How can Mrs Figg see the Dementors?

Mrs Figg turned up after the attack and hustled Harry back to the Dursleys. A few weeks later, when Harry was appearing before the Wizengamot to account for his using magic during the Dementor attack, Arabella Figg testified that as a Squib she could see Dementors although Muggles cannot (OP8).

Can squibs have a wizard child?

On a rare occasion, non-magical parents (muggles) can produce magical offspring, called muggle-borns. In even rarer cases, some magical parents could have children incapable of magic, known as squibs. Squibs can interact with the magical world, which implies that they have slightly more magical ability than muggles.

Can a Squib and a Muggle have a magical child?

No, the child of two squibs can’t be a muggle-born. Muggle-borns are born in muggles’ family, while squibs are born in wizarding family without magical abilities.

Is Mrs Dursley a Squib?

No, she is not, she is not a Squib. She is a Muggle. But you will have to read the other books. Warner Bros.

How are Squibs born?

A Squib was a human who was born with at least one magical parent, but did not inherit magic from said parent. A wizard or witch child would typically show signs of magical abilities by seven years old; any child who did not was very likely a Squib, though they were possibly late-bloomers.

What can squibs do?

A Squib is not a Muggle. Born to a wizarding family, a Squib has such a low level of magical power that he or she is essentially unable to do any magic at all. However, while a Squib cannot cast spells, he or she can apparently see magical beings such as poltergeists, though not dementors (JKR).

Was Petunia Evans a Squib?

The theory stems from JK Rowling’s answer to a fan question during a 2004 conversation at the Edinburgh Book Festival. The fan asked the author if Aunt Petunia was a Squib (a non-magical person who is born to at least one magical parent) and Rowling replied: No, she is not, she is not a Squib. She is a Muggle.