Muggleborns choosing WW (was: Why did the founders retain Slytherin's house?

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 117957


Alla wrote :
"I compare magic to something akin to breathing (or quite
similar),something without which magical person could not exist. Not 
necessarily physically, but spiritually. I don't know , hard to  explain."

Del replies :
Several points in canon actually supports your view, like the fact
that wizards live longer than Muggles, or the fact that they are much
more resistant to injuries.

I must admit this bothers me, because basically what it implies is
that wizards are something like a different species. They are not the
same type of humans as Muggles are.

But in a society loaded with contempt for other species and
half-breeds, such a concept could actually justify the Muggle-racism
and the pureblood mentality.

We're not getting anywhere, are we :-) ?

Del