Good Slytherin (Was: Re: Thestrals and Slytherins)

[bibphile]

No: HPFGUIDX 71281

> > >bibphile:  I think the elimination of just Slytherin house 
would be a bad
> > > thing.  Again I'm basing mainly on the sorting song.  In a way
> > > eliminating just Slytherin would be like Salazar leaving again.
> > > That hat thinks that was a bad thing.
> > >

> And greatelderone answered:
> > That was a bad thing? I think you are forgetting that Slytherin 
had
> > plans to purge the school of non-purebloods with the Basilisk and
> > also that he was heavily responsible for all that crap about
> > purebloods being better than the rest
> >
> 

> I (IZaskun) add my 2 knuts:
> I think bibphile is right. You must remember the line: "Keep your 
friends
> close, and your enemies even closer".
> It would be a very bad thing if Slytherin house were eliminated. 
And it
> wouldn't be fair, not all Slytherin are potential DEs.
> Cheers, IZaskun

When I said Slytherin shouldn't be the only house eliminated, I 
wasn't talking about keeping your enemies close.  I think the school 
needs (at least some of) the Slytherin students.  

The hat seemed to imply that Hogwarts was deminished when Salazar 
left.  It certainly implied that all the houses (including 
Slytherin) needed to work together.

Because I believe the hat's song to be very important, I believe 
Slytherin has something to offer.  There is no reason (that I can 
see) for the hat to say those thing unless it's a message/hint from 
J.K.R.


(Yes, I know I talk about the sorting hat too much.)

bibphile