Introduction
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We are born into a world that is constantly molding us into the people we will become; we are affected by our surroundings whether we are aware of it or not. Discrimination is something that molds our world: it is taught to us by our parents, our school systems, our churches, and ultimately, by our society. Within the Harry Potter series, discrimination is present through classifying pure-bloods being superior to half-bloods, muggle borns, and muggles themselves. Specifically, students at Hogwarts who are pure-bloods believe they are superior to students who are half-bloods or muggle born. This discrimination also spawns from Lord Voldemort with his hatred for “impure” wizards. And with many wizards and witches following him, the ideology that pure-bloods are the strongest and superior, his followers fall victim to this type of discrimination. The discrimination of someone’s portion of magical blood is a stigma that the unjust wizards in the magic world have created, and over time, with society pressing to end it, it can be destroyed. Throughout this website, I will argue that because discrimination is a learned behavior, it can be unlearned as well. Through specific examples taken from the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling, we are able to have a deeper understanding of how the wizarding world is making amends to end this discrimination. And how the future generations will be able to be more open minded and understand that your level of magical blood does not make one superior or inferior to another.