Jade Owen
August 19, 2012 6:35 AM
Curious by Jade Owen
So I'm in a thread at the moment that has briefly touched on the relative likelihood of muggleborn siblings having magic, and I was wondering whether any remembers if there's anything in the books about it? I know the Creevey brothers were Muggleborn, but are there any other examples and/or mentions?
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Michael Grosvenor
August 19, 2012 8:04 AM
Hmm by Michael Grosvenor
I guess the antithesis of that is Lily/Petunia but I don't know whether it establishes which one of those is the unusual situation. All the other Muggleborns I can think of either don't mention siblings or are known to be only children.
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Hmm
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Derry Pierce
August 19, 2012 11:43 AM
Umm by Derry Pierce
I don't remember anyone seeming particularly surprised that both Creevy brothers had magic, but the books didn't really focus on them much so it's hard to say.In Sonoraverse, Sully has a sister who's not magical, but Holly had one of three half-siblings come to join her at the school. Conner Pierce was the only one of his siblings to have magic. I can't recall off hand which other muggleborns did and did not have siblings.
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Umm
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Michael Grosvenor
August 19, 2012 1:35 PM
A bit of both by Michael Grosvenor
I've written both and I'm fairly sure I've had both reactions... i.e. people being surprised that my Muggle-born's sibling was not magical, as well as people being surprised when they were. Pepper was one of 7 children and one of 2 with magic (seemed to be tied into whichever genes made them ginger in her family :-p). I am magical with a non-magical sister. Maybe it goes both ways often enough that neither is really surprising? That might be the easier thing to assume...
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A bit of both
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Preston Stratford
August 19, 2012 9:31 PM
My input by Preston Stratford
According the Harry Potter Wiki...muggleborns are descended from squibs. The magic gene resurfaced after a few generations, so I don't think muggleborn siblings having magic would be rare.
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My input
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Waverly Canterbury
August 20, 2012 4:15 AM
Thanks for clearing that up! (nm) by Waverly Canterbury
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Thanks for clearing that up! (nm)
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