A discussion of squibs
“This is troubling, do we have anything held in the reserves that we can use to try and wipe this issue from people’s minds?” Toby asked, concerned as he read through some of his notes.
“Strangely, we haven’t had to deal with issues such as people being pushed out windows before Sir.” CJ sarcastically retorted, she was also struggling to deal with what they had just been asked to cover up.
“What kind of psycho pushes someone out a window, just to see what could happen? Tell me you guys see how that doesn’t make any sense?” Willow asked, her nerves already beginning to fray, the more she learned about the action of the Wizarding World, the more exasperated she felt herself happening.
“Unfortunately, that’s just the way the Wizarding World works; people hope that their children will also have magic and become fixated on pushing the magic out. It’s hard to get rid of because so many families don’t want a Squib in their family.” Derek explained quietly.
“But what’s so terrible about being a Squib? What even is a Squib?” Spencer asked, frowning in his confusion, he genuinely didn’t completely understand the stigma attached to having a Squib in their family. What he didn’t notice at that point was William was coming in cleaning up through the office.
“The belief within some of the old-fashioned Wizarding Families is that a Squib comes from a family with a weaker grasp of magic. There are families that believe that having a Squib within the family is a sign of weakness and a higher power punishing them. It’s depressing, I’m a Squib, and I was hidden away from the common view. At the same time, I wasn’t allowed to go after any form of Muggle Qualifications so that I could build a life for myself in the Muggle World. This was because of a woeful lack of communication and education within the families of the Wizarding World.” William explained while he leaned against his large floor brush, crossing his arms across his chest.
“What? You didn't give any chance to go after muggle education and then qualifications, do you think you could function in the Muggle World?” Donna asked startling the group, who jumped once they remembered that the woman was still in the room.
“I could go to a small degree, but I’ve been working here for so long, even as the janitor, I’ve still been exposed to both worlds. For the moment though, I’ve been going after a degree in Journalism and Broadcasting. The Wizarding World acts as a bit of a cult and keeps anyone from being able to step away. This needs to change before it becomes too late.”
“Okay, but did anyone see the child being thrown from the window, is that a common thing?” Willow asked, she still wasn’t sure about the practices of the Wizarding World.
“It seems so, but what is troubling me, is that we may have to reach out to Child Protective Services, can we see where the trouble may be coming from?” CJ called out.
“Alright, fair enough, how are the Wizarding Authorities dealing with this?” Sam mused.
“So far, they’ve gone a little overboard on the Oblivation spells, is there anything we can do?” CJ reported.
“At the moment, we can simply whisper in the ears of some of the people within the government, but we can’t automatically change anything.”