Hey everyone,
Welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re going to be discussing
the bloodlines of the wizarding world. More specifically- we’re going to be honing in
on and discussing Muggleborns- also known as ‘Mudbloods’ to the darker, more sinister
side of the wizarding world.
Now before we dive too far in to this topic, let me first establish that blood status is
one of the most controversial aspects of the wizarding world- a concept in which wizarding
families can be distinguished by the level of magically-endowed family members. Generally
speaking, people are slotted in to one of the following categories: Pure-blood, half-blood,
or muggle- with the special term ‘muggle-born’ referring to a witch or wizard with two non-magical
parents.
The existence of such a system, however, brings nothing to the wizarding world but hatred
and prejudice- acting in a very similar fashion to race in the real world.
In fact, one of the main focuses of Voldemort’s regime was establishing power over the worlds
of half-bloods and muggles. Voldemort felt that those with pure-blood lines deserved
to be in power, and he also grew increasingly concerned that pure-blood numbers would dwindle
while the number of muggleborns climbed- effectively extinguishing ‘pure’ blood from the wizarding
world.
And, as it turns out, Voldemort was very right to have that ‘fear’- as statistics show
that the number of muggle-borns climbs year over year.
With that said- let me get to the ‘meat’ of today’s video, which is a list of ALL
KNOWN muggle-borns (that is, witches or wizards born to muggle parents) that we know of in
the wizarding world. I’m going to start with the more obvious ones and make my way
toward the LESS obvious ones that you may not know about. How many do YOU know of? Comment
down below before we get started.
Hermione Granger
Hermione Granger was a muggle-born witch born in 1979 to muggle parents Mr and Mrs Granger.
Interestingly enough, Hermione didn’t realize that she was in fact a ‘witch’ until she
received her Hogwarts letter at the age of 11. Hermione was the first ‘magical’ person
in her family, and went on to have two ‘half-blood’ children with Ron Weasley.
Lily Evans
Lily Potter, born Lily Evans, was an English muggle-born witch born in the year 1960 to
muggle parents Mr and Mrs Evans. Most notably, she was the husband of James Potter and mother
of Harry Potter. Lily’s most notable and most impressive accomplishment to date was
her loving sacrifice which allowed Harry Potter to live, simultaneously killing Voldemort
(at least, temporarily). It’s also worth mentioning that Lily’s sister, Petunia,
was not magical despite having the same parentage.
Kendra Dumbledore
Kendra Dumbledore was a muggle-born witch born in the year 1850. Kendra is perhaps best
known as the mother of famous Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore, and wife of Percival Dumbledore.
Tragically, Kendra was killed by her daughter Ariana in a freak accident in which she lost
control of her magic.
Moaning Myrtle
Myrtle Warren, AKA Moaning Myrtle, was a muggle-born witch born in either 1928 or 1929. Myrtle
attended Hogwarts from 1940–1943, some of the same years as Voldemort, and was eventually
killed in 1943 by Slytherin’s basilisk under Tom Riddle's orders. After the incident, she
became a ghost who haunted the second-floor girls' bathroom.
Edward Tonks (Ted Tonks)
Edward ‘Ted Tonks’ was a muggle-born wizard born in an unknown year to muggle parents.
He is known for marrying Andromeda Black, a pure-blood witch from the house of Black,
and fathering Nymphadora Tonks. Because Ted was a muggle-born, Andromeda’s family scorned
her. Ted’s grandson, Teddy, the son of Nymphadora and Remus, was named after him.
Justin Finch Fletchley
Justin Finch-Fletchley was a Muggle-born wizard born in the year 1980. Notably, he was in
the same year as Harry at Hogwarts. During his time at Hogwarts, Justin joined Dumbledore's
Army, an organization taught and led by Harry Potter. He said this when first meeting Harry:
"My name was down for Eton, you know. I can't tell you how glad I am I came here instead.
