Hi Nutmeg!

First, let me say that I love this story. I especially love D/G fanfiction, that feature G not forcing D to earn the regard of the Weasley clan. However, I have some questions about the blood purity remarks.

1) Are you trying to push G towards valuing blood purity? If so, where does that leave her friendship with Colin?

2) Why would Muriel care if Ron married Hermione? One of many boys marrying a muggleborn does not seem too detrimental in the grand scheme. Is not Fleur of mixed heritage as well?

I am not asking these questions to troll. I'm simply trying to understand your where you are taking G mentally.

Author's Response: Hiiiii, First, I don't think you're trolling at all and I understand where your questions are coming from, it's completely fine. Hopefully I can answer them successfully. 1) I'm not trying to push G towards blood purity at all. In the books, the impression is given that those who value blood purity are wrong; they get painted negatively because one megalomaniac and his followers are taking it to a dark place. They remark that the Weasleys have been pure for countless generations (same as the Malfoys) but it's never viewed negatively because Arthur has a quirky hobby. Nevermind that he married a pureblood from a family equally as old as his. I'm just trying to show that the desire for purity in a family doesn't have to come from a dark place. Rather, that it can simply be in an effort to maintain traditions. Some fanfic stories like to imply that the purity of the blood leads to stronger magic. I like to think that might be true too. Further, in some ways, the purebloods of now had to have been muggleborns at some point the the distant past, so it stands to reason that ages from now Hermione and Dennis will the the ancestors of ancient lines of wizards the same way the Weasleys and Malfoys are now. That being said, no one is shunning Ginny from keeping her friendship with Colin. He isn't unwelcome and in my head he was at the dinner party she hosted as a house warming that Pansy mentioned in Chapter 6. 2) Muriel doesn't care that Ron marries Hermione, just that in doing so he forfeits his share of the inheritance. Fleur's heritage, while mixed race, is mixed with a powerful magical creature. Still magical where Hermione is the first of her family with any magical ability (that we know of). Don't forget, Muriel is over 100 years old. Old people have very specific ways of doing things and very distinct beliefs. She's old, she's crotchety, she's not changing, we just have to smile and ignore it. Nothing about Ginny's life and beliefs have really changed in relation to how she feels about halfbloods and muggleborns. If anything, what has changed is her view of the people who value blood purity. Her reasons for not being close to her family during this phase of her life is not because of the Slytherin influence but rather because they didn't support her when her relationship with Harry ended. I hope that answers your questions. Thanks for reviewing!