What is it with Harry's blood lineage

[mab]

In every fan-fic I've read that refers to Harry's blood heritage, they call him a half-blood.

Now, Snape and Voldemort and Tonks are half-bloods, having witch mothers and muggle fathers, but Harry's parents are a witch and wizard. Sure, Lily is muggleborn, but she's still a witch. It just seems like the fanon has misinterpreted Harry's bloodlines. What do any of you think about that? Am I wrong? Am I right? Is he a three-quarter blood? Does it not matter? What?

It's just been on my mind lately. Dunno why.

~Mab

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[maja-li.livejournal.com]

http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/faq_view.cfm?id=58

So, genetic precision aside, according to JKR technically Harry would be considered a half blood--at least by Death Eaters, pureblood elitists, or really anyone in the book who would care.

[maja-li.livejournal.com]

BTW, I know that looks really sketchy & unofficial, but that was so I could get a URL for it...the actual version of her site is Flash, at jkrowling.com. If you click the paperclips on the desk you get to the FAQ section, it's the ninth question on the third page (about halfway down).

[mab.livejournal.com]

Thank you for clarifying that for me. I feel better now, much less confused. :D

~Mab

[maccaj.livejournal.com]

I thought JK had also gone into more comprehensive detail on this in an ep of Pottercast (transcript is here, second half of the transcript is here), but now I can't find the relevant bit. I do remember *some* audio interview where she discussed that in depth, though. Will keep digging and see if I can find it.

[mab.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for your help and for the links to that pottercast. I'm totally going read the entire thing tomorrow. :D

I found more information on the topic at the HP lexicon. According to JKR, you're considered a 'half-blood' if one of your grandparents is a muggle.

So, Harry's definitely half.

~Mab