Sirius a "pureblood"?

[alhewison]

No: HPFGUIDX 37228

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "kiricat2001" <Zarleycat at a...> wrote:

> 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.  

On the other hand Arthur Weasley had a flying car - and we know that 
he is a pure blood wizard. He had simply adapted the car. Why 
couldn't Sirius have done the same? We know that he and James were 
the most talented students of their year. Also, the MOM itself has 
cars. They take Harry et al to Kings Cross station at the beginning 
of POA. These cars have magical qualities about them. I also think 
that Sirius must be fairly wealthy - he can afford to buy Harry a 
firebolt - so perhaps, he can afford to buy a flying motorbike that 
somebody else has "adapted".

I've always imagined Sirius Black to be a very bright, well-off 
pureblood Wizard - just like is friend James Potter. Although, I 
admit I can't support that belief with canon evidence.

Ali

(who noting another posting about teeth: is British, but has very 
straight teeth without fillings which is relatively unusual for a 33 
year old - but now she comes to thinks about it, perhaps they are a 
little yellow!)