Pure/Half Blood

[Liz Muir]

No: HPFGUIDX 40040

Jo said:
>>"I thought they were supposed to represent how powerful they were for

JK's reference?  That wouldn't necessarily mean that the symbols stood 
for their pureness (or not) of blood, would it?  Hermione is (or seems 
to be for now) a much more powerful witch than, say, Neville - but she 
is Muggle-born and Neville is pure-blood.  On the blood front though, 
how pure is Harry?  His mum and dad were a witch and a wizard, but his 
mum was Muggle-born, so does that make him pure-blood or half-blood?"<<

Rosie replied:
>>I would have thought that made him pure-blood: both magical parents. 
Yet Riddle says Harry is a "half-blood" like himself, which seemed to 
me to be very strange. I thought it might just be a mistake...<<


Personally, I believe that JKR uses the term half-blood to include
anyone who is not:
a) a pure wizard decendant, several generations or so
b) a muggle born

This is sort of like the term "mulatto," used to describe people of
mixed heritage. There aren't any particular proportions attatched.
Although she could have chosen a better name if she didn't want to
confuse people. lol

Rowen

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