Half-blood
Wizards with families split between Muggles and wizards are referred to as half-bloods. Due to the dominance of the magic gene, children born to at least one magical parent will usually be magical themselves, meaning that a non-magical child born to a Muggle and a wizard is considered a Squib, not a Muggle; the term 'half-blood' is misleading in that it does not necessarily imply a half-and-half split in wizarding/Muggle ancestry, but rather any witch or wizard with both wizarding and Muggle heritage. By the 1990s, most of the magical population were technically half-bloods despite claims otherwise.
The ancestry of a half-blood can be:
- One pure- or half-blood parent, one Muggle parent
- One pure- or half-blood parent, one Muggle-born parent
- Two magical parents, known Muggle ancestry
The term can be an insult, depending on the context in which it is used.
Some half-bloods also express prejudice against those with Muggle ancestry, despite having it themselves, often clinging to what wizarding heritage they do have.
