Sort of like royalty, in a way - or at least the important families would like you to think. Purists believe that the children of non-magical people, or of a magical person and a regular person are inferior and shouldn't be entitled to the same quality of life they have.

[ The thought was as stupid now as it had been the first time she heard it, and she looked as though the idea were revolting. ]

Both my parents are non-magical, I've got a bit of an opinion on the matter, you might say.