The family was excluded from the "Sacred Twenty-Eight" since Potter is a popular Muggle surname and the person who produced the list of purported pure-blood individuals thought they were descended from tainted blood. Henry caused a small commotion when he openly denounced Archer Evermonde, who had forbidden the magical world from assisting Muggles in fighting in the First World War. His outspoken support for the Muggle people also had a big impact on the family's expulsion from the "Sacred Twenty-Eight."