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This brings up an interesting point. How many 'squibs' are actually adeptus? That could be a very interesting exploration. Also, are all adeptus created equal? Perhaps some are better at, for example, sneaking and tracking...like, say, Filch?

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No, it really is that rare - squibness results from having the ability to channel magic but no "power supply." What makes an adeptus is really unknown, since there's a general lack of study subjects. Certainly, as far as Poppy can get her diagnostics to report, Harry has a normal magical core, its just that the power flows in and around his body are much stronger. Since there's no physical basis for the flows in the first place, the reason for that is a mystery.
Occlumency - I never said Snape couldn't or wouldn't adapt, only that his preferred "Clear your mind, Potter - I wouldn't think you'd find it hard. Legilimens!" technique for mental torture in the feeble disguise of training wouldn't be effective.

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Underage magic - Would Harry's adeptus abilities set off the ministry's underage magic sensors while he's home with the Dursleys?
Sparring matches with Hagrid
More interaction with the Beauxbaton students in GoF - he's got a French 'tutor', perhaps he's learned some French?
Less afraid of Hagrid's brother - He can take an Ogre barehanded...perhaps he'd be more willing to spend time with Hagrid's idiot-giant brother?

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It's fairly well established that only wand magic sets off the Underage Magic detectors - Bumblemore's array of instruments is a different question, but liekly the old coot would just think such active "accidental magic" was a good sign, meaning the boy would be a very powerful wizard once it was under control, and then after Harry actually arrived in Hogwarts he'd understand what he was really seeing.
Hagrid... I'd expect him to be more a grappler/bull-dogging style fighter, given his physical size and the fact that he's an animal handler by preference. He'd probably be more useful in teaching Harry how to subdue people he doesn't want to (or simply must not, like fellow students) really injure, and for physical conditioning. He'd probably get tapped for the job between first year Halloween and whenever Flamel or whoever Flamel arranged for as a tutor showed up.
(A simply delightful image popped into my head just now - Harry confronted by Malfoy & goons in some empty corridor, slapping a couple of firstie-level jinxes aside as he closes and tossing them all into each other, then wondering quite what to do as he has a knee on Malfoy's back and both arms engaged holding a goon in an arm lock on either side, at least until someone else - the Twins, say, having heard mischief afoot - happened along)
Further social interactions - possibly, possibly. The Bauxbatons students had occured to me, Grawp had not, but either could work. Grawp might be able to offer valuable insight on the better sort of trees to uproot as clubs "Not use oak. Oak big strong, good club, bad pull. Pine easy pull, bad club - it soft and too sticky hands. Maple, ash pretty good!"
- CD
ETA: Krav Maga - too new - these are wizards, after all, if it's less than a hundred years old it's certainly not important enoguh to bother with.SERVO: Loook *deeeeply* into my eyes... Tell me, what do you see?
CROW: (hypnotized) A twisted man who wants to inflict his pain upon others.
A kung-fu nun in a leather thong was no less extreme than anything else he had seen that day. - Rev. Dark's IST: Holy Sea World
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