Slytherins

[Joywitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 2155

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Sister Mary Lunatic" <klaatu at p...> 
wrote:
> 
> What's amazing is that neither Harry nor Hermione has ever shown any
> indication of investigating James and Lily's school or life 
history.  I know
> Harry has had curiosity drummed out of him by the Dursleys, but 
you'd think
> that four years in a nurturing environment like Hogwarts would lead 
to a
> LITTLE curiosity about his parents' lives.  Hermione would be more 
the type
> to do the research, but you'd think she'd pass on any startling 
news (such
> as one or both of his parents being Slytherins) to him by now.  We 
do know
> that Harry has never discussed his near-assignment to Slytherin 
House by the
> Sorting Hat with anyone but Dumbledore.
> 
> Such a lack of curiosity almost defies belief.  We know he spends 
time
> looking at the photo album that Hagrid assembled for him.  Why 
wouldn't he
> want to read the details of what happened the night his mortal 
enemy,
> Voldemort, killed his parents?
> 
> Could JKR really be sitting on some bombshell and expect us to take 
the news
> without questioning why it was withheld for so many years?  I 
dunno.....
> 

Ouch!  Sister M has punched a major hole into my theory that the 
Marauders were Slytherins.  I will crawl back into my cave now.

-- Joywitch