The Weasleys and the HBP

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Del:
I don't really like where I'm going with this post, but it's eating 
at me so here goes (I just hope nobody else posted the same exact 
theory before)

1. As was repeated throughout OoP, "Weasley is our king"

2. As many have commented on previously, many of the Weasley family
members bear names relating directly to royalty, whether historical 
or fictional : Arthur, William, Charles, Ginevra, etc...

3. The Weasleys are famous for being a bunch of blood-traitors. But
where did they get that reputation ? What did they do to make others
believe that they don't care about blood purity ? Obviously, it's not
a matter of Arthur or Molly or any of their ancestors marrying a
non-pure-blood, so what can it be ?

4. We know that Arthur is fond of anything and everything muggle.
Well, I hate to ask that, but how fond of Muggles is Arthur 
*exactly* ?

I really don't like where that reasoning is taking me (I'm not tough
like Kneasy or Pippin, I don't like making horrible assumptions about
beloved characters ;-), but I can't help it. Here we have a pureblood
family, about whom several allusions of royalty have been made, who
are known for being blood-traitors, and whose father is inordinately
fond of Muggles. So I have to ask : is there a dark secret hidden
under the loving surface of Arthur and Molly Weasley's couple ? Or 
has someone been lying about their ancestry ( if one of the parents 
is not in fact pure-blood, then all the Weasley kids could be 
considered half-blood ), and if so, why ?

Bookworm:
I had a similar thought this afternoon, but hesitated to mention it, 
mostly because I don't believe it. There is been speculation that 
not all of the Weasleys are really Weasleys.  What if one of them 
(whichever one is your favorite theory) really was adopted and is a 
half blood.

I like your theory better, Del.  Why does the secret have to be a 
*dark* secret?  (Although, I would be upset if it turned out that 
either Molly or Arthur had cheated on the other.)  Maybe Arthur's 
mother was muggle-born, or something like that.  What if Molly is 
Arthur's second wife and Bill's mother (maybe Charlie's
too) was either muggle or muggle-born.  I know that would make Molly
Bill's step-mother, but that doesn't mean he can't call
her Mom.

I don't really believe this, and was going to stay out of the 
debate, but couldn't resist your post.  I had forgotten
Draco's little ditty.

Ravenclaw Bookworm