Definitions

[Janet Anderson]

No: HPFGUIDX 46924

bugaloo37 wrote:

>Here are some definitions, IMO, of the following terms:  Pure-blood:
>examples-the Weasleys, the Malfoys-these are  Wizard families with NO
>muggle blood in their family tree. >>>>>

Yes, but

>Half-blood:  examples-Harry
>Potter, Tom Riddle- witches/wizards who have ONE muggle (Tom's
>father) OR muggle-born parent (Lily Potter). >>>>>

I'm not sure this is correct, because Lily's being Muggle-born doesn't seem 
to make any difference to Harry's social standing even with the Malfoys of 
this world. His parents were both Wizards; that seems to be that. They may 
despise his politics, his morals, and his choice in friends, but they don't 
despise his ancestry, and you know that if there were a chance to do so, 
Malfoy would have done it.

As someone has pointed out, this means that if Hermione (for example) 
marries Harry and has a child, the child will be a "pure blood," although 
Hermione will continue to be scorned as a "mudblood." This makes about as 
much sense as racial prejudice ever does.

Janet Anderson


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