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Potters3 — Half-blood Harry Potter is the son of a pure-blood wizard and a Muggle-born witch

"Most wizards these days are half-blood anyway. If we hadn’t married Muggles we’d’ve died out."

— Ron Weasley discussing blood purity^[src]

Half-blood is the term commonly given to wizards and witches who have a Muggle/Muggle-born parent and magical parent. By the 1990s, half-bloods were the most common type of magical person, as the wizarding population would have become extinct had they not inter-married with Muggles and Muggle-borns.^[1]

Due to the dominance of the magic gene, children born to at least one magical parent will almost always be magical themselves. A non-magical child born to a Muggle and a wizard is considered a Squib (not a Muggle).^[2]

Attitude towards half-bloods

" YOU FILTHY HALF-BLOOD!"

— Bellatrix Lestrange's prejudice against Harry Potter^[src]

File:C0634d41d6 77756546 o2.jpg

Lord Voldemort, who denies his half-blood status

Those who believe in the importance of blood purity consider half-bloods to be inferior because of their Muggle heritage, though superior to Muggle-borns. Occasionally the term "half-blood" can be used in a derogatory manner, similar to the epithet "Mudblood"; Bellatrix Lestrange and the portrait of Walburga Black did so on multiple occasions.^[3]

Some half-bloods expressed prejudice towards those with Muggle heritage, despite having some themselves, and clung to what wizarding heritage they had. Notably, Lord Voldemort hated Muggles and Muggle-borns, despite having a Muggle father, and denied his half-Muggle heritage, leaving hints that he was a pure-blood instead, emphasizing his heritage to the famous pure-blood ancestor, Salazar Slytherin, to make himself more believable.^[1] Severus Snape may be another example; his self-entitled nickname was "Half-Blood Prince" because his mother, Eileen Prince, was a pure-blood witch and his father, Tobias Snape, was a Muggle. However, Remus Lupin reported that he never used the nickname openly. This, as well as Snape's membership in the Death Eaters, suggests he may have been ashamed of his Muggle heritage, at least in his early life.^[4] In fact, these people, along with some other Death Eaters, pretend to be pure-bloods, hiding their Muggle heritage from anyone else; most of them are half-bloods due to centuries of dilution and decline of what may be called as a true "pure-blood". Ironically (or perhaps because of), regarding the Prophecy concerning his defeat, Voldemort chose to go after a half-blood Harry Potter instead of the pure-blood Neville Longbottom.

When the Ministry of Magic fell under Voldemort's control in 1997, Muggle-borns were openly persecuted and pure-bloods were favoured above all else. Half-bloods were still accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but were not treated as well as the pure-blood students.^[5]

Known half-bloods

Pure or half-blood parent and Muggle parent

Seamus Finnigan - pure- or half-blood mother, Muggle father
Gilderoy Lockhart - pure- or half-blood mother, Muggle father^[6]
Remus John Lupin - pure- or half-blood father, Muggle mother^[7]
Mafalda - pure-blood Squib or wizard father, Muggle mother
Minerva McGonagall - pure- or half-blood mother, Muggle father^[8]
Malcolm McGonagall - pure- or half-blood mother, Muggle father^[8]
Robert McGonagall Jr. - pure- or half-blood mother, Muggle father^[8]
Tom Marvolo Riddle/Lord Voldemort - pure-blood mother, Muggle father
Severus Snape - pure-blood mother, Muggle father
Dean Thomas - pure- or half-blood father, Muggle mother
Sybill Trelawney - pure- or half-blood father, Muggle mother
Celestina Warbeck - pure- or half-blood father, Muggle mother^[9]
Dolores Jane Umbridge - pure- or half-blood father, Muggle mother^[10]
Bowman Wright - pure- or half-blood mother, Muggle father

