The murder of a Pureblood per se no longer was more harshly punished than the murder of a "lesser blood." The murder of a "lesser blood" or a Muggle no longer rated a wrist-slap punishment, but instead rated the same penalties as what before had been required for murdering a Pureblood. The new rule: If you murder a human, it doesn’t matter what his magical level was, it doesn’t matter what his blood-purity was—if you murder someone and you meant it, you’ll be Kissed.