Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26340222-20160409145716/@comment-24674051-20160411023305

One side comment. I'd like to see equality, but honestly, the odds favor passing magic from Mother to child.

reasoning is that magic seems less of a DNA issue, and more of an environment issue. and all the baby gets from the father is the DNA (at least until it is born). it grows in the Mother, and not only has the DNA, but also has whatever else is going with the Mom. everything from what the Mom eats and drinks, to changes in hormones in the mom, has an effect on the baby.

Gender equality occurs only when Men start having babies, rather then just being a part of making the babies. Until that happens, for good or for bad, the Mother has a stronger influence on what happens as the child develops.

As to Belle's magical aptitude, while alchemy maybe speaks more to her "bookworminess", I still think that her ability to not only read about, but also successfully produce, magical potions does show some aptitude towards magic. I'm not saying that Belle will ever become a witch, because that is not who she is. I'm just speaking to an aptitude.