Pure or half-blood parent and Muggle-born parent

Alfred Cattermole - pure- or half-blood father, Muggle-born mother
Ellie Cattermole - pure- or half-blood father, Muggle-born mother
Maisie Cattermole - pure- or half-blood father, Muggle-born mother
Cresswell brothers - pure- or half-blood mother, Muggle-born father
Aberforth Dumbledore - pure- or half-blood father, Muggle-born mother
Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore - pure- or half-blood father, Muggle-born mother
Ariana Dumbledore - pure- or half-blood father, Muggle-born mother
Garrick Ollivander - pure- or half-blood father, Muggle-born mother^[11]
Harry James Potter - pure-blood father, Muggle-born mother
Nymphadora Tonks - pure-blood mother, Muggle-born father
Hugo Weasley - pure-blood father, Muggle-born mother
Rose Weasley - pure-blood father, Muggle-born mother

Two half-blood parents

Edward Remus Lupin - half-blood father, half-blood mother

Two magical parents, known Muggle ancestry

Albus Severus Potter -half-blood father, pure-blood mother
James Sirius Potter - half-blood father, pure-blood mother
Lily Luna Potter - half-blood father, pure-blood mother

Unknown combination of parental status

Hannah Abbott - at least one known Muggle ancestor
Susan Bones - at least one known Muggle grandparent
Millicent Bulstrode - at least one known Muggle ancestor
Mundungus Fletcher - at least one known Muggle ancestor
Master Ollivander - half-blood father, maternal ancestry unknown^[11]
Miss Ollivander - half-blood father, maternal ancestry unknown^[11]
Quirinus Quirrell - at least one known Muggle ancestor^[12]

Behind the scenes

On J. K. Rowling's draft list of students in Harry Potter's class, which is not considered canon due to several contradictions with the novels, the following students were mentioned as half-bloods:^[13]

Susan Bones
Mandy Brocklehurst
Millicent Bulstrode
Michael Corner
Tracey Davis
Anthony Goldstein
Wayne Hopkins
Megan Jones
Sue Li (Possibly a precursor to Cho Chang)

In the GBC version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game), there is a boy in Slytherin who went to Charm school and is listed as being likely half-blood.^[14]
On the draft class list, Hannah Abbott was listed as a Muggle-born,^[13] but in a later interview, Rowling stated that she had always thought of Hannah as a pure-blood. To compromise, she was made a half-blood.^[15]
An interesting fact of note is that despite the ideals that pure-bloods are inherently more powerful wizards, several of the most powerful or particularly adept wizards and witches in the series are in fact half-blood, such as Lord Voldemort, Albus Dumbledore, Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall, and Harry Potter.
Due to Dean Thomas's father being dead, Dean himself was unable to prove his half-blood heritage during Voldemort's reign. As such, he was regarded as a Muggle-born.
The trio of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley consists of all three types of Wizards. Harry being half-blood, Hermione being Muggle-born, and Ron being Pure-Blood.

Appearances

Notes and references

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
↑ "Squibs" at J.K. Rowling's Official Site
↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
↑ Pottermore - New From J. K. Rowling - Gilderoy Lockhart
↑ Pottermore - New From J. K. Rowling - Remus Lupin
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 Pottermore - New From J. K. Rowling - Minerva McGonagall
↑ Pottermore - New From J. K. Rowling - Celestina Warbeck
↑ Pottermore - New from J.K. Rowling - Dolores Umbridge
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 Pottermore - New From J. K. Rowling - Mr Ollivander
↑ Pottermore - New From J. K. Rowling - Professor Quirrell
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 Harry Potter and Me
↑ This individual refers to his father, a wizard, but later refers to films. This indicates that while having magical ancestry, he had some contact with the Muggle world. Thus, he was most likely a half-blood.
↑ PotterCast 130 transcript

[CS-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

[2] "Squibs" at J.K. Rowling's Official Site

[OTP-3] Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

[HBP-4] Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

[DH-5] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

[lockhart-6] Pottermore - New From J. K. Rowling - Gilderoy Lockhart

[lupin-7] Pottermore - New From J. K. Rowling - Remus Lupin

[pottermore-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 Pottermore - New From J. K. Rowling - Minerva McGonagall

[celestinawarbeck-9] Pottermore - New From J. K. Rowling - Celestina Warbeck

[10] Pottermore - New from J.K. Rowling - Dolores Umbridge

[ollivander-11] 11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 Pottermore - New From J. K. Rowling - Mr Ollivander

[quirrell-12] Pottermore - New From J. K. Rowling - Professor Quirrell

[HPM-13] 13.0 ^13.1 Harry Potter and Me

[bloodstatus-14] This individual refers to his father, a wizard, but later refers to films. This indicates that while having magical ancestry, he had some contact with the Muggle world. Thus, he was most likely a half-blood.

