[HPforGrownups] Re: Mudbloods (and Marriage)

[Margaret Dean]

No: HPFGUIDX 30549

"Cindy C." wrote:

> Perhaps we can conclude from the lack of marital restrictions that
> wizards have their biases and prejudices, but perhaps their biases
> are not so deeply held as those found in Muggle history because
> wizards don't restrict the fundamental right to choose a suitable
> mate.

It could also be partly a matter of survival.  Ron remarks at one
point "If we hadn't married Muggles we'd have all died out by
now."  Maybe the wizarding community by itself is too small to
prevent dangerous inbreeding.  (Draco Malfoy, now, seems like the
epitome of the shockingly inbred aristocrat to me.  :) )


--Margaret Dean
  <margdean at erols.com>