[HPforGrownups] Re: Vernon a squib??

[Taryn Kimel]

No: HPFGUIDX 52742

Fred:
Now IMHO, it was Pertunia that was a squib.
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Once more, I'm not sure, but as far as I can see, maybe Harry is 
more "pure Blood" than I may be thinking. Of course I could be wrong 
though.
Any thoughts?

Me:
I've never put much credit to that because Rowling herself does refer to Lily as a muggle-born witch:

She has become edgy. "I do get kind of frustrated with this conservative world thing because..." She explains at length, and somewhat defensively, that the school had to be a boarding school because most of the magic happens in the middle of the night, and if it was a day school you wouldn't get the same sense of community. She also argues that, in a way, Harry does reflect the modern world because he is mixed race - his dad being a wizard, his mum being a muggle (human) witch - which seems to be pushing it a bit.

http://books.guardian.co.uk/Print/0,3858,4037903,00.html

No, it's not an exact quote, but it's from an interview and the basic concept of Harry's "mixed race" is enough.

--Taryn

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