Dark Wizards and House traits - good and evil.

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No: HPFGUIDX 30589


Jennie wrote:
I've seen some speculation that dark wizards could come out of the 
other Hogwarts houses.  This is possible, but Hagrid tells Harry 
otherwise.  In SS chapter 5 he says, "There's not a single witch 
or wizard who went bad who wasn't in Slytherin."
<SNIP>

Hollydaze wrote:
> I used to completely ignore this quote about Slytherin and dark 
wizards until it was pointed out on another list I am part of. 
> There has to be at least one bad wizard who came out of Gryffindor. 
<SNIP>

I always took this quote to be simply Hagrid's opinion or 
exaggeration, i.e. there are lots of Slytherins who have gone bad, but 
there are people from other houses too - it's just less usual. 

After all, bravery, loyalty, intelligence are three very dangerous 
things, because they can all lead to the unshakable belief that you 
are right. This belief can be harmless, indeed it can be very 
productive; but whilst it can make you Socrates it can just as easily 
make you Hitler. I realise that JKR is writing a child's book, and 
therefore at least a moderate amount of "goodies" and "badies" without 
any "inbetweenies" must appear, but for those of us who don't live in 
a black-and-white world, I think a villan may spring from any house, 
and from any of the shades of grey.


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Helen
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