Slytherin Stereotypes WAS Re: [HPforGrownups] Re: Dumbledore's awarding ...

[Kelly Grosskreutz]

No: HPFGUIDX 57404

Tom:

> Granted, this isn't a rule, but it's generally how they behave.
> They're nice kids, but they can be just as rude and mean as the
> Slytherins we see in canon.

Darrin:

I think the Slyths outdo them. When has a member of the Trio openly
called for genocide, for instance? Or how about beating up and
stealing from a weaker kid? (Leg-Locker and Remembrall on Neville.)
Or participate in a potentially fatal prank during a Quidditch match?

Kelly (me):

A member of the Trio has not done any of these things.  However, since we
are talking about Gryffindors and Slytherins, I would like to bring up the
famous prank pulled by Sirius on Snape, which had the potential to be either
fatal or majorly life-changing (two werewolves at Hogwarts).   The prank was
initiated by a Gryffindor on a Slytherin.  Granted, a Gryffindor risked his
life to save the Slytherin from the potentially harmful prank, but
Gryffindors are not above reproach either.  Arguments can be made for and
against Sirius's motives in telling Snape how to get past the Whomping
Willow and giving him the chance to see Werewolf!Lupin.  I say the same
arguments could be made for Draco's motives in the dementor prank.

Darrin:

Even the usually  gregarious twins won't acknowledge Cedric when
they're about to take the Portkey to the Quidditch World Cup, and
over a defeat in  Quidditch from the prior year? Please.

Kelly (me):

That was pretty lame.  Another reason I am so sick of the House rivalries.
Poor Cedric took so much crap from the Gryffindors that entire year because
the Hufflepuffs beat them at Quidditch the previous year.  The spiteful side
of me hopes that those people who gave him crap that year feel really bad
now.  I do exempt Harry from this because he seemed to get the point at the
end when he offered to share the Cup with Cedric.  Plus Harry is going to
feel bad about Cedric's death anyway.

Darrin:

Bottom line. All the off-screen stuff is fun to speculate
about, but the facts remain, the Slyths, so far, are the villains of
this epic.

Kelly (me):

In many ways, they are, but never forget the true villain of the epic, Lord
Voldemort.

Tom:
> If you're looking for `decent' behavior, I'd submit that it's not
> all that fair to demand it of just the Slytherins - let's demand it
> of everyone equally and across the board.

Darrin:
I've gotten it from the Gryffs, thank you. And the Hufflepuffs so far
seem to be all right.

Kelly (me):

The Hufflepuffs, like everyone else, have had their bad moments.  They
seemed to be the biggest accusers of Harry in CoS.  They heard he was a
Parselmouth, and right away they dubbed him the Heir of Slytherin and told
Finch-Fletchley (sp?) to go hide in the dorm because he was going to be
Harry's next target.  All this, in spite of Harry being a Gryffindor and
having been friendly to them before.  Granted, they did apologize later, but
they did jump to conclusions rather quickly.

Kelly Grosskreutz
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