[HPforGrownups] Unanswered Questions

[rayheuer3 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 92438

american_sweetie_xoxo at yahoo.com writes:

> 2.) Ok so we all found out the history of the 4 houses in CoS..that 
> there was a disagreement about letting "Muggles" into Hogwarts. We 
> all know that passed and they are now permitted to join the 
> school..What I don't understand is, who is the one who decided 
> what "muggles" are worthy of such a education? How do 
> these "Muggles" feel about knowing there is another world out there? 

Well, of course we are not talking about "muggles", but children of
Muggles who demonstrate magical skills.  It is implied, but never
stated, that magic talent is somehow genetic, and "Pureblood" children
will be witches/wizards.  Now the problem is, somewhere over the years,
magical folk have fallen in love with, married, and had children with, 
muggles.
This "muddies" the bloodlines, and someone like Hermione, whose both
parents are muggles, almost certainly had one or more multiple-great 
grandparents who were witches/wizards.

Now Mr. Slytherine wanted to teach only the purebloods.  Those whose
genetics were never tainted by muggledom.  Ms. Hufflepuff wanted to teach
everyone who showed the talent.  The other two founders were probably
neutral to the idea.  The Slytherine argument is largely emotional, and you 
either accept it or you don't.  Helga could almost certainly bring Ms. 
Ravenclaw
around by pointing out that the more eligible students you have, the more
tuition comes in to fund the school.  Godric would respond to the argument
that it would be "wrong" to deprive muggle-borns of the protection of the 
school
and the knowledge of how to control their gift.

Making things more complicated are people like Voldemort who apparently
consider children of muggle-born witches/wizards to be just as much "mudblood"
as their parents.

  --  Ray


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