[HPforGrownups] Re: OOTP: Still Catching Up..

[EnsTren at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 68433

In a message dated 7/8/2003 10:14:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
batheloth at yahoo.com writes:


> > Point Seven: Harry is Very Slytherin.
> > 
> >                  --Cunning and Ambition isn't bad, and can work 
> along side 
> > Courage and honnor.
> > 
> > 
> 
> But the Sorting Hat's song in OOP mentions that Slytherin only 
> took "pure-blood" wizards.  Harry's mother was a mudblood, which 
> would seem to make him ineligible for Slytherin house.  Maybe this 
> rule can be broken under special circumstances, but it seems odd that 
> the Sorting Hat would try to put Harry in Slytherin house first.
> 
> - - - Batheloth
> 

I made this point before, but allow me to restate it, and elaborate.

I don't think a /reliable/ source ever said that Salazar only took 
'Purebloods.'

Now before you all jump on me! I think the term used was 'Wizard-born' versus 
'Muggle-born.'  Please feel free to correct me with quotes.

Anyways.  What is /Salazar's/ definition of Wizard-born?  So far we see 
having one wizard parent is enough.  Though they might be exceptions to the rule, 
but I don't think so.

This brings me to another point. Tom Riddle went to a /Muggle orphanage/.  
When it was found out he was a /Wizard/ why wasn't he transfered to a /Wizard 
orphanage/?

We /know for a fact/ that Dumbledore was aware of what was building up inside 
of Tom.  He "Didn't trust" him.  That the hate for muggles was building 
inside of him, surely the best thing to do would be to remove him from the 
envioroment?

I submit that at the time there was /No Such Thing/ as a /Wizard-orphanage/, 
and there might not be now.  That /adoption/ was an idea that came from the 
muggles.

Consider, if you please, we know the importance of /blood/ in magic.  Not 
just in anchient magic, but also in magic that is common place, like house elves. 
 If you had a non-related wizard come into your family it might open up your 
home to attack, or simply they would not be able to use the magic inbued into 
the home, or a dozen other things.

Marriage might negate some of this, Wizards most likely have a ritual sort of 
thing for that.  Betrothal might do the same, to a lesser degree.

But adoption?  No.  Otherwise wouldn't Tom have been adopted by a Wizard 
couple?  He was Head boy!  Presumable from his skill in magic, and that fact, he 
was in the top portion of his classes!  Why wouldn't anyone adopt him?

Simple, no such thing.

There are, exceptions, of course...after all, who /wouldn't/ want to take 
/famous Harry Potter/ into their homes?

But on a regular basis, there is in all likely hood, no adoption in the 
wizarding world.  And to bring this back to my orginal point:

If there is no adoption between wizards, then any muggle-born wizard would 
not have a magical social/mental background.

A wizard-born on the other hand would, and even if they were /brought up by 
muggles/ they would still feel drawn to follow in their parent's footsteps.  
I'm not talking in a magical or gentic sence.  I'm talking about "Wow, my 
parent/s was a witch/wizard, and I am too!  They can't be all that bad and I'm not a 
"Freak" after all."

So I ask again, /What is *Salazar's* definition of Wizard-born/?

Nemi
       --Black Dragon
       --Slasher and Yaoist
       --Utterly Psycotic


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