Slytherin's evil

[milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 1895

> > As for Salazar Slytherin, he split from the group over 
disagreements
> > with Muggle-borns being admitted to Hogwarts. I don't think you 
can 
> > call that "evil" per se, but definitely how his views were 
> > interpreted by V was evil.
>  
> So, do you think this disagreement with the other three is what 
made 
> Slyth turn evil?
> 
> Kelley--who's really enjoying all this discussion

I think Slytherin had definite goals for Hogwarts. We really don't 
know why he was against Muggle-borns, though V.'s interpretation 
leads us to believe it was a type of *racial* prejudice. Maybe 
Slytherin felt that Muggle-borns would *dumb-down* the curriculum 
because the classes would have to include the rudimentary of 
rudimentary elements. Harry, himself, was intimidated/apprehensive 
when he started Hogwarts because he was raised in a wizarding 
household and was "behind" some of his schoolmates.

Whatever the case, V. interpreted and used Slytherin's views to 
support and propel his own Anti-Muggle agenda. It's like how people 
manipulate religious scriptures and texts or philosophical treatises 
to support and legitimize their agendas. So until, we learn the 
*real* reason behind Slytherin's views, we really can't label him as 
*evil*. 


--Milz