A defence of Slytherin House (was Purity of Bloodline)

[Ebony Elizabeth]

No: HPFGUIDX 2727

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Jinx" <jinxster at c...> wrote:
>  JKR's not the type to demonise anything, she's more complex
> than that.  I believe we'll see Slytherin virtues before long.

I totally agree with you.  :-)

> 
> 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...

Perhaps half-Muggle (like Voldemort).  However, I think that the 
premise of the argument between the Founding Four was that Salazar 
Slytherin wanted only pure blooded wizards to be educated at 
Hogwarts.  Refer to CoS. 

Now, no one's saying that there was *never* a Slytherin with two 
Muggle parents.  We just haven't met one yet.

The whole thread of "how much Muggle lineage can you have and still 
be considered pureblood" is an interesting one, and one I'm pursuing 
in the FAQ.  

--Ebony