Offspring -- Purebloods??

[plinsenmayer]

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From: plinsenmayer
Subject: Offspring -- Purebloods??
Date: 8/8/00 5:18 pm  (ET)

Hi:

<<<Magical people from two Muggle parents are called Muggle-born, and
the bad guys call them Mudbloods. Magical people with one Muggle parent
are called half-and-half and the bad guys call both them and magical
people with one Muggle-born witch/wizard parent and one 'pureblood'
witch/wizard parent a Halfblood. They seem to call Harry a Halfblood
because his mother was a
Mudblood, but if he were to marry Ginny (I am not trying to side
with *any* shippers!) I gather that their children would count as
Purebloods.>>>

Hmmm. Hmmm. Why would their children be "purebloods" if Harry is a
Half-blood? This seems counter-intuitive to me. I wouldn't think Harry
could confer "greater" status than he has on his own offspring. I in no
way am implying that Purebloods are *greater* than Half-Bloods btw. But,
if you assume a social hierarchy of Pureblood, Half-Blood, Muggle-born
(but magical), Muggle -- then how can any of Harry's offspring ever be
"pure-bloods"? They will always have a paternal grandmother who was
muggle-born. So, in the Harry & Ginny example, their children would
be 75% "pure-blood" & 25% "muggle-born" (or 50% "half-blood" and 50%
"pure-blood). If Harry & Hermione were to have children, they would be 75%
"muggle-born" & 25% "pure-blood." All of the above assumes James Potter
was "pure-blood." What if his paternal grandmother was a muggle --
does this "taint" his pure-blood status?

Questions!

Penny