Slytherins, evil

[dfrankis at dial.pipex.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 20270

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Vicky Ra" <andromache815 at h...> wrote:
> And a post I made to Syrina's Snape list:
> 
> I often wonder why Dumbledore keeps the Slytherins around. Are 
there any
> good ones? I'd imagine if a Slytherin did, by some miracle, turn 
out good,
> he/she'd
> be very powerful. And is Salazar Slytherin evil? I know he created 
the
> Chamber of Secrets because of the rivalry with Gryffindore, but 
there must
> have
> been some reason the other three founders agreed to work with him 
to build
> Hogwarts.
> 
> Vicky, who has too much time on her hands

Nobody is born evil in the Potterverse, IMO.  I think this is the 
whole point about the giants and Lupin, and I'm fairly sure we'll see 
it with Snape too.  Harry could see Riddle's POV over being expelled 
to an orphanage.

GRHS worked together because they believed in magical education.  
Later, they discovered they didn't agree abput everything and fell 
out.  But Gryffindor could still recognise the good in Slytherin, and 
put the relevant bits into the Hat.  I doubt if Dumbledore would 
consider he had the right to change the set-up with the Sorting Hat - 
I think he would say he's just a temporary steward, handing on what 
he's received.

David, who can't get out of his mind that Severus Snape = Sever his 
nape