Sirius the Slyth (was Re: Simple spell origin, Krum, Slytherins, Prefects)

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No: HPFGUIDX 48879

In a message dated 12/27/2002 2:38:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
jferer at yahoo.com writes:

> Anne:"It was Ron who said, "Everyone knows that there wasn't a witch or 
> wizard that went bad that wasn't from Slytherin." 
> 
> Hagrid said pretty much the same thing, but I don't think in either
> case that makes it infallible.  Characters, like real people, don't
> say things precisely and aren't necessarily right.  It's only when the
> "narrator" says something that we need to take it as read.

This is true, and i am sure that there are many bad witches and Wizards from 
all the houses, it would make the most sense, especially with an influential 
dark wizzard like Voldie running around recruiting.

However, i think there is a big inference that can be made from this 
statement.  Sirius Black *must* have been in slytherin.  There's no way both 
hagrid and ron would have made such an absolute statement, to the extent of 
'all bad wizards were in slytherin,' with the glaring exception of Black.  If 
black was in gryffindor, wouldn't they mention it? or at least add an 
'almost' to it?  Sirius was considered one of the most dangerous dark wizards 
of their time!  It would be like one of us saying 'there weren't any mass 
murderurs who were women'  with women like the 'angels of death' having so 
much coverage again lately (especially in reference to kavorkian)

-scheherazade


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