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The concept of being a pure-blood is a fictional concept in the Harry Potter series of books.In the wizarding world, witches and wizards are divided into three classes, depending on their ancestry. These days, the distinction between the three classes is very blurred, as certain witches and wizards, Squibs, are pure-blood but their magical skill is poor or nonexistent. On the other hand, muggle-born witches and wizards (to which the derogatory term "mudblood" applies) may be extremely good at magic - Hermione Granger is one of these.
The opinion that the classes should be divided at all is a very old and outdated viewpoint, and only certain "elite" families feel this distinction should be made.
1 Pure-blood
Pure-blood wizards are wizards that have no muggles whatsoever in their genealogical pedigree. The point is made several times in the books that if wizards married only witches and vice versa, the magical race would have died out. Consequently, magical families must intermarry with non-magical ones. Pure-blood wizards and witches believe that this behaviour taints the magical race, and a few extremists have even campaigned for the reclassification of muggles as unintelligent beasts as opposed to beings.
There are two types of pure-blood family. One type believes that marriage to Muggles is acceptable and often necessary, and remain pure-blood only because the people they happened to meet and fell in love with were magical (such as the Weasley family). The other type believes that intermarriage with muggles is disgraceful and even immoral (such as the Malfoy family). Every pure-blood family of the latter type, though, has members of the former type (such as Sirius Black and Andromeda Tonks of the Black family). The latter also look down on the former, calling them blood traitors .
1.1 Examples of Pure-blood Families
1.1.1 The Black Family
- Sirius Black
- Regulus Black
- Sirius's Mother , name unknown
- Uncle Alphard
- Aunt Elladora
- Araminta Melliflua
- Phineas Nigellus
- Bellatrix Lestrange
- Andromeda Tonks (married Ted Tonks, a Muggle-born; daughter Nymphadora Tonks is half-blood)
- Narcissa MalfoyNarcissa Black Malfoy is a fictional character of the Harry Potter series. Little is known of her other than her familiar relations. She was born in the House of Black and is the cousin to Sirius Black and Regulus Black, sister to Bellatrix Black and Andr
1.1.2 The Malfoy Family
- Lucius MalfoyLucius Malfoy is a fictional character from the Harry Potter books by J. Lucius Malfoy is married to Narcissa Black, cousin of Sirius Black and they have a son named Draco Malfoy. Lucius Malfoy was 41 at the time of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoen
- Narcissa MalfoyNarcissa Black Malfoy is a fictional character of the Harry Potter series. Little is known of her other than her familiar relations. She was born in the House of Black and is the cousin to Sirius Black and Regulus Black, sister to Bellatrix Black and Andr
- Draco MalfoyDraco Malfoy is a fictional character in J. Rowling's Harry Potter books. He was born c. 1980 to Lucius Malfoy and his wife Narcissa (cousin of Sirius Black). The Malfoy family is described as old, aristocratic and clannish, very affluent and proud of bei
1.1.3 The Weasley Family
- Arthur WeasleyArthur Weasley is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series. He is the patriarch of the Weasley family and married to Molly Weasley with whom he has seven children: Bill Weasley (c. Charlie Weasley ( 1973 ). Percy Weasley ( August 22, 1976 ). Fred
- Molly WeasleyMolly Prewett Weasley is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series. She is a witch, is married to Arthur Weasley and is a housewife. Her birthday is on October 30. She and Arthur have seven children: Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron and Ginn
- Bill WeasleyA fictional character in the Harry Potter series, Bill Weasley is the oldest son of Molly and Arthur Weasley, and the brother of Ron, Ginny, Percy, Fred, George and Charlie. Having long hair tied back in a ponytail and wearing a single fang earring, Bill
- Charlie Weasley
- Percy Weasley
- Fred and George Weasley
- Ron Weasley
- Ginny Weasley
