Blood status, [1] also called purity of blood, [2] was a concept in the wizarding world that distinguished between family trees that had different levels of magically-endowed members. It often resulted in prejudice towards those who had a large number of Muggles in their families.

In J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, a Muggle (/ ˈ m ʌ ɡ əl /) is a person who lacks any sort of magical ability and was not born in a magical family. Muggles can also be described as people who do not have any magical blood inside them.

A Muggle-born (No-Maj-born in the United States), [1] once known as a Magbob and also known by the pejorative Mudblood, [2] was a witch or wizard who was born to two non-magical parents. Their magical abilities did not seem to be at all affected by their Muggle parentage.

20 hours ago · In the wizarding world of Harry Potter, a half-blood is someone whose either parent is a muggle-born (non-magical) or a half-blood themselves. Often, pure-bloods looked down on the muggle or half-blood wizards and witches. This prejudice was a major reason for animosity and feud in the magical society.

Mudblood was a highly derogatory term for either a Muggle or a Muggle-born [1] or half-blood [2] wizard or witch, though more so the former than the latter; that is, individuals with close Muggle relatives.

Jan 10, 2022 · Whether or not muggle-borns are descended from squibs is still up for debate, but here are the ten most powerful muggle-born witches and wizards from the Wizarding World.

Feb 18, 2025 · Muggle-born: Wizard or witch, who is born to two non-magical parents, meaning they could be the first in their family to have magical abilities. Pure-blood: Those who have no muggle, muggle-born, or squib ancestor, in other words, …

Mar 23, 2018 · The expressions 'pure-blood', 'half-blood' and 'Muggle-born' have been coined by people to whom these distinctions matter, and express their originators' prejudices. As far as somebody like Lucius Malfoy is concerned, for instance, a Muggle-born is as 'bad' as a Muggle.

Harry's magical parents are Lily Evans (a muggleborn) and James Potter (a pureblood). Since a pureblood is someone with magical parents, why isn't he considered a pureblood? A muggleborn, or mudblood is a person with powers from an ancestor. A …

Sep 27, 2024 · Blood status has been a controversial and long-standing source of division and prejudice in the wizarding world. It all stems from the categorization of magical bloodlines into pure bloods, half-bloods, and muggle-borns.