Colin Creevy

[huntergreen_3]

No: HPFGUIDX 113000

Hannah wrote:
>>I also believe that Colin Creevy may be a half-blood. Although he
is attacked by the Slytherin monster, I think one muggle parent
would be enough to justify a basilisk attack in the eyes of the pure-
blood fanatics.<<

HunterGreen:
It wouldn't matter to the basilisk whether or not the person is 
muggleborn (after all it does attack Harry later on), only to the 
person commanding the basilisk. And that person is not doing 
a 'pureblood test' to find out if the person is muggleborn or not, 
just going with what she has been told. The snake could have just as 
easily attacked Dean Thomas, since he (and no other students) know 
he's a half-blood. I have a question now though, how did Ginny know 
Filch was a squib?

Hannah:
>>Colin seems to come from a close family, yet he only mentions his
Dad, not his Mum. He says he is sending pictures to his Dad, and
even volunteers that he is muggle milkman. Why isn't he including
his Mum in this? Even the first time I read this, I took it that his
Mum was dead/ had left them. And missing parents in Potterverse
always flag up warning signs. She could well have been a witch.<<

HunterGreen:
I like the theory that Colin is a secret half-blood. However though, 
since JKR intended that Dean Thomas was an unknown half-blood, would 
she really have two of those? I guess she could have shifted the half-
blood from Dean to Colin, but that doesn't seem like her (from all 
the interviews I've read, major parts of the story were decided a 
long time ago, so that would include Colin's background.

Hannah:
>>My supporting evidence for this is the existence of wizard!Dennis.
A wizard child born to two muggle parents is fairly unusual. Lily's
sister (Petunia) is not magical, neither is Hermione's younger
sister (from JKR website/ chats), so it doesn't seem that siblings
of muggle born wizards are usually magical too. But here are the
Creevys with two wizard sons. This would be (be my reasoning),
extremely unusual for two muggles, but normal for a witch and a
muggle.<<

HunterGreen:
I used to wonder this as well. However, if you think of genetics 
having a 'magical gene' as opposed to it being a fluke of nature, 
then it makes more sense. Both of Colin's muggle parents could have 
been carriers for it, but not actually had it themselves. Otherwise, 
you're right, its too much of a coincidence that both Colin and 
Dennis are muggleborns. As for Petunia, well, JKR has hinted there 
might be more to her than meets the eye.