Sirius a "pureblood"?

[kiricat2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 37218

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Monika Huebner" <monika at d...> wrote:
 
> Interesting idea, I haven't thought of the fact that he wouldn't 
know
> about computers, either, so the analogy would be lost on him. A
> while ago, I have speculated a bit about Sirius' origins with a 
fellow
> Sirius fan, and I came to the conclusion that he could be at least
> half Muggle, because he was able to survive in the woods without
> his wand. He must be able to light a fire somehow, and we know from
> GoF that pureblood wizards are a bit lost with things like matches.

On the other hand, Sirius could be a pureblood who had been at the 
top of his class in Muggle Studies, and so, might be well acquainted 
with things like matches.  Or, his survival in the wild may be 
attributed to his ability to transform into the dog, regardless of 
pure, mixed or Muggle parentage.

Then, there is that motorcycle.  I don't think that giving a gasoline-
powered, internal combustion engine vehicle the ability to fly is 
simply a matter of waving one's wand and saying a spell.  I have no 
canon evidence of this.  It just seems to me that if this was easily
done, a lot of people would be trying it, and the Ministry would 
never be able to stop it.  

To my thinking, the magic involved in this would be something that 
builds on knowledge of how these Muggle engines work.  Maybe 
Hogwarts' Advanced Muggle Studies has an auto shop component to it, 
and again, Sirius the smart pureblood puts this knowledge to work.  
Or maybe Dad Black is/was a muggle who owned an auto repair shop and 
young Sirius had fun tinkering with bits of engines, crank shafts, 
master cylinders, etc.  and figured things out on his own.  


> Monika
> who would *really* like to read JKR's notes on Sirius' childhood...

Maybe we can beg, plead or otherwise grovel to JKR, once she finishes 
the series, to publish some sort of Potterverse encyclopedia that 
would answer all of these questions...

Marianne