[HPforGrownups] Re: LV's reasons for showing at the DoM/Slughorn's favoritism

[Jordan Abel]

No: HPFGUIDX 168755

> Nikkalmati
>
> I see it as a myth that Slughorn believes the pureblood  claptrap.  The point
> of comparison here is Muggles vs. Wizards, not  Purebloods vs. Muggleborn
> wizards.  Muggles rarely have magical talent of  any kind.  Most wizard born
> children have some magical talent.  Magic  is not evenly distributed throughout
> the human race. It is surprising to  find a Muggleborn [[note: nice bit of misdirection, I almost thought you were actually talking about muggleborns rather than misusing the word to refer to "any child born to muggle parents, muggle or wizard" -Random832]] with any magical talent.
>  It is doubly surprising that  one has outstanding talent.    (BTW Appaloosas
> can't jump worth a  darn, in most cases)

Random832:
JKR has said you either have magic or you don't. Absolutely no support
is present in the books for the idea that muggleborns (i.e.
witches/wizards born to muggle parents) having less talent in general
than purebloods. And slughorn goes even further along the "blood
matters" line by suggesting that Harry inherited his potions talent
from Lily.

All that's present in terms of actual heritable genes is a binary "can
or cannot use magic" switch, not levels of anything that are generally
lower among muggleborns than purebloods, etc.

--Random832