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-[[File:The_potters_hp.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Half-blood [[Harry Potter]] is the son of a [[pure-blood]] [[James Potter I|wizard]] and a [[Muggle-born]] [[Lily Evans|witch]].]]
+[[File:Potters3.gif|thumb|245x245px|Half-blood [[Harry Potter]] is the son of a pure-blood wizard and a Muggle-born witch]]
-{{quote|Most wizards these days are half-blood anyway. If we hadn’t married Muggles we’d’ve died out.|[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] discussing [[blood purity]]|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
+{{Quote|Most wizards these days are half-blood anyway. If we hadn’t married Muggles we’d’ve died out.|[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] discussing [[blood purity]]|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
-'''Half-blood''' is the term commonly given to [[wizards|wizards and witches]] who have a Muggle/Muggle-born parent and magical parent. By the [[1990s]], half-bloods were the most common type of magical person, as the wizarding population would have become extinct had they not inter-married with Muggles and [[Muggle-born]]s.<ref name="CS">''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''</ref>
+'''Half-blood''' is the term commonly given to [[wizards|wizards and witches]] who have a [[Muggle]]/[[Muggle-born]] parent and magical parent. By the [[1990s]], half-bloods were the most common type of magical person, as the wizarding population would have become extinct had they not inter-married with Muggles and Muggle-borns.<ref name="CS">''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''</ref>
-Due to the dominance of the magic gene, children born to at least one magical parent will almost always be magical themselves. A non-magical child born to a [[Muggle]] and a wizard is considered a [[Squib]] (not a [[Muggle]]).<ref>"[http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=19 Squibs]" at [http://www.jkrowling.com J.K. Rowling's Official Site]</ref>
+Due to the dominance of the magic gene, children born to at least one magical parent will almost always be magical themselves. A non-magical child born to a Muggle and a wizard is considered a [[Squib]] (not a Muggle).<ref>"[http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=19 Squibs]" at [http://www.jkrowling.com J.K. Rowling's Official Site]</ref>
 ==Attitude towards half-bloods==
-{{quote|You dare speak his name? YOU FILTHY HALF-BLOOD!|[[Bellatrix Lestrange]] to [[Harry Potter]] after he uses the name [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)}}
+{{Quote| ''YOU FILTHY HALF-BLOOD''!|[[Bellatrix Lestrange]]'s prejudice against [[Harry Potter]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)}}
-[[File:Voldemort&Co.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Lord Voldemort, who denies his half-blood status.]]
+[[File:C0634d41d6_77756546_o2.jpg|thumb|left|229x229px|[[Lord Voldemort]], who denies his half-blood status]]
-Those who believe in the importance of [[blood purity]] consider half-bloods to be inferior because of their [[Muggle]] heritage, though superior to [[Muggle-born]]s. Occasionally, the term "half-blood" can be used in a derogatory manner, similar to the epithet "[[Mudblood]]"; [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] and the portrait of [[Walburga Black]] did so on multiple occasions.<ref name="OTP">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''</ref>
+Those who believe in the importance of [[blood purity]] consider half-bloods to be inferior because of their [[Muggle]] heritage, though superior to [[Muggle-born|Muggle-borns]]. Occasionally the term "half-blood" can be used in a derogatory manner, similar to the epithet "[[Mudblood]]"; Bellatrix Lestrange and the portrait of [[Walburga Black]] did so on multiple occasions.<ref name="OTP">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''</ref>
