Blood purity (Harry Potter)

Blood purity is a concept in the fictional Harry Potter book series. It is a form of class prejudice and also has analogies to racism.

Between Both Worlds

Some Characters are stuck between both the magical and the muggle worlds. These are people who have knowledge of but no ability in magic.

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Squibs

A Squib is a person of wizarding heritage but lacking magical ability. A rare anomaly in the classification system, they appear to be the same as a muggle, but with knowledge of (and access to) the wizarding world. Things that are hidden from muggles with spells (rather than by the very nature of the hidden thing), however, seem to be visible by squibs, as evinced by Argus Filch being able to work at Hogwarts, which appears as dangerous old ruins to muggles. This allows them the choice to inhabit the wizarding world. Many live an unfortunate life, some (like Arabella Figg) prefer to function on the border of the magical and non-magical societies. The Ministry of Magic does not keep records of squib births.

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Muggles who know about magic

Another group that lives on the border between the magic and non-magic world are muggles who are aware of wizards and may take some advantage of magic cast by others in their lives. These include muggles who married wizards (like Seamus Finnigan?s father), muggles with a relative that is a wizard (like Hermione?s parents and the Dursley family), and certain high-ranking individuals in muggle society (such as the British Prime Minister).

Related Topics:
Dursley family - British Prime Minister

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