A defence of Slytherin House (was Purity of Bloodline)

[Jinx]

No: HPFGUIDX 2711


> *This* is also why I'm not a Slytherin sympathizer.

I should state on behalf of Slytherin House - they're not all pure-bloodists
I don't think.  Just the ones who are appear to be most vocal.  I accept
that Salazar Slytherin had those views, and maybe he had his reasons and
wasn't just a bigoted old fool.  I also accept that Voldemort was a
Slytherin and probably a purebloodist despite his own muggle ancestry.  I
accept that Slytherin has produced a lot of Dark Arts types, and a lot of
Death Eaters to boot.  Many of whom will have been less than sympathetic to
Muggles and Muggle borns.  But I refuse to believe that the whole house is
made up of nothing but Muggle haters and Dark Ones.  In fact it can't be or
the house would have been disbanded.  McGonagall actually says at Harry's
sorting that each house has produced outstanding witches and wizards.  Each
house.  Not just Gryffindor.  Slytherin too.

Please bear in mind that the entire series is seen through Harry's eyes.
He's only a kid, remember.  And owing to inter house rivalries, his own feud
with Malfoy, Snape's dislike of him and the fact that Voldy was a Slyth,
he's not well disposed towards them.  Being only a kid, he's unlikely to see
the issue in anything other than black and white terms.  So far we've only
seen the bad.  JKR's not the type to demonise anything, she's more complex
than that.  I believe we'll see Slytherin virtues before long.

Anyway, back to my original point.  Slytherin is not all bad and certainly
should not be used synonymously with those who hate Muggles.  There are
Muggle-born Slytherins, you know.  Just as there are no doubt pure blood
members of other houses who perhaps are not over fond of Muggle-borns...


Jinx