-Some half-bloods expressed prejudice towards those with Muggle heritage, despite having some themselves, and clung to what wizarding heritage they had. Notably, [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] hated Muggles and [[Muggle-born]]s, despite having a Muggle [[Tom Riddle Sr.|father]], and denied his half-Muggle heritage, leaving hints that he was a pure-blood instead, emphasizing his heritage to the famous pure-blood ancestor, [[Salazar Slytherin]], to make himself more believable.<ref name="CS"/> [[Severus Snape]] may be another example; his self-entitled nickname was "[[Severus Snape|Half-Blood Prince]]" because his mother, [[Eileen Prince]], was a pure-blood witch and his father, [[Tobias Snape]], was a Muggle. However, [[Remus Lupin]] reported that he never used the nickname openly. This, as well as Snape's membership in the [[Death Eaters]], suggests he may have been ashamed of his Muggle heritage, at least in his early life.<ref name="HBP">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''</ref> In fact, these people, along with some other Death Eaters, pretend to be pure-bloods, hiding their Muggle heritage from anyone else; most of them are half-bloods due to centuries of dilution and decline of what may be called as a true "pure-blood". Ironically (or perhaps because of), regarding the Prophecy concerning his defeat, Voldemort chose to go after a half-blood [[Harry Potter]] instead of the pure-blood [[Neville Longbottom]].
+Some half-bloods expressed prejudice towards those with Muggle heritage, despite having some themselves, and clung to what wizarding heritage they had. Notably, Lord Voldemort hated Muggles and Muggle-borns, despite having a Muggle father, and denied his half-Muggle heritage, leaving hints that he was a pure-blood instead, emphasizing his heritage to the famous pure-blood ancestor, [[Salazar Slytherin]], to make himself more believable.<ref name="CS" /> [[Severus Snape]] may be another example; his self-entitled nickname was "[[Severus Snape|''Half-Blood Prince'']]" because his mother, [[Eileen Prince]], was a pure-blood witch and his father, [[Tobias Snape]], was a Muggle. However, [[Remus Lupin]] reported that he never used the nickname openly. This, as well as Snape's membership in the [[Death Eaters]], suggests he may have been ashamed of his Muggle heritage, at least in his early life.<ref name="HBP">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''</ref> In fact, these people, along with some other Death Eaters, pretend to be pure-bloods, hiding their Muggle heritage from anyone else; most of them are half-bloods due to centuries of dilution and decline of what may be called as a true "pure-blood". Ironically (or perhaps because of), regarding the Prophecy concerning his defeat, Voldemort chose to go after a half-blood Harry Potter instead of the pure-blood [[Neville Longbottom]].
-When the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] fell under Voldemort's control in [[1997]], [[Muggle-born]]s were openly persecuted and [[pure-blood]]s were favoured above all else. Half-bloods were still accepted at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], but were not treated as well as the [[pure-blood]] students.<ref name="DH">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''</ref>
+When the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] fell under Voldemort's control in [[1997]], Muggle-borns were openly persecuted and pure-bloods were favoured above all else. Half-bloods were still accepted at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], but were not treated as well as the pure-blood students.<ref name="DH">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''</ref>
