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JULY 26, 2004 at 8:13 AM
Posted by GERI
Source: JKRowling.com
to address pressing questions about Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.
She answers questions about Arthur Weasley (Ron's dad), Tom Riddle (the future Voldemort) and what is the relation between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (book 2) and the upcoming book six.
Why are some people in the wizarding world (e.g., Harry) called 'half-blood' even though both their parents were magical?
The expressions 'pure-blood', 'half-blood' and 'Muggle-born' have been coined by people to whom these distinctions matter, and express their originators' prejudices. As far as somebody like Lucius Malfoy is concerned, for instance, a Muggle-born is as 'bad' as a Muggle. Therefore Harry would be considered only 'half' wizard, because of his mother's grandparents.
If you think this is far-fetched, look at some of the real charts the Nazis used to show what constituted 'Aryan' or 'Jewish' blood. I saw one in the Holocaust Museum in Washington when I had already devised the 'pure-blood', 'half-blood' and 'Muggle-born' definitions, and was chilled to see that the Nazis used precisely the same warped logic as the Death Eaters. A single Jewish grandparent 'polluted' the blood, according to their propaganda.
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Witch
Points: 908
siriusly_in_denial says:
well we all know it wasnt tom riddle
bummer its not mr weasly
oh well
maybe he will move up in jobs
HE DIDNT DIE!!!
Posted Aug 23, 2004 at 10:32 PM EST
Squib
Points: 179
14hf says:
It's annoying how she just ruins my theories... there was me thinking Tom Riddle was the HBP... and then she says that. Oh well, now I get to go and make loads more silly theories. Shame about Arthur Weasley not being the Minister of Magic... hope it's someone good though and not another Fudge who gets the job.
Posted Sep 4, 2004 at 11:00 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1247
Matt12 says:
Damn! I was sure that Arthur was going to be the MoM. I wonder who the new one will be? Maybe Fudge will even stay on. It didnt actually say in OotP that he resigned did he??
Posted Sep 20, 2004 at 6:36 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1542
Ðigital Jesus [І] says:
That is so cool that she is addressing the questions about the new book. These will help us try and figure out the book.
Posted Jun 6, 2006 at 10:59 AM EST
Honeydukes Eye Candy
Points: 3501
Pansyful says:
The expressions 'pure-blood', 'half-blood' and 'Muggle-born' have been coined by people to whom these distinctions matter, and express their originators' prejudices. As far as somebody like Lucius Malfoy is concerned, for instance, a Muggle-born is as 'bad' as a Muggle.
Posted Dec 20, 2007 at 12:18 PM EST
Rickmaniac to the Core
Points: 2564
snaily says:
Never, ever, in my wildest dreams had I thought that Snape would be the Half-Blood Prince. Before I got through to the middle of the book, I'd imagined that it had something to do with an aristrocrat (like Harry had suggested).
Posted Dec 21, 2008 at 1:51 PM EST
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