You may recall we had some fighting going on about what are squibs and what are muggles and it seems like Pottermore is jumping on that bandwagon.
Squibs are a hard bunch to talk about. If you recall, a few weeks ago the USA Today Crossword Puzzle made a bit of a mistake. They said a non-magical being at Hogwarts and the answer was muggle.
Now for fans of the series, we know that muggles do not attend Hogwarts. If they meant a non-magical being that came from magical parents, well then that would be a squib. We here at Wizards even went in more detail to explain the difference between a witch, wizard, muggle and a squib.
And now Pottermore is joining in on the fun. Simple fact: Squibs are not quite muggles. Here is how the website explains the difference:
"Although like a Muggle they can’t perform magic, a Squib is often far more integrated in the wizarding world. For while a Muggle is as Muggle can be, with Muggle family members and, well, Muggle everything, one of the main differences with a Squib is that they’re related to a witch or wizard, just without the magic.As Ron explains to Harry, ‘they’re kind of the opposite of Muggle-born wizards’, and are often the odd one out in one way or the other."
So a squib has a pretty sad life but at least they’re integrated into the wizarding world.
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So, when someone tries to tell you they’re the same thing, you can calmly tell them that they’re wrong. Because a squib and a muggle are very different. Both are non-magical but at least a squib has magical parents. Poor muggles don’t even know that magic truly exists.