[HPforGrownups] Potter Lineage

[GulPlum]

No: HPFGUIDX 58505

Linda wrote:

>I was reading through all the posts regarding whether or not Harry is the 
>heir of Gryffindor and a question came to mind. Do we know from canon that 
>James Potter was a pure blood?

Not directly, we don't. However, it can be pretty safely assumed because 
even Voldemort himself didn't seem to hold anything against James's 
lineage, unlike Lily's.

>Considering Ron's comment that if wizards had only married other wizards
>(witches) that the WW would have died out, I think it's a reasonable
>question. If there is canon support for James being a pure blood,
>would someone please tell me where? For that matter would anybody
>like to comment on whether it even matters? Why or why not?

For the "natural heir of Gryffindor" speculation it matters because if 
James didn't have any magical lineage, there's no direct link to Godric 
Gryffindor's.

Despite some people's refusal to accept what I consider to be obvious, Lily 
has been stated to be Muggle-born, so the lineage isn't through her.

That particular theory aside, it would make "conceptual" sense for Harry to 
be born of a purely Magical father and a purely Muggle mother in order to 
underline various themes of the series, including the concept of pureblood 
heritage being unimportant, for starters.

--
GulPlum AKA Richard, who really should be going to bed and probably hasn't 
made a great deal of sense (it *is* 4.20 am!)