[HPforGrownups] OOP: In a view of a Slytherin

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No: HPFGUIDX 65142

 Jessi wrote:
>
>In PS/SS Hagrid tells Harry that there's not a wizard who went bad who 
>wasn't in Slytherin.nbsp; So all evil Hogwarts alumnae were in Slytherin, but 
>not all Hogwarts alum from Slytherin turned evil...What about Peter 
>Pettigrew?nbsp; I imagine James, Sirius, Lupin, and Peter were all in the same 
>house.nbsp; Was Peter actually in Slytherin?nbsp; Was Hagrid wrong?nbsp; Is the 
>stereotype that only Slytherin students can turn wicked in fact inaccurate, 
>and students from other houses can also go down the wrong path?nbsp; I suppose 
>this is a matter of all five books, not just OoP.
>

Paige Woods' Reply: 

  Well, I suppose it all depends on your personality. Look at Wormtail, he always wanted to be safe and protected. And this personality factor ties in with the sorting hat. The sorting hat sorts you into the houses based on your personality. All of the Slytherins must have a factor in their personality that got them in the house. As for Wormtail, ambition wasn't in his mind. All he wanted was to be safe. Wormtail being in Gryffindor is kind of hard to believe... I haven't seen an ounce of bavery from him yet. 

  ~Paige Woods~