Muggleborn

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**Muggleborn** is

## History of Persecution

### 10th Century

"*We'll teach just those whose ancestry's purest.*"
— **Slytherin'**s opinion regarding the running of **Hogwarts**

Salazar Slytherin, one of the founders of Hogwarts, argued that the school should only admit purebloods as students, as the Durmstrang Institute did. Slytherin's views were considered unusual at the time. Most wizards of his era not only accepted muggleborns but actually considered them especially gifted, and referred to them by the affectionate term "magbobs". The other three founders of Hogwarts favoured admitting all witches and wizards as students and opposed Slytherin on this point.

As a result of the disagreement, Slytherin left the school. Before leaving, he created the Chamber of Secrets, hoping that his true heir would one day release the Basilisk out of the Chamber and kill wizards and witches he thought didn't deserve to have access to magic (particularly muggleborns).

### 16th Century

"*Unstable and cruel, Gormlaith was a fanatical pureblood who believed that her sister’s helpfulness to her muggle neighbours, was setting Isolt upon a dangerous path to intermarriage with a non-magical man.*"
— **Gormlaith'**s prejudice and supremacist beliefs

Gormlaith Gaunt believed strongly in pureblood supremacy and had an intense hatred for anyone that went against these extreme views. Her hatred went so deep that she murdered her own sister and brother-in-law for showing sympathy towards her muggle neighbours. It can be assumed that Gormlaith's hatred also extended to muggleborns as well.

It seemed that it was typical for descendants of Salazar Slytherin to have inherited his prejudice. In the 1700s, Corvinus Gaunt was instrumental in keeping the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets hidden for example.

### 20th Century

#### First Wizarding War

In 1970, Voldemort revealed himself openly, proclaiming himself the Dark Lord, and started to commit extreme acts of terrorism in Britain. With his army of dark wizards and dark creatures at his command, Voldemort launched an assault against the British Ministry of Magic. He had the intention of toppling it and creating a new world order run by purebloods. Voldemort's ideals included either killing muggleborns en masse or keeping them in utter bondage.

As the Death Eaters' confidence grew, their ideals were put into motion. They began targeting muggleborn and blood traitor witches and wizards. They tortured and sometimes murdered their victims, which shocked wizarding society.

#### Between the Wars

"*No one asked your opinion, you filthy little mudblood.*"
— **Draco Malfoy** throwing the slur at **Hermione Granger**

Fifty years later in 1992, by means of his diary horcrux, he possessed Ginny Weasley and reopened the Chamber of Secrets. The monster petrified several people, including Colin Creevey, Penelope Clearwater, Hermione Granger, Justin Finch-Fletchley, and even the Gryffindor ghost, Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington, as well as Filch's cat, Mrs. Norris.

Tom Riddle, later known as Lord Voldemort, took this prejudice to an even greater extreme with his followers, the Death Eaters, despite the fact that he himself was a halfblood.

#### After the War

This was ended with Voldemort's final defeat in 1998 and the reform of the Ministry under new Minister for Magic, Kingsley Shacklebolt. It can be assumed that imprisoned muggleborns were released, children were able to resume their education, and muggleborn witches and wizards were allowed wands once more. Several Ministry employees were also arrested and sentenced to Azkaban for crimes against muggleborns, Dolores Umbridge for example. Hermione Granger would also be crucial in eliminating pro-pureblood laws as a high-ranking member of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

## Known Muggleborns

* Tertius
* Kendra Dumbledore
* Myrtle Warren
* Edward Tonks
* Lily Evans
* Dirk Cresswell
* Mary Cattermole
* Donaghan Tremlett
* Ben Cooper
* Hermione Granger
* Justin Finch-Fletchley
* Colin Creevey
* Dennis Creevey

## See Also

* Blood Status
* Halfblood
* Mudblood
* Muggleborn Registration Commission
* Pureblood
* Squib