[HPforGrownups] Muggle-born adults

[Kathryn Wolber]

No: HPFGUIDX 75008


--- oh have faith <rshuson80 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 
> Though there are plenty of students at Hogwarts who
> are muggle-born, 
> or half-blood, there doesn't seem to be an *adult*
> character who is 
> anything but pureblood.  The only exceptions I can
> think of is 
> Nymphadora Tonks, who we learn in OOP is a
> half-blood with a muggle 
> father, and Tom Riddle, who got a mundane muggle
> name to go with his 
> muggle ancestory.  

Kathryn:
My take on this is that it's just a generation thing. 
In the past, most pureblood wizards married other pure
bloods because everyone thought like the Malfoys
(purebloods are better).  But it seems that there has
been some enlightenment and less people think it's so
important to be pureblood.  So in the
Marauders/Molly/Arthur generation it became more
acceptable to marry muggles.  Maybe they realized that
bloodline has nothing to do with ability, and that
they should marry for love, not for a pure bloodline. 


That would explain why we see more half-half students
than adults. Or, as mentioned it might be because the
books take place in the school so we know more student
characters.  But my guess is that marrying muggles
used to be a huge taboo and now it's generally okay.

Hope that helps!
Kathryn

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