What “blood status” means in the story
Blood status is a social label in the wizarding world. It describes ancestry. It does not measure talent or power. Canon heroes and villains exist in every category.
Blood status at a glance
| Status | Short definition | Example characters | Canon source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pure-blood | No Muggle ancestry | Malfoy family, Black family | Wizarding World: Pure-blood |
| Half-blood | Mixed wizard and Muggle ancestry | Severus Snape, Tom Riddle | Tom Riddle’s choices |
| Muggle-born | Magic born to non-magical parents | Hermione Granger, Lily Evans | Muggles fact file |
| Squib | Non-magical person born to wizarding parents | Argus Filch, Arabella Figg | Squibs |
| Half-breed | Human with non-human lineage | Rubeus Hagrid, Madame Maxime | Hagrid feature |
Why the Sacred Twenty-Eight mattered
Some families tried to formalize purity in the 1930s using a printed list called the Sacred Twenty-Eight. It fueled prejudice and shaped how a few characters saw status and marriage. You can read the official overview here: Who are the Sacred Twenty-Eight.
Common myths to stop repeating
- Myth: Pure-bloods are more powerful. Fact: power depends on the witch or wizard, not ancestry. The series shows brilliant Muggle-borns and average pure-bloods.
- Myth: Half-bloods are rare. Fact: many central characters are half-bloods. Even Voldemort is.
- Myth: Squibs are fully outside magic. Fact: Squibs cannot perform spells, yet they often live inside the wizarding world and interact with it.
How this quiz frames blood status
The quiz looks at your views on tradition, your stance on equality, and how you respond to key moments from the books. It favors canon-true attitudes over stereotypes. It does not claim to measure real ancestry. It gives a playful, lore-aware match.
Short character notes, by status
Pure-blood
Old families guard tradition. Some chase status. Others reject prejudice. The Weasleys are pure-blood by ancestry and still advocate equality.
Half-blood
Mixed heritage is common. Snape’s half-blood identity ties into his choices and conflicts. Riddle’s half-blood origin sits at odds with his ideology, which is part of the point.
Muggle-born
Muggle-born witches and wizards change the world. Hermione’s arc shows that skill, work, and ethics have nothing to do with ancestry.
Squib
Squibs live near magic without casting it. Filch resents that gap. Figg accepts it and still helps the Order. Both are part of the community.
Half-breed
Hagrid is a half-giant and proud of it. The books show bias against him, then show why the bias is wrong.
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