Social Structure in the WW (was:Re: Hero types / Why Snape must...)

[Cassy Ferris]

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horridporrid03 <horridporrid03 at yahoo.com>wrote: 
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  Money really doesn't count in this sort of social system, I think.  
Middle class Hermione is seen as being on the same level as the 
working class Creeveys and the upper class Justin.  They are, all of 
them, muggleborn.  And sure, it hasn't affected them while they're 
at Hogwarts (except for their inability to study to the same effect 
as their wizarding classmates over the holidays) but I'm near 
positive it will effect them when they go looking for work.  
Especially within the Ministry.  
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Cassy:
  I think it's true. At least we have evidence that it was so half a century ago. Tom Riddle replied to Slughorn, when the latter predicted Tom good job at the Ministry, that he didn't have right family background (forgive me for not provideing an accurate quotation, don't have an English variant of HBP). And Riddle was the brightest student of Hogwards, got a special reward for sevices for school and still couldn't count on making a good career because of being (presumably) muggle-born!
   
  Cassy