OOP :Sorting and LV

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 63593

Steff:


> I just recently joined this wonderful sight, and this is only my
> second post, so forgive me if this has been discussed at great 
lengths
> before, but, if LV is a half-blood, why is he in Slytherin house? 
> Isn't Slytherin reserved for pure-bloods only?  I know he hats
> half-bloods (even though he is one) because he states in CoS that he
> wasnt' going to keep that Muggle name, but still, shouldn't he have
> been put in another house according to what the Sorting Hat sings
> every year?


It is not confirmed ironclad that Riddle was a Slytherin, although it 
seems to be a very good assumption. Both CoS the Movie and the 
Lexicon show Tom Riddle in Slytherin robes, but the actual books 
don't specifically say.

Now, it is a very good guess, given his affinity for Salazar.

If he is a Slyth, I think the main justification is that his blood 
relation to Salazar and his hatred of all things Muggle made him 
acceptable. And it is possible that Salazar is able to hold his nose 
and pick half-bloods that suit his needs (although total Muggle-borns 
would be out of the question.)

Darrin
-- Yeah, Neville is my new hero