Ted Tonks was always muggle-born -

[nadiya_iman]

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> > > Valerie Frankel wrote:
> > <snip>  Others noticed Ted Tonks, who heals Harry but started as a
> > muggle.  <snip>
> >
> > Aida:
> >
> > I thought that was odd too, but I looked it up:
> > page 50 in OOTP, Raincoast Canadian Edition:
> > 'My dad's Muggle-born and he's a right old slob.  I suppose it
> varies, just like it does with wizards?'
> > (Tonks to Harry, at the Dursley's)
> >
>
> Cindi:
> Being muggle-born doesn't make you a muggle, does it? Wasn't
> Hermione muggle-born? I thought you were either a witch/wizard or a
> muggle at birth, regardless of your parentage.
>
Nadiya:
I think the reason why people tend to think Ted Tonks is a Mugggle,
is because we are introduced to him through the viewpoint of
pureblood supremacist. Remember, to people like the Blacks and the
Malfoys, a Muggleborn is just as bad, maybe even worse than a Muggle.

Nadiya