[HPforGrownups] Re: The Houses Mystery - All Dark Wizards come from Slytherin

[Kronos]

No: HPFGUIDX 44455

pickle_jimmy wrote:
> 
> If the statement "there hasn't been a wizard go bad that wasn't in
> slytherin" was true:
> 
> 1) Why would people even suspect Harry of opening the CoS - He's in
> Gryfindor

First time for everything.

> 2) Why would Hagrid be accused of opening the CoS - As I understand,
> he wasnt in slytherin

See above answer.
 
> 3) If your Hogwarts house was such a great predictor of "Darkness"
> why not:
>  a) not permit student's into Hogwarts that are chosen for slytherin
>  b) round up slytherins and send them to azkaban (ok, maybe a little
> harsh)

Here's the flaw in that logic:

Dark Wizards / Deatheaters are a subset of the Group called Slytherin. 
It must therefore follow that while all dark wizards are Slytherin, not
all slytherin are dark wizards. 

> 4) If every "Dark" wizard is from Slytherin, people would constantly
> argue about the Houses of Sirius, James, Peter, Lupin, etc.
> 
> My 2 Cents...
> 
> I think the statement is "off the cuff", and refers to the fact that
> many of the Dark Wizards (but not all) came from Slytherin, and have
> the disposition of Salazar Slytherin - who didn't like muggles, and
> didn't want them at Hogwarts.

But that's not what Hargrid said.

In any event, we're put back where we started in the whole case... we
must assume one of two conditions is true.

1) Hagrid is correct: Every Dark Wizard in the Wizarding World is a
product of Slytherin House, or:
2) Hagrid is not correct: There have been Dark Wizards from other Houses
of Hogwarts.

Sadly, based on Hagrid's past performances, I'm inclined to believe that
his statement was a bit ... shall we say, exaggerated.

-Kronos