Book six

[justcarol67]

Carlie wrote:
Harry is considered a half-blood though, not a full
blood. In OotP Dumbledore tells harry that voldemort
did not chose the pureblood (neville), but the
halfblood (harry).
 
we know both harry's parents were magicial, so i
don't think thats the right defintion for
half-blood. That always confused me.

Kathryn responded:
> Well this is where it all becomes confusing...because
> there's "half blood" as compared to full blood, which
> is a general term meaning you don't have an entirely
> magical lineage. But then I personally differentiate
> that from half blood as in your actual parents were a
> magical person and a muggle. 
> 
> So if Dumbledore does call Harry a half blood (sorry,
> it's almost 2 am so I won't be checking right now)
> it's the "you have muggles in your lineage" version.
<snip>

Carol:
Here's the relevant passage, though there may be more than one:

"'He [Voldemort] chose the boy he thought most likely to be a danger
to him,' said Dumbledor. 'And notice this, Harry. He chose, not the
pureblood [Neville] (which, according to his creed, is the only kind
of wizard worth being or knowing), but the half-blood, like himself.
He saw himself in you. . . ." (OoP, American edition, p. 842).

So, as I said before, Harry's Muggleborn mother contributes Muggle
blood even though she's a witch, making Harry a Half Blood like Tom
Riddle, whose father was a Muggle. It may be confusing, but that's how
JKR presents it.

Carol