Those who discriminated against Muggle-borns believed that they did not deserve magic and should be excluded from the wizarding world, in spite of the fact that Muggle-borns were just as magically talented as those of other blood statuses. Those with prejudice against Muggles and their families often referred to such wizards as ' Mudbloods', a highly offensive term implying that the individual had dirty and inferior blood. Salazar Slytherin fell out of favour with the other founders of Hogwarts because he wanted to limit attendance only to those from all-magic families.

In wizarding Britain, they were allowed to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, although some other schools, such as Durmstrang Institute, did not admit Muggle-borns. Muggle-born Hermione Granger is the daughter of two Muggle dentistsĪ child born with magic to two Muggle parents was considered a Muggle-born. There are some wizards - like Malfoy's family - who think they're better than everyone else because they're what people call pure-blood… I mean, the rest of us know it doesn't make any difference at all.' - Ronald Weasley explaining blood prejudice ' Mudblood's a really foul name for someone who is Muggle-born - you know, non-magic parents.

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