[HPFGU-Movie] Foreshadowing?

[Taryn Kimel]

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From: "Valerie Flowe" <valerie.flowe at verizon.net>
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Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 7:49 AM
Subject: Re: [HPFGU-Movie] Foreshadowing?


>
> From: "Kate" <katiebug1233 at yahoo.com>
>
> <snip>...  Does this mean that Hermione is
> going to be bitten by Lupin in books 6 or 7?  Has she already been
> bitten and we don't know it?  I find this latter possibility hard to
> believe since surely we would have seen signs of it after 5 books...
> but possible I suppose.  Surely that isn't just script slip up...
> Hermione is always described as "bushy" (like fur?), maybe this is a
> hint?  Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Katie
>
> Hmmm...interesting thought. What I'm wondering is WHY Hermione is a witch 
> in
> the first place? Both parents are Muggles. Was it way back in her 
> ancestry?
> Why does Malfoy call her a mudblood? I thought a mudblood was a half-breed
> (1/2 muggle/1/2 magic). Did JKR attempt to explain that earlier in the
> series?
> OR,is Hermione just so darn smart that she is able to tap into that other
> 90% of her brain, which allows for these extra powers?
> OR...WHAT IF Hermione's Mom had a one-night stand with a handsome, albeit 
> a
> bit battered and shabby, drifter who was passing through her town, and 
> then
> gave birth to Hermione??!! This would explain the "responding to his own
> kind", as well as her special magical abilities.
> OK, I'm losin' it. I spend hours fantasizing about HP, expanding on the
> story in my mind. Been reading too much HP fanfic!!! I think I need
> professional help! :-)))))
>
> Valerie

First, as has already been mentioned, a mudblood is a muggleborn 
wizard/witch. A halfblood is half and half.

JKR has said that muggleborn wizards just kind've spring up. It just 
happens. They don't have to have wizarding blood.

--Taryn