JKR messed up........ no.

[Katie]

No: HPFGUIDX 178487

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "delwynmarch" <delwynmarch at ...> 
wrote:

<<<snip>>>
 Muggleborns have to be
> *invited* into the WW, while Purebloods are *born* in it. That's a
> major difference. If Salazar Slytherin had had his way, Muggleborns
> today would live their entire life not knowing they are wizards, and
> thus not missing the use of a wand, though they would suffer 
negative side-effects of it, granted. 

<<<snip>>>


***Katie:


Are you kidding? As I understand this, you are basically claiming 
that Muggleborns have less claim to the WW than do Purebloods. It is 
less theirs (Muggleborns) because they are *invited* into it, and 
should feel privileged to be so? To me, that completely is the 
antithesis of the books. I mean, that's Voldemort's argument, but I 
thought he was the bad guy...


I mean, all through the books, JKR makes a real point of saying that 
people are *born* wizards, whether it's pure-blood Neville or muggle-
born Hermione. Neither one of them is better or worse than the other. 
they both deserve to be there, learning and growing, and both of them 
have an equal shot at success. Among the muggleborns at Hogwarts, 
almost all of them are average or above average wizards (Dean Thomas, 
Hermione, Ernie MacMillian (was it him that was down for Eton?)). I 
mean, the acceptance of Muggles and Muggleborns is shown as a real 
dividing line between the good guys and the bad guys.


Whether it's Hermione being called a Mudblood; Kreacher, Dobby, and 
Winky being verbally and physically abused; Ron being mocked for 
being poor; Lupin being judged on his werewolf status; Snape being 
judged for his looks; or Draco being prejudged because of his family 
ties...prejudice in all forms is shown to be wrong. This is the real 
hallmark  of the bad guys, is their prejudice and bigotry. And their 
biggest claim is that Muggleborns don't belong.


I would argue that JKR used these situations as metaphor for real-
life prejudice, and that Muggleborns are the most obvious minority 
group. So, I am not sure if your point is that this is the way 
Voldemort felt, or this is really how you feel, but IMO, this is the 
absolute opposite of what the books are trying to say about 
Muggleborn vs Pureblood and also about RW prejudice. 


Katie