Dumbledore's awarding of points PS/SS

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 57013

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Heidi Tandy" <heidit at n...> 
wrote:
> > Darrin wrote:
> 
> > -- Thinking that any "good" Slytherin who dares show his face 
would 
> > get a Leg-Locker put on him by Draco.
> 
> 
> Oh, did he do that in your book after the farewell feast in GoF? 
You know, the one where every Slytherin, including Draco, stood to 
toast Cedric, and where Draco was one of only a few in his house to 
not stand and toast Harry. 
> 
> I think, Darrin, that you and others on this list are using a very 
broad brush on the entire house that is not yet guaranteed by canon. 
Sort of like Ron's initial reactions to giant and werewolves, perhaps?


Show me a case where a Slyth has done something decent and I don't 
count standing for Cedric.

The entire school stood up, almost reflexively, BEFORE they found out 
Voldemort was behind it, at which point Draco and many others started 
showing their true colors. 

I wonder how many would have stood had Dumbledore started 
with "Voldemort is back and he killed Cedric Diggory."?

Besides, as I say in another post, so long as the Slyths follow 
Draco, and fail to rein him in, they ARE tainted in some ways. 

So far, Snape is the exception and Draco is the rule. When that is 
overturned by future canon, I'll reconsider.

Darrin
-- Rather invite a werewolf to dinner than a Slytherin