Explain This Passage

[rlevatter]

No: HPFGUIDX 180447

lesley/wrappedinharry:
> From my undertanding of things, I was of the opinion
> that 'purebloods' like the Malfoys thought any witch or wizard with
> known Muggles in their family tree were not considered Pureblood.
>
> It is explained to Harry (and I cannot remember where or by whom)
> that he would not be considered pureblood because his mother's
> parents were Muggles.


I don't recall this passage. But if true it seems there are two separate definitions of "half-blood". Some, like Snape and Voldemort, have a Muggle parent, and some, like Harry, have no Muggle parents. If you define "half-blood" as Muggle or Mudblood parent, it would
follow that Ron's children (with Hermione) are no longer pureblood, while Ginny's children (with Harry) ARE pureblood even though Harry isn't. (Not that any of them care, but why would Ron warn his child not to marry a pureblood--it would upset granddad Arthur--if
they weren't purebloods themselves already?)


lesley/wrappedinharry:
> And I am sure it is Hagrid who tells Hrry that there is no such
> thing as a pureblood anymore because there were just not enough of
> them around and if they hadn't bred with Muggles somewhere in the
> past, wizards would have died out.


Yes, I recall this passage, but it doesn't help because in the passage to which I refer, Dumbledore is making a clear distinction between Harry and Neville. Neville is a pureblood for the purposes of Dumbledore's discussion.

RL