 ==Known half-bloods==
-[[File:Snape OOP trailer.png|thumb|200px|right|Severus Snape]]
-===Pure- or half-blood parent and Muggle parent===
+===Pure or half-blood parent and Muggle parent===
+<gallery widths="85" position="center" orientation="portrait" spacing="small">
-*[[Seamus Finnigan]] — pure- or half-blood [[Seamus Finnigan's mother|mother]], Muggle [[Seamus Finnigan's father|father]]
+SeamusFinnigan.jpg|[[Seamus Finnigan]]
-*[[Mafalda]] — pure-blood [[Squib]] or [[wizard]] [[Molly Weasley's second cousin|father]], Muggle [[Mafalda's mother|mother]]
+Kenneth Branagh as Gilderoy-Lockhart (6).jpg|[[Gilderoy Lockhart]]
-*[[Minerva McGonagall]] — pure- or half-blood [[Isobel McGonagall|mother]], Muggle [[Robert McGonagall|father]]<ref name="pottermore">[[Pottermore]] biography of [[Minerva McGonagall]]  (transcription available [http://forums.darklordpotter.net/showpost.php?s=4a2e751bddc00f9618a0b1bb6d9ce6fc&p=481284&postcount=443 here])</ref>
+Remus Lupin Deathly Hallows promo image.jpg|[[Remus Lupin]]
-*[[Tom Riddle|Tom Marvolo Riddle/Lord Voldemort]] — pure-blood [[Merope Gaunt|mother]], Muggle [[Tom Riddle Sr.|father]]
+Mcgonagall.jpg|[[Minerva McGonagall]]
-*[[Severus Snape]] — pure-blood [[Eileen Prince|mother]], Muggle [[Tobias Snape|father]]
+Tom Riddle Half-Blood Prince Profile.jpg|[[Tom Riddle]]
-*[[Dean Thomas]] — pure- or half-blood [[Dean Thomas's father|father]], Muggle [[Dean Thomas's mother|mother]]
+Severus-snape1.jpg|[[Severus Snape]]
-*[[Bowman Wright]] — pure- or half-blood [[Bowman Wright's mother|mother]], Muggle [[Bowman Wright's father|father]]
+Deanthomas prop.PNG|[[Dean Thomas]]
-[[File:Nymphadora Tonks.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Nymphadora Tonks]]
+Trelawney21.jpg|[[Sybill Trelawney]]
+Celestina Warbeck Wizarding World.png|[[Celestina Warbeck]]
+Dolores Umbridge Deathly Hallows promotional image.jpg|[[Dolores Umbridge]]
+BowmanWright.png|[[Bowman Wright]]
+</gallery>
+*[[Seamus Finnigan]] - pure- or half-blood [[Seamus Finnigan's mother|mother]], Muggle [[Seamus Finnigan's father|father]]
+*[[Gilderoy Lockhart]] - pure- or half-blood [[Gilderoy Lockhart's mother|mother]], Muggle [[Gilderoy Lockhart's father|father]]<ref name="lockhart">[[Pottermore]] - [http://www.pottermore.com/en/book2/chapter13/moment2/gilderoy-lockhart New From J. K. Rowling - Gilderoy Lockhart]</ref>
+*[[Remus Lupin|Remus John Lupin]] - pure- or half-blood [[Lyall Lupin|father]], Muggle [[Hope Howell|mother]]<ref name="lupin">[[Pottermore]] - [http://www.pottermore.com/en/book3/chapter22/moment1/remus-lupin New From J. K. Rowling - Remus Lupin]</ref>
+*[[Mafalda]] - pure-blood [[Squib]] or [[wizard]] [[Molly Weasley's second cousin|father]], Muggle [[Mafalda's mother|mother]]
+*[[Minerva McGonagall]] - pure- or half-blood [[Isobel McGonagall|mother]], Muggle [[Robert McGonagall|father]]<ref name="pottermore">[[Pottermore]] - [http://www.pottermore.com/en-us/book5/chapter27/moment2/professor-mcgonagall New From J. K. Rowling - Minerva McGonagall]</ref>
+*[[Malcolm McGonagall]] - pure- or half-blood [[Isobel McGonagall|mother]], Muggle [[Robert McGonagall|father]]<ref name="pottermore" />
+*[[Robert McGonagall Jr.]] - pure- or half-blood [[Isobel McGonagall|mother]], Muggle [[Robert McGonagall|father]]<ref name="pottermore" />
+*[[Tom Riddle|Tom Marvolo Riddle/Lord Voldemort]] - pure-blood [[Merope Gaunt|mother]], Muggle [[Tom Riddle Sr.|father]]
+*[[Severus Snape]] - pure-blood [[Eileen Prince|mother]], Muggle [[Tobias Snape|father]]
+*[[Dean Thomas]] - pure- or half-blood [[Dean Thomas's father|father]], Muggle [[Dean Thomas's mother|mother]]
