Tom Riddle's mother - an important question...

[Kirstini]

No: HPFGUIDX 68917

Nemi: is he [Salazar Slytherin]so bad?  And before you throw voldie 
in my face, 
> there's no mention of Sal going out and being a Dark Lord and he 
never decived 
> himself.

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Sorry, I'm with whoever pointed out "He put a dirty great killing 
snake into a school full of *children*" on this one (Darrin? Sounds 
like part of his Anti-Slyth campaign). I'm all for shades of grey in 
character development, but I think sometimes you've just got to call 
a racist, murdering, quarrelsome bigot a racist, murdering, 
quarrelsome bigot. Yes, he was GG's best friend, but they quarrelled 
(to bigot or not to bigot?)and he left the school. Right after he'd 
put a dirty great killing snake in a hidden chamber. Then he left 
instructions for his heir to unleash said dirty great killing snake 
on those children who, by an accident of birth, happened to come 
from the kinds of families that good ol' Sal didn't like. I suppose 
you could go the other way, and say that GG and RR are also bigoted 
to an extent. Funny, there don't seem any coward-eating lions, or 
ancient ravens magically controlled to pluck out the eyes of anyone 
who got less than five OWLs hidden around the school, though.

Sorry to piddle on your parade a bit, Nemi. Good luck with the 
redemption, anyway. I suppose there's got to be some hope for 
everyone, although I'd appreciate it if we could give ESL!Voldie(1) 
and SAGR!Umbridge(2) a miss...
Kirstini

1) Ever So Lovely!Voldemort
2)Sweet And Gentle, Really!Umbridge