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- "More than one parent has demanded the removal of this particular tale from the Hogwarts library, including, by coincidence, a descendant of Brutus Malfoy and one-time member of the Hogwarts Board of Governors, Mr Lucius Malfoy."
- — Albus Dumbledore talking about the letter of Lucius Malfoy[src]
This letter was written by Lucius Malfoy to Albus Dumbledore as a demand that The Fountain of Fair Fortune from The Tales of Beedle the Bard be removed from the Hogwarts Library. The exact date of the composition of the letter is unknown; however based on the fact that Lucius mentions his son in his lawsuits, it can be inferred that it was written after 5 June 1980.[1]
Albus Dumbledore cited this letter in his comments in the story.[1]
Content[]
The following is a portion of Lucius's letter that Albus Dumbledore quoted in his comments in The Fountain of Fair Fortune:
"Any work of fiction or non-fiction that depicts interbreeding between wizards and Muggles should be banned from the bookshelves of Hogwarts. I do not wish my son to be influenced into sullying the purity of his bloodline by reading stories that promote wizard–Muggle marriage."[1]
To which Albus replied:
"So-called pure-blood families maintain their alleged purity by disowning, banishing or lying about Muggles or Muggle-borns on their family trees. They then attempt to foist their hypocrisy upon the rest of us by asking us to ban works dealing with the truths they deny. There is not a witch or wizard in existence whose blood has not mingled with that of Muggles, and I should therefore consider it both illogical and immoral to remove works dealing with the subject from our students' store of knowledge."[1]
Aftermath[]
In his remarks Albus also talks about the consequences of this exchange of letters:
"This exchange marked the beginning of Mr Malfoy's long campaign to have me removed from my post as Headmaster of Hogwarts, and of mine to have him removed from his position as Lord Voldemort's Favourite Death Eater."[1]
Appearances[]
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard (First appearance)