School houses and Dark Wizards

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...> wrote:
> jspotila at y... wrote:

> > otherwise.  In SS chapter 5 he says, "There's not a single witch 
or
> > wizard who went bad who wasn't in Slytherin."
> 
> The list has generally taken this comment of Hagrid's to be 
exaggeration
> for emphasis. 

Another quote which modifies this one is from CS5:

   For a few horrible seconds he had feared that the 
   hat was going to put him in Slytherin, the house 
   that had turned out more Dark witches and wizards 
   than any other--but he had ended up in Gryffindor, 
   along with Ron, Hermione, and the rest of the Weasleys.

Hagrid was exaggerating, certainly, but Slytherin's reputation is 
well-earned. I wonder what would have become of Harry and the whole 
Harry vs. Voldemort thing if Harry has been sorted in to Slytherin? 
Would he have turned out good? I think that Harris's reaction in the 
film when Harry went up to put on the hat showed the worry 
excellently. He leaned forward and actually looked quite concerned. 
He knew that everything he'd worked for hinged on Harry's choice at 
this point, but he didn't interfere. After all, it had to be Harry's 
choice to be in Gryffindor, no one elses.

Steve (musing late at night while listening to the music from Il 
Postino and sipping schnapps...ahhhh)