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Readers also learn later that [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Arabella Figg|Mrs. Figg]], Harry's odd [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Places/Privet Drive|Privet Drive]] neighbor, and Mr. Filch, are both Squibs who function within the Wizarding world despite lacking magical powers. Neville's family employed extreme lengths to coax out any magical powers he might possess, most likely fearing the social stigma that having a Squib family member, particularly a pure-blood one, generates. As extreme (and downright silly and dangerous) as their attempts were to prove otherwise, it finally resulted in Neville showing that he is indeed a wizard, though it initially appears his magical ability is rather weak. However, this changes as the series progresses, mostly due to Harry's patient efforts.
 
Ironically, Neville's family may have created his problems, though their intentions were good. It will be learned that Neville's parents, who were [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Auror|Aurors (Dark wizard catchers)]], were tortured into insanity by [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Lord Voldemort|Voldemort]]'s [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Major Events/Death Eaters|Death Eaters]]. Neville's relatives may have applied strong memory charms to alleviate Neville's painful recollections about this traumatic event. Unfortunately, these charms, applied too strongly or liberally, can damage a wizard's mental and magical abilities, perhaps permanently, particularly in one so young. Another character, [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Bertha Jorkins|Bertha Jorkins]], later in the series, will suffer a similar affliction after [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Bartemius Crouch Sr.|Bartemius Crouch]] casts a powerful memory charm on her to erase some very damaging information, though he, unconcerned about inflicting lasting injury, probably used little restraint. Neville's and Bertha's similar conditions suggests there may be some similarity in their causes.
 
Considering the connections between Harry and Neville, it is interesting to note that they are polar opposites but could have shared the same fate, according to [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Sybil Trelawney|Trelawney's prophecy]]. While Harry's Muggle family tried to "squash the magic out of him," the Longbottoms tried to force-feed Neville magic.
 
The social stigma associated with having a Squib relative is mentioned two other times. In speaking about his own family, while aboard the Hogwarts Express in ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', Ron says he has a relative who is an accountant, but his family rarely mentions her. And we will see, in [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Books/Deathly Hallows|''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'']], that when [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Ariana Dumbledore|Dumbledore's sister]] was hidden from the neighbours due to her mental affliction, the immediate, though incorrect, assumption by others was that she was a Squib.
 
 
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