+* [[Sybill Trelawney]] - pure- or half-blood father, Muggle mother
+*[[Celestina Warbeck]] - pure- or half-blood [[Celestina Warbeck's father|father]], Muggle [[Celestina Warbeck's mother|mother]]<ref name="celestinawarbeck">[[Pottermore]] - [http://www.pottermore.com/en-us/book2/chapter4/moment1/celestina-warbeck New From J. K. Rowling - Celestina Warbeck]</ref>
+*[[Dolores Umbridge|Dolores Jane Umbridge]] - pure- or half-blood [[Orford Umbridge|father]], Muggle [[Ellen Cracknell|mother]]<ref>[[Pottermore]] - [http://www.pottermore.com/en/book5/chapter13/moment1/dolores-umbridge New from J.K. Rowling - Dolores Umbridge]</ref>
+*[[Bowman Wright]] - pure- or half-blood [[Bowman Wright's mother|mother]], Muggle [[Bowman Wright's father|father]]
-===Pure- or half-blood parent and Muggle-born parent===
+===Pure or half-blood parent and Muggle-born parent===
+<gallery widths="85" orientation="portrait" spacing="small" position="center">
-*[[Alfred Cattermole]] — pure- or half-blood [[Reginald Cattermole|father]], Muggle-born [[Mary Cattermole|mother]]
+Aberforth1.PNG|[[Aberforth Dumbledore]]
-*[[Ellie Cattermole]] — pure- or half-blood father, Muggle-born mother
+full-Albus-Dumbledore-the-prisoner-of-azkaban-photo.jpg|[[Albus Dumbledore]]
-*[[Maisie Cattermole]] — pure- or half-blood father, Muggle-born mother
+ArianaDumbledorePortrait.jpg|[[Ariana Dumbledore]]
-*[[Cresswell brothers]] — pure- or half-blood [[Dirk Cresswell's wife|mother]], Muggle-born [[Dirk Cresswell|father]]
+GarrickOllivander.png|[[Garrick Ollivander]]
-*[[Aberforth Dumbledore]] — pure- or half-blood [[Percival Dumbledore|father]], Muggle-born [[Kendra Dumbledore|mother]]
+PromoHP7 Harry Potter.jpg|[[Harry Potter]]
-*[[Albus Dumbledore]] — pure- or half-blood [[Percival Dumbledore|father]], Muggle-born [[Kendra Dumbledore|mother]]
+Nymphadora Tonks Deathly Hallows promotional image.jpg|[[Nymphadora Tonks]]
-*[[Ariana Dumbledore]] — pure- or half-blood [[Percival Dumbledore|father]] , Muggle-born [[Kendra Dumbledore|mother]]
+Hugo WeasleyDH2 3.png|[[Hugo Weasley]]
-*[[Garrick Ollivander]] — pure- or half-blood [[Garrick Ollivander's father|father]], Muggle-born [[Garrick Ollivander's mother|mother]]<ref name="ollivander">Pottermore background information on Ollivander (transcription available [http://lady-slytherin-forever.tumblr.com/post/8978736031/information-about-ollivander here])</ref>
+Rose WeasleyDH2.png|[[Rose Weasley]]
-*[[Harry Potter]] — pure-blood [[James Potter I|father]], Muggle-born [[Lily Evans|mother]]
+</gallery>
-*[[Nymphadora Tonks]] — pure-blood [[Andromeda Tonks|mother]], Muggle-born [[Ted Tonks|father]]
-*[[Hugo Weasley]] — pure-blood father, Muggle-born mother
+*[[Alfred Cattermole]] - pure- or half-blood [[Reginald Cattermole|father]], Muggle-born [[Mary Cattermole|mother]]
-*[[Rose Weasley]] — pure-blood [[Ronald Weasley|father]], Muggle-born [[Hermione Granger|mother]]
+*[[Ellie Cattermole]] - pure- or half-blood father, Muggle-born mother
+*[[Maisie Cattermole]] - pure- or half-blood father, Muggle-born mother
-[[File:Seamus FinnigansG.PNG|thumb|150px|Seamus Finnigan]]
+*[[Cresswell brothers]] - pure- or half-blood [[Dirk Cresswell's wife|mother]], Muggle-born [[Dirk Cresswell|father]]
+*[[Aberforth Dumbledore]] - pure- or half-blood [[Percival Dumbledore|father]], Muggle-born [[Kendra Dumbledore|mother]]
+*[[Albus Dumbledore|Albus Percival Wulfric Brian&nbsp;Dumbledore]] - pure- or half-blood [[Percival Dumbledore|father]], Muggle-born [[Kendra Dumbledore|mother]]
+*[[Ariana Dumbledore]] - pure- or half-blood [[Percival Dumbledore|father]], Muggle-born [[Kendra Dumbledore|mother]]
