
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This Q/A (  ) made me realize that I can't seem to remember a single HP wizard/witch who had a Muggle job with a Muggle company, aside from Kingsley's bodyguard cover as the Prime Minister's secretary.  Everyone whom I recall being mentioned as having a job is either employed in some magical company or the Ministry of Magic (which seems to employ more magical people than every other employer combined) or be self-employed - again economically interacting with wizards.  Am I merely forgetting someone, or was Kingsley really the only magically capable person with a paycheck from the Muggle world (which doesn't count since the job was a cover)?  UPDATE: Just to clarify - I didn't necessarily mean "working a Muggle job while using magic to help you" - it could also mean simply doing a Muggle job. So there's not necessarily a concern about Statute of Secrecy (plus, you can use the magic, say, to learn - e.g. Hermione could magick herself to learn how to do dentistry in 1 month or something). So no need to answer how having some wizard doing a Muggle job would be contrary to HP universe rules. I merely want to know if there's an example, NOT why there should't be one.
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In Harry Potter, when a witch or a wizard is 11 they go to Hogwarts and their first major experience is their own Sorting. In front of the Great Hall, each new student goes to the stool, sits down, and puts on ye olde Sorting Hat. After anywhere from just a moment to , the hat yells out one of Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin. And from then on that student belongs to that house.  But is that really it? Does the Sorting Hat's decision represent the house someone would belong to their whole life? Of course, you can't literally switch from one house to another while you're at school, but in spirit (which is what the Hat is meant to consider), can your house change?  Suppose some witch is sorted into Hufflepuff. More than that, suppose she is a true Hufflepuff, the most loyal, hard-working, and honest kind of person you'd find anywhere. Would it be possible, say fifteen years later, for her to go through some serious event in her life and come out not quite as loyal or hard-working, but so brave, chivalrous, and reckless that she'd suddenly be a true Gryffindor? Sure, she can't be re-Sorted, but if this were possible, then if you were to put the Hat on her it say she should be in Gryffindor.  So can this happen, or is it impossible for someone's character to change such that their house changes? Or, if this were possible, would the Sorting Hat have actually already known that fifteen years later the witch would become a Gryffindor, and so would have Sorted her into Gryffindor from the start?
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In the linked question () it is mentioned that the Ministry doesn't keep track of which children are capable of magic.  If this is the case then how does The Trace get applied to magical children?  I seem to recall that the trace is only active for Hogwarts students but this could be wrong.  If that is the case does the trace even apply for students that are magic but don't go to Hogwarts?    To make it more clear - If the Ministry of Magic doesn't keep track of which children are capable of magic then how can they apply the trace to wizards of a certain age?  If it happens automatically then anytime they use magic there would be a record and thus the Ministry would know which children are capable of magic.
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In "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", the main character () meets a muggle () who is bitten by a .      Thats definitely the Murtlap. You must be particularly susceptible.   Then Newt says:      See, you're a Muggle. So our physiologies are subtly different.   How do muggles and wizards differ? If the only difference is exposition to magical creatures then muggle borns should also have different physiologies. What about Squibs, do they share the same physiology as wizards or muggles?
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What is a wizard that makes them non-Muggle? Or, more directly, what ancestry does the witch/wizard gene follow? Is there a patriarchal wizard (or matriarchal witch) that Muggles have no part in? Elves perhaps? Stop reading here.  Purpose of the Question/History/Don't Read There seem to be solid consequences associated with being Muggle, or Muggle-related. A dominant theme in the novels is discrimination against the non-gifted race, but, when read into, the wizard bloodline doesn't appear all that well defined. JKR indicates that wizard-ness is genetic, or inherited:  &quot;Muggle-borns will have a witch or wizard somewhere on their family tree, in some cases many, many generations back. The gene resurfaces in some unexpected places.&quot;  By the above, it stands that a family that produces a squib (non-magical born of magical parents) must be a half-blooded family in some way, since half-blooded only requires one non-magical ancestor. Of course, we are dealing in magic genetics. Any other form of genetics would make this inherited, seemingly recessive trait (or squibs couldn't exist), never appear at all. Unless they were XMen. If it is so important, what does the wizard-bloodline follow? Other Mythos In other literature a wizard can be nearly anything, but magical powers are typically inherited as well as learned. Merlin of the Arthurian Legend (also mentioned in HP) is Cambian, meaning he is born of demonic intervention; this explains his source of enchantment. Gandalf of Middle Earth is a Maiar, as are all Wizards of Middle Earth. Wizards in Harry Potter seem to follow a bloodline, and it has been mentioned (in the question Gabe linked) that genetics have a heavy play in it, meaning that squibs and parents of Muggle-born wizards should have identical genetics. This bloodline must come from somewhere. Magical Creatures In Harry Potter it is common for magical creatures to &quot;mingle&quot; with humans, these beings are typically somewhat magical. Elves have been described to have very strong magic, but are for some unreasonable reason subservient to humans. I may be mistaken, but believe it was hinted that elves and the wizarding lineage had intersected at one time. Maybe I'm imagining this. Genocidal Allusions Voldemort hates muggles, and half-bloods, and whatever else is non-wizard. The presence of this theme, suggests that this wizardly bloodline must be at least defined if the main antagonist is so obsessed with keeping that mysterious bloodline pure. Since Slytherin himself was said to be a supremacist (circa a really long time ago) it suggests that this bloodline should have existed long before he was around, especially if he founded a school with people he was not related to, but were also magical.
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You'd think that as soon as Harry met someone who was friends with his dad, he'd have asked about his family.  Certainly Lupin or Sirius could have told him something of his family, given that they were James' closest friends, and Sirius was "always welcome at the Potters".  Obviously there's nothing in the books, but did J.K. Rowling ever explain why there was no mention of any living relative other than Aunt Petunia, or even what happened to Harry's grandparents?
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On the , I found that Harry Potter is listed as a distant cousin under the 'Family Members' section.  Is this true? If yes, please provide proper citations from canon.