[HPforGrownups] We live stereotypes

[Becky Walkden]

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koticzka <koticzka at wp.pl> wrote:


I was wondering about bad Slyths and cristal Gryffs...


ME: Your examples are totally right on.  Ms. Rowling's world is not a simplistic one of black and white, absolute good verse absolute evil.  I do think though that in some of the people knocking Potter's rule breaking or some of the Twin's behavior, they overlook that their heart was essentially in the right place. (when not, it still does not involve NASTY behavior.  That certainly is not true with Mr. Malfoy.  I believe intentions and motivations are VERY significant.  (Guess I'd make a bad Japanese)  But it has also been pointed out that Peter Pettigrew was a Griffinder (or so we are led to believe or he couldn't have hung out so much with Sirius and James) so being a Griffinder does NOT automatically  mean your noble.  Although Peter may be a bad example as he may NOT have been a Griffinder at all as he's obviously also a coward!

Also, concerning the Slytherines, since we get the story through Harry's eyes, we see those in the Slytherines who's actions are directed against him.  We do not have a complete view of many people that comprise the house.  But when Dumbledore toasted Cedric and Harry, Harry noticed that a lot of Slytherines didn't raise their cups.  But what is a lot? 50%? More? Less?  The point is at LEAST some did.  So, while the Slytherines could be catagorized as a group as slimballs, that certainly cannot be automatically assumed of all of them.  Even Snape I believe has his good points which will at some time probably be shown us before the story has ended.  Huggs Becky


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