Dumbledore and Sytherin's Bad Rap

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 41905

Talia Dawn wrote:

> I totally agree with you - on everything.  The fact that Dumbledore 
always 
> rewards the Trio for breaking the rules shows that he has a loyalty 
to 
> Gryffindor.  One would think, in times like these, that Dumbledore 
would try 
> to show the Slytherins that he doesn't *hate* them, which is what I 
think the 
> Slytherins think.  Although I don't think that they think Voldemort 
will 
> *protect* them so much as treat them equally.


Of course, if many Slytherin had their way, wizard children of 
Muggles wouldn't be allowed into Hogwarts, so let's not get too 
carried away with the "equal rights for Slytherins" routine. 

You want to be treated equally in the eyes of others? Start by trying 
to do so yourself. 

The Slytherins have just as much access to Hogwarts as any other 
student. There's your equal rights under the law.

And Slytherins like the Malfoys -- and we have no evidence ANY other 
Slytherin feels differently and we do have evidence that Salazar 
Slytherin espoused this doctrine from the start -- are doing more to 
contribute "to these times" than any other wizards.

Voldemort rose out of racism. So "these times" are a direct result of 
the Slytherin creed of hate and filth.

Fact of the matter is, given the Slytherin record of cheating, racism 
and bullying, they should count themselves lucky Dumbledore hasn't 
done more to boot their butts out of the school. They deserve little 
else.

Dumbledore made the, in my opinion, correct value judgement that 
winning points through bravery, logic and skill were more credible 
than sabtoging another house's chances by sneaking around at night, 
trying to get them in trouble. Remember, the only reason Gryffindor 
had to make this miraculous comeback is because Draco skulked around 
like a little weasel, getting Harry, Hermione and Neville in trouble. 
And this took place AFTER Harry and Hermione did an honorable thing 
in trying to help their friend Hagrid find a home for his dragon.

  I think Dumbledore comtributes 
> to the Slytherin/Gryffindor rivalry.  The fact that we are supposed 
to want 
> Gryffindor to win everything makes most of us overlook the 
prejudice 
> Slytherin has to deal with.  I would think, that as Headmaster, 
Dumbledore 
> would be neutral.  But the series has shown us that he is not.  I 
think the 
> Slytherins are mean because they have to be.  They have to defend 
themselves 
> some way.  All the other students (and presumably the teachers) 
think that 
> they're all going to be evil.  They hate them just because they're 
Slytherin.
> 


OR... they hate them because they are cheating bastards. When has 
anyone has ever forced a Slytherin to use the word "mudblood" or to 
use a leglocker curse on an inferior (so far) wizard, for no other 
reason than he can. Yes, Neville was such a threat to Draco that he 
had to "defend" himself. 

Draco was so "threatened" by Hermione's obvious intellectual 
superiority that he had to try to drag her down with a vile epithet. 
And no Slytherin has YET come out and said that was wrong of him to 
do. Afraid of his daddy's retribution? Forgive me if I don't cry for 
Draco or his Slytherin apologists.

You choose how you react to situations. If your reaction is to cheat, 
steal, bully, lie and scheme, then that is a conscious choice with 
rewards to reap and consequences to suffer.


> ~*~*~Talia Dawn~*~*~
> (Who was - correction *is* - hated by people just because she was a 
> "band/drama fag" and therefore cannot stand it when people hate 
people just 
> for activites they are in!)
> 

Darrin
-- who couldn't care less what group a person is in so long as they 
don't cheat, lie, steal, bully or espouse racist beliefs.