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   After the Death Eater coup, the Ministry of Magic announces that recent   
   research has determined that only the children of wizards and witches have   
   magical ability, and that the Muggle-borns got their magic by stealing   
   someone's wand.  The MoM therefore    
   sets up a Muggle-Born Registration Commission to investigate Muggle-borns.   
      
   The wand stealing theory actually has some basis in fact.  Sometimes, wands   
   change their loyalty to someone who has defeated their owner.  The famous   
   Elder Wand has changed hands many times in that manner.  In the DH movie,   
   Draco's wand changes its    
   loyalty to Harry Potter when Harry disarms Draco.  It would therefore seem   
   plausible that a Muggle could gain control of a wand by defeating its owner.    
   I wonder if it ever does happen that a Muggle obtains magic by defeating a   
   wizard and taking his wand.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)