[HPforGrownups] Re: Slytherin's evil

[Christina Gross]

No: HPFGUIDX 1905

On 22.09.2000 at 15:16:23 milz  wrote:

>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.

IIRC Slytherin thought that Muggles could not be trusted. When
muggle-born wizards came to Hogwarts their families would know about
it and about the existence of Wizards. In present days one of the
most important task of the Ministry of Magic is to keep the existence
of Wizards from the Muggles. Hagrid says it's to prevent Muggles from
harrassing Wizards with their problems, but things like the Muggle
Protection Act Mr. Weasley is working on suggest that this is not the
only reason. Witch hunt and inquisition may not have been so
effective, but must have been problematic anyway.

I wonder how this can work today. With all the muggle-born Wizards,
isn't it likely that some Muggle parents would rather drag their kid
through the talk shows than let him or her go to Hogwarts?

Greetings
Christina

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