Molly Weasley and Lily Potter...

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No: HPFGUIDX 71839

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Kathryn Cawte" <kcawte at b...> 
wrote:
Me:
 
Molly's pureblood. Harry's considered half-blood because his mother 
was muggle-born. The Weasley children are pureblood.
  
Kathryn Cawte: -

Harry's not a half-blood. A half-blood is like Seamus one magical 
parent one normal. He pay not be considered as pure as the Malfoys 
(by the snobs of the world) but to my mind that's similar to the way 
that in the US you get (or did - I've studied American history more 
than American present) families who> consider themselves to be 'old' 
families because they can trace their ancestors back to the 
Mayflower.

Me:

I would agree, but apparently, most wizards don't.  That's why I 
used the word "considered."  Tom Riddle and Dumbledore both referred 
to Harry as half-blood.  I admit that Riddle is a snob and that 
Dumbledore may have used the term because he was explaining 
Voldermort's thinking.  The fact remain though, that we have seen 
two people refer to Harry as half-blood and (unless I'm mistaken) 
nobody refer to him as pureblood.

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