Apparently it has just occurred to J.K. Rowling that there are parallels between the attitude of the Death Eaters toward Muggle-born wizards and Nazi discrimination against those with Jewish blood.

Ms Rowling then explained how she had discovered that this fictional prejudice held by some wizards against non-magical people [muggles] bore a strong resemblance to the way the Nazis thought.

[via LISNews]

Posted by Hilary at August 2, 2004 09:19 PM