evil Slytherin

[Kelley]

No: HPFGUIDX 1848

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "storm stanford" <msmacgoo at h...> 
wrote:
> Slytherin is not inheretly evil - It/He is about ambition - now if 
that's your primary thing you are *likely* to get in to trouble - but 
not always. some ambious ppl turn out to be good folk (no examples, 
sorry). I think JKR overplays the horrible nature of the Slytherins 
in the physical descriptions (but I love them). thinking of Snape, he 
is not *all* bad, (though it appears he had a go at it being a death 
eater).
> 
> excess of anything (even bravery or cleverness) can be unpleasant 
and lead one into dark ways.
> 
> anyway I'm tired so I don't know that i'm making any sence but READ 
THE SORTING HAT'S SONGS (opps shouting, sorry.) I've lent my copy of 
PS to a friend but we had this very self same argument last night!
> 
> storm

Oh, you're right, I completely agree, the Slyth House is not looking 
for 'evil' qualities in its students, I was thinking specifically
of Salazar Slytherin himself.  When he, Godric, Helga, and Rowena 
founded HW, he (Slyth) must not have been evil at the time, but at 
some point after his falling out with Gryff, turned evil.  Why?  Just 
because he wanted only 'pure-bloods' and the rest (GG, HH, RR) wanted 
to allow muggle-borns too?  Could that be all there was to it?

Kelley