+*[[Garrick Ollivander]] - pure- or half-blood [[Garrick Ollivander's father|father]], Muggle-born [[Garrick Ollivander's mother|mother]]<ref name="ollivander">[[Pottermore]] - [http://www.pottermore.com/en-us/book4/chapter18/moment2/mr-ollivander New From J. K. Rowling - Mr Ollivander]</ref>
+*[[Harry Potter|Harry James Potter]] - pure-blood [[James Potter I|father]], Muggle-born [[Lily Evans|mother]]
+*[[Nymphadora Tonks]] - pure-blood [[Andromeda Tonks|mother]], Muggle-born [[Ted Tonks|father]]
+*[[Hugo Weasley]] - pure-blood father, Muggle-born mother
+*[[Rose Weasley]] - pure-blood [[Ronald Weasley|father]], Muggle-born [[Hermione Granger|mother]]
 ===Two half-blood parents===
+<gallery widths="85" orientation="portrait">
-*[[Ted Lupin|Teddy Lupin]] — half-blood [[Remus Lupin|father]], half-blood [[Nymphadora Tonks|mother]]
+TeddyLupin.png|[[Teddy Lupin]]
+</gallery>
+*[[Edward Lupin|Edward Remus Lupin]] - half-blood [[Remus Lupin|father]], half-blood [[Nymphadora Tonks|mother]]
 ===Two magical parents, known Muggle ancestry===
 <!-- The Potter children's great-grandparents, [[Lily Evans's father|Mr.]] and [[Lily Evans's mother|Mrs. Evans]] (Lily's parents), were Muggles; this is their known Muggle ancestry. The source currently used for defining blood purity defines pure-bloods as having NO Muggle heritage, therefore they are considered half-bloods. -->
-*[[Albus Potter|Albus Severus Potter]] — half-blood father, pure-blood mother
+<gallery orientation="portrait" widths="85">
-*[[James Potter II|James Sirius Potter]] — half-blood [[Harry Potter|father]], pure-blood [[Ginevra Weasley|mother]]
+AlbusSevPotter.jpg|[[Albus Potter]]
-*[[Lily Potter|Lily Luna Potter]] — half-blood father, pure-blood mother
+HPDH2-3922.jpg|[[James Potter II]]
+Lily PotterDH2.png|[[Lily Potter II]]
+</gallery>
+*[[Albus Potter|Albus Severus Potter]] -half-blood father, pure-blood mother
+*[[James Potter II|James Sirius Potter]] - half-blood [[Harry Potter|father]], pure-blood [[Ginevra Weasley|mother]]
+*[[Lily Potter|Lily Luna Potter]] - half-blood father, pure-blood mother
 ===Unknown combination of parental status===
+<gallery widths="85" orientation="portrait">
-*[[Hannah Abbott]] — at least one known Muggle ancestor
+Hannah Abbott .jpg|[[Hannah Abbott]]
-*[[Susan Bones]] — at least one known Muggle grandparent
+Susan01.png|[[Susan Bones]]
-*[[Millicent Bulstrode]] — at least one known Muggle ancestor
+Millicent in class.jpg|[[Millicent Bulstrode]]
-*[[Mundungus Fletcher]] — at least one known Muggle ancestor
+Quirinus-Quirrel 458.jpg|[[Quirinus Quirrell]]
-*[[Remus Lupin]] — at least one known Muggle ancestor
+</gallery>
-*[[Garrick Ollivander's son|Master Ollivander]] — half-blood [[Garrick Ollivander|father]], maternal ancestry unknown<ref name="ollivander" />
+*[[Hannah Abbott]] - at least one known Muggle ancestor
-*[[Garrick Ollivander's daughter|Miss Ollivander]] — half-blood father, maternal ancestry unknown<ref name="ollivander" />
+*[[Susan Bones]] - at least one known Muggle grandparent
-*[[Quirinus Quirrell]] — at least one known Muggle ancestor<ref name="quirrell">[[Pottermore]] background information for Quirinus Quirrell (screenshot available [http://lady-slytherin-forever.tumblr.com/post/8979013384/information-about-quirrell-i-love-how-these-are here])</ref>
+*[[Millicent Bulstrode]] - at least one known Muggle ancestor
+*[[Mundungus Fletcher]] - at least one known Muggle ancestor
+*[[Garrick Ollivander's son|Master Ollivander]] - half-blood [[Garrick Ollivander|father]], maternal ancestry unknown<ref name="ollivander" />
+*[[Garrick Ollivander's daughter|Miss Ollivander]] - half-blood father, maternal ancestry unknown<ref name="ollivander" />
+*[[Quirinus Quirrell]] - at least one known Muggle ancestor<ref name="quirrell">[[Pottermore]] - [http://www.pottermore.com/en-us/book1/chapter17/moment2/professor-quirrell New From J. K. Rowling - Professor Quirrell]</ref>