Of course, Mother was slightly disappointed, but since I made her read Lockhart's books
I think she's begun to see how useful it'll be to have a fully trained wizard in the family..."
Colin Creevey
Colin Creevey was a Muggle-born wizard born in the year 1981 to parents Mr Creevey and
Mrs Creevey. Colin was the older brother of Dennis Creevey. Colin was a big fan of Harry
Potter and was known to take photos of him, as well as other students, at Hogwarts school.
Colin was expelled from Hogwarts in his sixth year, due to Voldemort's policy of not allowing
Muggle-borns to attend the school, and in May of 1998 he was murdered by Death Eaters.
Dennis Creevey
Dennis Creevey was a Muggle-born wizard born in the year 1983 to parents Mr and Mrs Creevey.
He was the younger brother of Colin Creevey. Dennis was a Gryffindor, and while studying
at Hogwarts he joined Dumbledore’s army.
Dirk Cresswell
Dirk Cresswell is a muggle-born wizard that became head of the Goblin Liaison office in
the ministry of magic. During the ministry takeover by lord voldemort, Cresswell attempted
to hide his heritage by forging a family tree, however, he was later found out. Cresswell
was eventually murdered by snatchers while on the run.
Mary Cattermole
Mary Elizabeth Cattermole was a British Muggle-born witch. Little is known about Mary, but she
plays a role in the story when she is being interrogated by Dolores Umbridge at the Muggle-Born
Registration Commission trial during the Ministry takeover.
Donaghan Tremlett
Donaghan Tremlett was a Muggle-born wizard and fairly minor character, known only for
playing bass in the popular wizarding band The Weird Sisters.
Mrs Ollivander
Mrs Ollivander was a Muggle-born witch, who, with her husband Gervaise Ollivander, raised
known wandmaker Garrick Ollivander. Garrick eventually took over the family wand-making
business in Diagon Alley.
Nobby Leach
Nobby Leach was a muggle-born wizard and the British Minister for Magic between 1962 and
1968. He was notably the first Muggle-born Minister for Magic to ever hold office. He
left his post in 1968 after contracting a serious illness which many speculate was the
work of Abraxas Malfoy.
Kevin Entwhistle
Kevin Entwhistle was a Muggle-born wizard born in 1979 to muggle parents. He was in
the same year as Harry Potter and was Sorted into either Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw house.
Kevin was listed on Rowling’s draft class list as a muggle born, however some believe
that this is not true canon due to contradictions with the novels.
Johannes Jonker
Johannes Jonker was an American muggle-born wizard born in 1909 or earlier.
Along with Shikoba Wolfe, Thiago Quintana, and Violetta Beauvais, Jonker was one of four
wandmakers who served North America in the early 20th century.
Jonker’s father was a successful cabinet maker, which presumably gave him the wood-working
experience to become a skilled wandmaker.
And that concludes the list of KNOWN muggle-borns. However, there are some honourable mentions
that I want to include.
The first honourable mention is Hannah Abbott. I know what you’re thinking - isn’t Hannah
a half-blood? Well, there’s more to it than that. You see, as it turns out Hannah Abbott
was originally listed as a Muggle-born on J. K. Rowling's draft list of students in
Harry Potter's class.
However, Rowling later contradicted herself in an interview where she stated that she
always considered Hannah to be a pure-blood. To compromise, Hannah was officially made
a half-blood.
The next honourable mention goes to Terry Boot.
Terry Boot, like Hannah Abbott, was listed as a Muggle-born on Rowling's draft class
list. However, in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Boot was shown to be attending his
seventh year at Hogwarts despite Muggle-borns being banned from the school while Lord Voldemort
was in power. This would suggest that Boot is likely NOT a muggle-born, unless of course
he successfully faked his family tree to remain at the school.
And that’s it for this video! It’s entirely possible that I MAY have missed someone, so
if you see a name or family missing from this list then please comment it down below. Also,
did you know all of these muggleborns? Were there MORE or LESS than you expected?
Until next time
Remember
Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic