[HPforGrownups] Hufflepuffs have evil potential?

[Morag Traynor]

No: HPFGUIDX 17380

Wicky wrote:
>
>I was just rereading GoF a few days ago, and I noticed how much emphasis V
>puts on loyalty. Then I thought about what Hagrid said in SS: There isn't a
>wizard that's gone bad that hasn't been in Slytherin. (not exact quote, but
>you get the picture). In  my twisted little mind, that's about to change in
>future books or has already happened, but Hagrid didn't know it. As all the
>names of the DE aren't known, some could be Hufflepuff. Their main
>characteristic is loyalty when they're being sorted. Any thoughts/
>correction/ questions?

Surely anyone has the potential to "go bad" if they *want* to, and 
characteristics such as loyalty, intelligence, courage etc can be used to 
good or evil effect.  But I think it's a bit unfair to the poor Huffs to 
suggest they make better DEs than anyone else.<g> I've never been happy with 
the idea that Slytherin=evil=Slytherin, and I hope JKR *is* going to upset 
that as the story unfolds.  Otherwise you could just move Slytherin's HQ to 
Azbakan and save yourself a lot of trouble.  I assume she is, after all, as 
Dumbledore says, it's our choices that make us who we are, and people don't 
choose their houses.
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