Dudley as HBP??!!

[Mandy]

No: HPFGUIDX 105998

> Jake wrote:
> <snip> Even if Petunia is a witch (and she may be), Dudley would 
only be a half-blood if Lily and Petunia's parents (i.e., Harry and 
Dudley's grandparents) were magic-folk. This seems unlikely since (as 
stated before), Harry is suppose to be a half-blood and would not be 
a half-blood if Lily's parents were magic-folk (he would be a pure-
blood). 
> Sooooooooooooo, since Lily and Petunia's parents were muggles, then 
> the only way Dudley can be a half-blood is if Vernon is a pureblood 
> or if he at least had magic-folk parents and is a wizard himself 
> (highly unlikely). 
> Ergo, Dudley cannot be a half-blood and is, in my opinion, an 
> unlikely pick for half blood prince (if that means what we think it 
> means). Does this make sense?


Mandy here:
There has been a huge amount of discussion on the exact meaning of 
half-blood on this site in the past, and I'm sure you can find some 
posts, which explain this a lot better than I can if you do a 
search.  

Basically, in the WW, if you are anything other than a pureblood or a 
mudblood, you are considered a half-blood.  The key is to not take 
the word half in half-blood so literally.  

There are no further distinctions within the halfblood level of 
being.  We know this as both Harry Potter and Tom Riddle are called 
halfbloods in the canon, but Tom and Harry parents differ 
magically.   Harry has two magical parents, but a mother was muggle 
born, and Tom Riddle has a witch for a mother and a muggle father.  

It follows the creed that if there is just one drop of non-magical 
blood in your family line, you are considered non-pure or half-
blooded. 

Cheers Mandy