The Shocking TRUTH Behind Blood Status and Magical Power - Harry Potter Theory

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🗓️ 21 September 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Blood status has been a controversial and longstanding source of division and prejudice in the Wizarding World, and it all stems from the categorization of magical bloodlines into pure-bloods, half-bloods, and muggle-borns.

And while I don't condone demonizing any of these groups and certainly don't want to contribute to further prejudice, I can't help but wonder if there are actual physiological differences between them�beyond just their blood, of course.

Voldemort's stance on blood purity is an unusual one, as despite being a half-blood himself, he condemned anyone that wasn't pure of blood. This becomes increasingly confusing when considered in tandem with his own ego, as he hardly seems like the type of person to undermine his own identity.

At first glance his hatred and prejudice towards other groups seems like completely blind and-baseless discrimination, but if we consider that his ultimate goal undermines his OWN identity, perhaps it tells us that he genuinely perceived qualities in pure-bloods that he felt were essential for true magical prowess.-

Today we're going to be exploring all of that AND MORE as we attempt to identify differences between pure-bloods, half-bloods and muggleborns.

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0:56.2	Blood status has been a controversial and long-standing source of division and prejudice in the
1:01.6	wizarding world, and it all stems from the categorization of magical bloodlines into pure
1:07.0	bloods, half-bloods, and muggle-borns.
1:09.9	And while I don't condone demonising any of these
1:12.5	groups and certainly don't want to contribute to further prejudice, I can't help but wonder if there
1:17.7	are actual physiological differences between them, beyond just their blood, of course. Voldemort's
1:23.9	stance on blood purity is an unusual one, as despite being a half-blood himself,
1:29.4	he condemned to anyone that wasn't pure of blood.
1:32.5	This becomes increasingly confusing when considered in tandem with his own ego,
1:37.5	as he hardly seems like the type of person to undermine his own identity.
1:42.3	At first glance, his hatred and prejudice towards other groups seems like completely blind
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