Family Lineage Though nominally a Muggle-born witch, Hermione is descended from the Dagworth-Granger family through her father's squib heritage. Though not an Ancient and Noble or Noble House, the Dagworth-Granger family is known for their natural potion-making skills.

How is Hermione a witch if both her parents are Muggles?

Muggle-born is the term given to a witch or wizard who is born to two non-magical parents. Their magical abilities do not seem to be at all affected by their Muggle parentage — in fact, many Muggle-borns have been among the most powerful witches and wizards of their time, such as Lily Evans and Hermione Granger.

How is Hermione a wizard if her parents aren't?

Hermione Granger was a Muggle-born – both her parents were dentists! Though Muggle-borns probably sensed they were different from a young age. Magical children tend to accidentally perform acts of magic – especially when they are scared or angry.

Was Hermione the only witch in her family?

Family members

Muggle dentists, parents of Hermione Granger. The only child and a muggle-born witch, who worked for the Ministry of Magic and was married to Ron Weasley. They had two children, Rose and Hugo.

How can two Muggles have a wizard child?

A few generations after the squib, their magical ancestors were forgotten and they became muggles. Then thousands of years later, the inactive magical gene is still being passed down the generations, some muggle randomly has active magical genes passed to them by their parents.

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Do Hermione's parents know she's a witch?

She and her husband were proud and accepting of their daughter's identity as a witch, which explained some strange things which happened around her when she was a child. They entered the magical world in 1992 to buy Hermione's school supplies, and were assisted by Arthur Weasley.

What if a Muggle born and a half-blood have a child?

The child will be a half-blood. Rather than the blood status of the individual parents, their entire ancestry is taken into account when blood status is given. For example, both James and Lily and magical, but Harry is still a half-blood. This is because Lily's ancestry is full of muggles.

How did Hermione's parents find out she was a witch?

Original Question: Were Hermione's parents aware that she was a witch? They became aware when the Ministry sent a representative to talk to them, much like they would have done with any Muggle-Born Wizard or Witch. Once Hermione began to present accidental magic use, the Trace from the Ministry picked up her location.

How is Hermione a heir of Slytherin?

Her real parents were Daneel and Dean Novak, Pureblooded wizards. Turns out Daneel was Tom Riddles younger sister, Daneel Riddle. Of course, the Riddles were related to Salzar Slytherin himself, and this made Hermione the living heir of Slytherin.

What is Hermione's bloodline?

The Granger family is very similar to the Evans family. Originally a muggle family, until a female member (Hermione and Lily Evans) became a muggle-born witch. The witch married a pure-blood man, (Ron Weasley and James Potter I) and have children, one of them a son (Rose and Hugo Weasley, Harry Potter).

How does Hermione have magic if she is a Muggle?

Though nominally a Muggle-born witch, Hermione is descended from the Dagworth-Granger family through her father's squib heritage. Though not an Ancient and Noble or Noble House, the Dagworth-Granger family is known for their natural potion-making skills.

How come Hermione isn't a Ravenclaw?

It was confirmed on Pottermore that Hermione was also a bit of a Hatstall, as the Sorting Hat saw the potential for her to be both Ravenclaw and Gryffindor. In the end, Gryffindor won out, and it's possible that Hermione wanted to be seen for being brave more than for her intelligence.

How did Hermione go to Hogwarts if she's a Muggle?

Any child born with magical ability in the United Kingdom and Ireland gets their name written down in the Hogwarts acceptance book (both the book and quill, which are enchanted, are the ones that sense this). This is how Hermione automatically gets admission into Hogwarts, though she can, of course, refuse to attend.

How can Muggles go to Hogwarts?

While children of wizarding families receive their Hogwarts acceptance letter via an owl, a Hogwarts employee will usually deliver the letter personally to Muggle-borns in order to meet with their Muggle parents and explain. Pure-blood supremacists refer to Muggle-borns with the offensive derogatory term "Mudblood".

Are there any Muggle borns in Slytherin?

Muggle-born Slytherins existed, but were very rare, as noted insultingly by Scabior the Snatcher.

Are the Weasleys pure blood?

In contrast to the Malfoys and the Blacks, the Weasleys are a pure-blood family known for their warmth and support for one another. They actively reject the pure-blood supremacist ideology, and are inclusive and supportive of Muggle-born wizards.

Why was Ron not in Hufflepuff?

Ron had the traits of a Hufflepuff, but valued Griffindor more.

Who is Gryffindor's heir?

Harry, as heir of Gryffindor, possessed the love of this Muggle-born woman in his very blood and was the perfect champion to stand up against the heir of Slytherin.

Why wasn't Neville in Hufflepuff?

He actually asked the Sorting Hat to place him in Hufflepuff, as he was intimidated by Gryffindor's reputation for bravery, but the Sorting Hat didn't agree.

Do Muggles see 9 3/4?

Platform 9 3/4

This is something that is explained away pretty well in the series. Ministry employees are on hand to erase/alter the memory of muggles who notice witches and wizards who go to Platform 9 3/4.

Can wizards have Muggle children?

Witches and wizards with non-magical parents are called Muggle-borns. There have also been some children known to have been born to one magical and one non-magical parent. People of this mixed parentage are called half-bloods; magical people with any Muggle ancestry on the one side or the other are half-bloods as well.

Did Hermione's parents ever remember her again?

Hermione's Parents Had Their Memories Restored According To Harry Potter Canon. This tragic ending for Hermione and her parents never happened in the Harry Potter books. This is because Hermione didn't just erase her parents' memories—she rewrote them using a False Memory charm.

What if two Muggle borns have a child?

It has nothing to do with genes and is just a construct of wizarding society. So the magical child of two muggle-born would be half-blood and a non-magical chld of two muggle-born a squib.

What happens if a squib marries a Muggle?

Muggles can become related and produce half-blood children when mixed with half-bloods/pure-bloods. A muggle may marry a squib and their descendants know nothing of their magical heritage until the gene resurfaces randomly.