Naturally, this little group consisted mainly of pure-bloods, all of whom had accepted Draco's "theory."
They now followed Draco's lead because Slytherin had always revered strength. Draco had demonstrated abilities far beyond theirs, so naturally, they bowed to him.
There were still only a dozen or so members, but Draco had a feeling the group would expand quickly.
To his surprise, even now, when Voldemort held no great advantage, some people still supported his ideology.
Draco found it hard to imagine how anyone could believe in this so-called pure-blood theory.
If pure-bloods really were superior, how could they explain Will's existence?
Draco had also studied the development of quite a few pure-blood families. Most pure-bloods intermarried to preserve the purity of their bloodlines.
As a result, most of the pure-blood families in the wizarding world were related—he had even been surprised to discover that he was indeed related to Harry, Ron, and Neville. They were actual distant cousins.
That was already relatively reasonable. Some extreme pure-blood families prioritized marriages within their own families to maintain their internal purity.
The Gaunt family, for instance.
The Gaunt family had once been illustrious, one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight. They had been wealthy, powerful, and highly influential in the wizarding world.
They had produced many outstanding witches and wizards who had contributed to Potions, Dark Magic, and Charms.
Members of the Gaunt family had held important posts in the Ministry of Magic in virtually every generation.
Gormlaith Gaunt, the aunt of Isolt Sayre, founder of Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, had also belonged to the Gaunt family.
Yet this very family had practiced close intermarriage for generations to preserve the purity of their bloodline, only to bring about their own decline. For all their former glory, they had eventually faded into obscurity.
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