Yes, Voldemort was only a half blood. His mother was a witch; his father a Muggle. You dont have to be pure blood in order to be a Slytherin. Voldemort, Snape, and I believe possibly Umbridge were all half blood Slytherins.
Yes. Voldemort had a muggle father, and a witch for a mother. Slytherin is not a house exclusive to pure bloods either. In fact, the majority of their students are probably half-blood for the same reason everyone else is…
Why was Snape in Slytherin if he was a half-blood?
In the case of Snape. he was Sorted into Slytherin because he was ambitious, leaning towards the Dark Arts, his mother was one, AND he had an anti-Muggle bias, same as Salazar Slytherin himself.
The founder highly valued and favoured pure-blood students and the Sorting Hat admitted that it could be a factor when being sorted. Students of any blood status could be placed in the house.
This relationship traces back to the Gaunt family, his maternal relatives. Tom Riddle, his biological mother Merope, uncle Morphin, and maternal grandfather Marvolo Gaunt were all direct descendants of Salazar Slytherin himself. The Gaunts used to be a powerful and wealthy purebred family.
Why the Death Eaters Accepted Voldemort as a Half-Blood - Harry Potter Theory
How is Voldemort the Heir of Slytherin if his father was a Muggle?
Tom Marvolo Riddle was born to Merope Gaunt, a witch and a descendant of Salazar Slytherin, and Tom Riddle, Sr., a muggle placed under Gaunt's love potion. After Riddle, Sr. was freed from Gaunt's spell, the muggle left the witch while she was pregnant with their son, Tom Riddle, Jr.
In 1943, Tom Riddle, the "Heir of Slytherin", opened the Chamber of Secrets to conduct a purge on Muggle-born students. This resulted in the death of Myrtle Warren, who eventually returned as a ghost. Riddle opened the Chamber again in 1993 through the use of one of his seven Horcruxes, his diary.
The son of a Death Eater, Draco was raised to strongly believe in the importance of blood purity. He looked down on half-bloods and Muggle-borns. Draco attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1991-1998.
Voldemort's obsession with blood purity signifies his aim to rid the wizarding world of Muggle (non-magical) heritage and to conquer both worlds, Muggle and wizarding, to achieve pure-blood dominance.
Slytherin was the surname of a pure-blood wizarding family with several notable members, particularly Salazar Slytherin. Salazar was one of the four co-founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and the founder of Slytherin house. He lived in the 10th century.
But when they went to Hogwarts, everything changed. The pair were parted when the Sorting Hat placed Severus in Slytherin and Lily in Gryffindor, and while Lily thrived in her new, magical life, Snape was essentially placed in close quarters with the likes of Lucius Malfoy, Avery and Mulciber.
The movies follow the books closely enough that they aren't really separate universes, except for the fourth movie. There isn't any truly compelling evidence that Snape is Harry's father, because all the points you raise are explained. Snape hated Harry because Harry reminded him of the man who "stole" Lily.
At Hogwarts, rather than be sorted into Slytherin like the rest of his family, Sirius was placed in Gryffindor. In contrast to his home life, Sirius greatly enjoyed life at Hogwarts, where he was inseparable from his best friend, James Potter.
Why did Voldemort drink unicorn blood if he has Horcruxes?
Voldemort's desire to beat death and become immortal was also why he and Quirrell ended up slaying innocent unicorns. Drinking the blood of a unicorn would keep someone alive – even if they were an inch from death. However, it is considered an act of evil to kill something so pure.
Are the Weasleys descendants of Salazar Slytherin?
The Peverells, Gaunts, Blacks, Malfoys, Potters, Weasleys, Prewetts, and other families are all linked to one another through bloodlines and intermarriage. The only known direct descendants from Salazar Slytherin were the Gaunts, who for the most part shared their ancestor's beliefs in the purity of wizard blood.
Notably, Voldemort appeared to be entirely unaware of this split, as he later created a seventh Horcrux in his quest to have six, and continued to target Harry Potter despite him now holding part of Voldemort's own soul.
I believe that the 'Pureblood' ideology gave them a sense of superiority over half-bloods and muggles. And feeling superior to others gives a sense of power. And also following Voldemort would mean dominating others easily in the name of Voldemort and bring a sense of fear among the wizards.
What happens if two half-bloods have a kid Harry Potter?
The blood status of a witch/wizard is determined by their grandparents; if all four grandparents are magical then they would be pureblood. However, if one or more of the grandparents aren't magical, then the child of two half-bloods would be half-blood.
J.K. Rowling says Draco doesn't have a patronus because he never learned the spell but I think it's because he doesn't have any powerful happy memories to use.
Draco's belief in the superiority of Pure-Blood status influenced his prejudiced behavior, including calling Hermione a "Mudblood," but he eventually sought redemption by breaking away from the Death Eaters and saving Harry's life.
Voldemort intended Draco to die in the attempt to kill Dumbledore so that Lucius would be punished for his failure to retrieve the prophecy from the Ministry of Magic.
The theory that Harry is the heir of Gryffindor adds an interesting element to the plot of Chamber of Secrets and increases the significance of the sword of Gryffindor.
6 December 1928) was an English half-giant wizard, son of Mr Hagrid and the giantess Fridwulfa, and elder half-brother of the giant Grawp. Hagrid stood at eleven feet, six inches tall. Hagrid attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1940 and was sorted into Gryffindor house.
