"Would" versus "Was"

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., foxmoth at q... wrote:
>   But what Harry had heard about Slytherin was not facts...we've 
> reached a consensus that Hagrid's statement, "There's not a 
> single witch or wizard who went bad who wasn't in Slytherin" is 
> suspect, to say the least.  Thus, Harry's opinion of Slytherin at 
> the Sorting is based on misinformation and the actions of two 
> individuals: Draco Malfoy and Voldemort.  
>   It seems to me the caution that we are being advised to adopt 
> is not to believe everything we are told, and not to base our 
> opinions of an entire group on the actions of one or two 
> individuals even if we think those actions are typical. 
> Pippin

Also, even if Hagrid's statement is true and all Voldemort's 
followers were in Slytherin, that still means there could be a 
substantial amount of Slytherins who rejected him. To pick a number 
at random, if 40% of all current Slytherins and Slytherin alumni were 
followers, that still leaves 60% who weren't. Maybe we need to see a 
Slytherin auror.

Donna