Lily a Slytherin? (was Sorting)

[Susan McGee]

No: HPFGUIDX 2119

> 
> Remember the rule of logic called Occam's Razor: The simplest 
> explanation that covers the facts is to be preferred. When we build 
> these spun-sugar castles of fancy that has Lily as a closet Death 
> Eater or whatever, we're almost certainly going down the wrong path.


The idea that Lily could be a closet Death Eater upsets me -- it's 
almost like other HP lists where people say "oh, wouldn't it be cool 
if Harry turned to the dark side." 

In some ways, how effective an author is depends on how much we 
invest in her or his universe -- and I am very invested in the HP
universe. 

In that universe, death eaters are evil. They torture and kill the 
innocent. Can you imagine coming home to find Voldemort's sign above
your house and go in to find your family dead? That's evil. Lily, who 
sacrificed herself for her son, is not evil.

Snape was once a death eater, but changed. JKR obviously believes in 
personal transformation, like Dumbledore who believes in giving 
people second chances -- all kinds of people, giants, werewolves, etc.