Why is Harry considered half-blood?

[mercurybluesmng]

No: HPFGUIDX 143201

potioncat wrote:
> > JKR apparantly decided to keep the distinctions to a minimum, 
> > rather than bogging down in differing degrees of Magic-ness. She 
> > does discuss it on her site, though.
 
Bart:
> Agreed. One thing we must remember is that, although the HP novels 
> have a large adult readership (hence this group, for example), they 
> are written for children. As a result, JKR often uses shorthand 
> references which kids can get quickly; hence no "quadroon", 
> "octaroon" or other stuff like that, although, from what I've 
> gathered from her comments, that is the image that she intends to 
> invoke.


Actually, the point seems to be that the purebloods are separating 
themselves from the rest of society on account of their purity of 
blood. There's one word for 'people with Muggle parents' and another 
for 'people with (recent-ish) Muggle ancestors', and a third for 'no 
Muggle ancestry' (that they care to admit, beyond the too-recent-to-
ignore). No further distinguishing labels needed.

MercuryBlue