How do I break out of those weird tropes but still write something with gnomes and shit? What does it look like when wizards control the means of production?
How do I break out of those weird tropes but still write something with gnomes and shit? What does it look like when wizards control the means of production?
Slytherins are pretty open about only accepting those of the purest blood. Says so right in the sorting hat poem. I mean, you could argue that's just general racism instead of being specifically eugenicist, and i couldn't really object to that, but race science almost inevitably leads to eugenicism and Slytherins clearly believe magical aptitude is tied to inborn traits, that your bloodline's magical aptitude is harmed by having kids with somebody outside of your in-group, and that their blood purity qualifies them to rule. It's why Sirius Black's family is so obsessed with their heritage that they decorate their residence with a giant, animated family tree. And as soon as the Death Eaters take power, they start imprisoning muggle-born wizards, and this is justified with m*dbloods being bad for the wizard gene pool.