Snape the Half-blood?

[bugaloo37]

No: HPFGUIDX 44809

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "bluesqueak" <pipdowns at e...> wrote:
> 
> There is no suggestion that half-blood and muggle-borns are not 
> sorted into Slytherin. Malfoy might not want them there, but he's 
not the Sorting Hat. > 
> 
> Pip!Squeak

You are correct when you say that Malfoy is not the Sorting Hat.  But 
IIRC, Salazar Slytherin, the founder of Slytherin house, did not want 
muggle-borns in Hogwarts and left because his opinions in regards to 
admittance were not honored.  IMO, the Sorting Hat is a repository of 
the four co-founders of Hogwarts-Gryffyndor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, 
and Slytherin.  When I say repository, I mean it contains their 
values-what they considered to be important qualities for a wizard 
student.  If Slytherin did not want muggle-borns in the school-what 
makes you think he would want them in his house?  You were also 
correct when you stated that Voldemort obviously does not have a 
problem with half-bloods as he is one himself. Nor have I heard any 
member of Slytherin house-Malfoy,etc., make any negative comments 
regarding anyone's "half-blood" status-only muggle-borns 
(mudbloods).  Snape could very well be a half-blood-but at this 
point, his "blood" status-like so many other things about him- is a 
mystery.

bugaloo37