Good Slytherin (Was: Re: Thestrals and Slytherins)

[greatelderone]

No: HPFGUIDX 71064

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "bibphile" <bibphile at y...> 
wrote:

> The first is that ambition does not equal evil.  I know the hat 
says willing to use any means, but I believe it is possible to value 
> ambition over the traits of the other houses without being evil.  
I admit this reason is weak by itself. <<

Just as being brave doesn't and chivalrous doesn't equal good. IMO it 
requires a mix of traits from the 4 houses to be good or evil.

> The second is only slightly better.  The houses seem to be about 
the same size.  I cannot believe that fully one quarter of the 
wizarding population is evil. <<

Well the DEs did outnumber the OotP 20 to 1 and also many of them 
like Sirius's family were extremely sympathetic to the DEs and 
Voldemort. 

> Of course, I also believe there's a good chance the house will be 
> abolished by the end of the series so maybe I'm just silly. <<

Not that silly. I've also been thinking of the elimination of the 
house of slytherin as a real possiblity since one of their mission 
statements seems to be the promotion of prejudice and possible 
genocide.


"greatelderone"