J.K. Rowling’s vast and intricate Wizarding World has often witnessed fan theories that explored the origins and development of the magical society. One such Harry Potter fan theory emerging on Reddit proposed that the wizarding race evolved from muggles, asserting that all early wizards and witches were originally muggleborns.
Well, never in her wildest dreams, could J.K. Rowling have ever imagined this theory, which seemingly shattered the concept of muggleborn and defied the idea of pureblood wizards. However, no matter how crazy it sounded, the theory stood in stark contrast to Rowling’s Harry Potter lore and debunked several ideas.
Harry Potter Fan Theory Debunked J.K. Rowling’s Muggleborn Myth
J.K. Rowling‘s Harry Potter novels provided a detailed history of the wizarding world that brought the concept of pureblood and muggleborn, which mirrored the issue of racism in real life. And for years, these two ideas have sparked several heated discussions and even gave birth to fan theories and speculations among Potterheads.
Considering how Hermione Granger was often demeaned by Draco Malfoy for being a muggleborn, while the latter was a pureblood, this idea of magical lineage made fans curious about the witch and wizards’ evolution theory. Therefore, Reddit user u/YourHonestParent came up with a theory that surprisingly shattered the whole myth of magical families.
Challenging the muggleborn evolution theory, the Redditor claimed that the origins of magical families and the concept of “pureblood” wizards are merely social statuses rather than evolutionary progression. Further, the theory stated that the origin of the wizarding race happened from muggleborns, since every witch and wizard was initially a normal human/muggle.
After those normal humans/muggles developed magical abilities, they bred exclusively with other individuals with magic, which led to the establishment of “pureblood” families. The fan theory conceptualized the idea that muggleborns exist because that’s how a new defining line of wizards and witches starts.
Meanwhile, although there seem to be certain flaws in this theory, it overall shattered the idea of J.K. Rowling’s established concept of muggleborn and pureblood, which created all the differences and the great wars in the Wizarding World. Hence, several fellow Potterheads took to the comment section of the post to discuss the theory and drop their opinion on it.
Highlighting Certain Flaws in the Theory, Potterheads Debated on it
While the above-mentioned fan theory stood independently and debunked the muggleborn myth, stating that every witch and wizard in the world of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter had a muggle lineage, it sparked curiosity surrounding the Founders of Hogwarts. Considering how the four founders were depicted as powerful wizards and witches from generations ahead of the establishment of modern “pureblood” families, this suggested that magical individuals existed independently of the muggle population.
Thus, challenging user u/YourHonestParent’s idea about the development of a magical society from within the muggle society, this particular theory revolving around the Hogwarts Founders reinstated J.K. Rowling’s lore of the wizarding community. Well, certainly, according to the history of the wizarding world, the magical world has been present since ancient times, with magical individuals existing alongside non-magical ones. So it seems that the Redditor’s theory wasn’t entirely correct.
Further, as the latter half of Redditor u/YourHonestParent’s theory suggested that any muggleborn could harness magical powers if they just believed enough, it sparked outrage among fans. Moreover, the Redditor’s idea suggesting that squibs like Mr. Filch couldn’t do magic because they didn’t mean to use it, turned fans visibly upset. Therefore, taking to the comment section, Potterheads debated over the theory and negated a few points.
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