Magical notions of prejudice (was Chapter 27 Padfoot Returns)

[Ebony Elizabeth Thomas]

No: HPFGUIDX 10247

Hi Scott and all--

I was saving my post on this chapter until I re-read it (which I will do 
during my break tomorrow at school).  However, something said today 
intrigued me.

>--Other than the Pureblood/Mudblood issue their doesn't seem to be a
>lot of prejudice against wizards for race/gender and other problems
>that plague OUR society.  Magic seems to have eliminated many
>problems- and created many new ones in it's place.
>

Imagine, if you will, a society of powerful wizards from a ethnic group who 
is quite marginalized in the Muggle world... but from a formidable 
Pureblooded wizarding heritage that is respected.  I'd say that they would 
be as snobbish and insufferable as any Malfoy... and their house-elves could 
tell tales.

I'll post more on the race and gender issues later on this week, since those 
are my FAQs.  I'm also doing a bit of research in magical traditions of the 
African Diaspora... it's relevant to an upcoming scene in my fic.

Rita, you really *must* get that website up re: your theories of magic 
worldwide.  We want to know what's going on in the other 3/4s of the world, 
too!  ;-)

--Ebony

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Ebony AKA AngieJ
(H/H Special Agent, First Class)

"'We start by recruiting members,' said Hermione happily.  'I thought two 
Sickles to join--that buys a badge--and the proceeds can fund our leaflet 
campaign.  You're treasurer, Ron--I've got you a collecting tin 
upstairs--and Harry, you're secretary, so you might want to write down 
everything I'm saying now, as a record of our first meeting.'

"There was a pause in which Hermione beamed at the pair of them, and Harry 
sat, torn between exasperation at Hermione and amusement at the look on 
Ron's face."

--from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, p. 225, 1st Amer. ed.

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