Readers' expectations and change of them along the ride.

[Bruce Alan Wilson]

No: HPFGUIDX 176970

JP, Voldemort and Snape weren't mudbloods, which isn't a very nice 
word even if it were accurate; they were half-bloods. Each has a 
witch for a mother and a Muggle for a father. A "m*dbl**d" is a 
witch/wizard both of whose parents are Muggles. Muggleborn is the 
polite word. I've seen some fans use the term 'magesport', which 
I like, but JKR never uses it.

Bruce Alan Wilson

"The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other 
forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle 
remains pure in heart."--Iris Murdoch