"Good" Slytherins

[Joan P.]

No: HPFGUIDX 63798

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "clio44a" <clio44a at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Joan P." 
<jhpravatiner at h...> 
> wrote:
> > --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, rayheuer3 at a... wrote:
> > > clio44a at y... writes:
> > > 
> > > > Will we ever see a good Slytherin?
> > > 
> > > What do you call Snape, then?
> > > 
> > >   --  Ray
> > 
> > A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.  ;-)
> > 
> > -- Joan
> 
> 
> lol
> Let me rephrase it: Will we ever see a nice Slytherin? 
> 
> Why is the Inquisitor's group, whatever it is called, made up 
solely 
> from Slytherins? If Rowling doesn't change that Slytherin = 
> evil/ugly/harsh stereotype in her next book I will be VERY 
> disappointed with her. I won't go so far to call this racism, but 
it 
> certainly gives me a bad feeling. 
> 
> Clio

Heartily seconded...she had a very good opportunity to introduce 
Slytherins besides Malfoy, Parkinson, Crabbe, and Goyle with the 
interhouse-ness of Dumbledore's Army, have them be "good" 
characters, and for sme reason, passed on it.  I hope she rectifies 
this, else it makes me wonder why the heck, if Slytherin is full of 
all the stupid, evil, (and lest we forget, ugly) kids such as JKR 
has portrayed so far, Hogwarts didn't just throw Slytherin House out 
altogether centuries ago.

Joan