AdeleneDawner comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 2 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Pavitra 19 August 2010 02:32:07AM 0 points [-]

The genetic variance in magical ability (at least, independent from general intelligence, studiousness, etc.) is limited to at most three discrete levels. So strictly yes, it's possible that 'some Muggles are less magical than others', but there certainly isn't a spectrum of magicalness.

Comment author: TobyBartels 20 August 2010 12:28:54AM *  0 points [-]

Agreed. (I've also made a small clarifying edit to my previous comment.)

Everything that you've said is correct; I was just confused about what ‘blood hypothesis’ meant until I reread Chapter 22.