Pure Blood Parentage

[ghinghapuss]

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>  How long are you a half-blood?  I mean, if James was born from 
two  wizards, he'd be a pure blood (we've never heard mention 
anything  different) and Lilly seems to come from a muggle family 
(lots of  debate on this, I'm sure...).  Harry is considered a half-
blood for  this reason, but since he's born of a wizard and a witch, 
couldn't he  be thought of as a pure blood?  Is the muggle blood 
thing always  there?
> I'd love to hear your answers on this!
> Cheers,
> Rachel

Me:
Muggle blood is always there.  If you have just one drop of muggle 
blood in your history you're a Half Blood, or at least not a Pure 
Blood.  To be a Pure Blood you will have to be able to trace you 
lineage back generations for hundreds of years.  It's why a family 
like the Black Family (and I'm sure the Malfoy and Lestrange Families 
as well) have family trees prominently and proudly displayed for all 
to see. 

Any addition of muggle blood is considered a stain by Pure Bloods and 
is the reason Andromeda was burned of her family tree. There is also 
speculation she is dead and taked to it's extreem it's not unlikely 
that a family will kill to keep it blood line 'clean'. 

Note: If you read about Black Slavery in US History and the racism 
that followed it didn't matter how white you looked, if any one of 
your relations was black you were considered black. 
Also in India today there are stories of girls being burned alive for 
bringing shame on a family by consorting with the wrong caste or 
class.
Mandy