 ==Behind the scenes==
-* On [[J. K. Rowling]]'s draft list of students in [[Harry Potter]]'s class, which is not considered [[canon]] due to several contradictions with the novels, the following students were mentioned as half-bloods<ref name="HPM">''[[Harry Potter and Me]]''</ref>:
+* On [[J. K. Rowling]]'s draft list of students in [[Harry Potter]]'s class, which is not considered [[canon]] due to several contradictions with the novels, the following students were mentioned as half-bloods:<ref name="HPM">''[[Harry Potter and Me]]''</ref>
 :* [[Susan Bones]]
 :* [[Mandy Brocklehurst]]
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 :* [[Megan Jones]]
 :* [[Sue Li]] {{comment|Possibly a precursor to [[Cho Chang]]}}
-* In the GBC version of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]'', there is a [[Unidentified boy who attended Charm School|boy]] in Slytherin who went to Charm school and is listed as being likely half-blood.<ref name="bloodstatus">This individual refers to his father, a wizard, but later refers to films. This indicates that while having magical ancestry, he had some contact with the [[Muggle|Muggle world]]. Thus, he was most likely a [[half-blood]].</ref>
+* In the GBC version of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]'', there is a [[Unidentified boy who attended Charm School|boy]] in Slytherin who went to Charm school and is listed as being likely half-blood.<ref name="bloodstatus">This individual refers to his father, a wizard, but later refers to films. This indicates that while having magical ancestry, he had some contact with the [[Muggle|Muggle world]]. Thus, he was most likely a half-blood.</ref>
-* On the draft class list, [[Hannah Abbott]] was listed as a [[Muggle-born]]<ref name="HPM"/>, but in a later interview, Rowling stated that she had always thought of Hannah as a [[pure-blood]]. To compromise, she was made a half-blood.<ref name="pottercast">[http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/12/23/transcript-of-part-1-of-pottercast-s-jk-rowling-interview PotterCast 130 transcript]</ref>
+* On the draft class list, [[Hannah Abbott]] was listed as a [[Muggle-born]],<ref name="HPM" /> but in a later interview, Rowling stated that she had always thought of Hannah as a [[pure-blood]]. To compromise, she was made a half-blood.<ref name="pottercast">[http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/12/23/transcript-of-part-1-of-pottercast-s-jk-rowling-interview PotterCast 130 transcript]</ref>
 * An interesting fact of note is that despite the ideals that pure-bloods are inherently more powerful wizards, several of the most powerful or particularly adept wizards and witches in the series are in fact half-blood, such as [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], [[Albus Dumbledore]], [[Severus Snape]], [[Minerva McGonagall]], and [[Harry Potter]].
 * Due to [[Dean Thomas's father]] being dead, Dean himself was unable to prove his half-blood heritage during Voldemort's reign. As such, he was regarded as a Muggle-born.
 * The trio of [[Harry Potter]], [[Hermione Granger]], and [[Ron Weasley]] consists of all three types of [[Wizards]]. Harry being half-blood, Hermione being [[Muggle-born]], and Ron being [[Pure-Blood]].
-[[Category:Half-bloods| ]]
-[[Category:Genetics]]
 ==Appearances==
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 *''[[Pottermore]]''
 *''[[Harry Potter Trading Card Game]]''
+*[[Harry Potter: The Character Vault]]
+*[[Harry Potter: The Creature Vault]] (mentioned only)
 ==See also==
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 [[fr:Sang-Mêlé]]
 [[fi:Puoliverinen]]
+[[pl:Półkrwi]]
 [[Category:Half-bloods| ]]
 [[Category:Genetics]]