Why are the Weasley's blood traitors?

[greatelderone]

No: HPFGUIDX 76016

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lily_paige_delaney" 
<lily_paige_delaney at y...> wrote:
> Does anyone know why the Black's, Malfoy's etc would consider the 
> Weasley's blood traitors when they don't seem to have committed the 
> biggest crime - marriage to muggles?

But they have committed other high crimes such as speaking for the 
muggle born and trying to get an act passed to protect muggles from 
wizards.

> 
> They obviously haven't intermarried so are they blood traitors just 
> because Arthur has a soft spot for Muggles?  Surely not.
> 

We are talking about people such as Sirius's mother who wiped his 
uncle from the tree just because he left Sirius some gold and 
Bellatrix who was so fanatical that she wanted to attack Harry 
because he dared speak Voldemort's name with his half-blood tongue. I 
don't think they are exactly the best examples of rationality in the 
world.

> 
> This begs the question - what other company do the Weasley's keep 
and 
> what have they done to previously sink so low in Malfoy's eyes?

Probably people like Moody, Dumbledore and other crazy blokes and 
muggle lovers.