Is Snape a pureblood?, was: Of course Snape is a Slytherin, was: Re: Snape

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<snip> Slytherins are supposed to be cunning, ambitious purebloods.
> > The three traits don't automatically spell out evilness.

Jazmyn:
> Ton Riddle was Slytherin and not a pureblood. <snip> I don't think 
the sorting hat cares 
> if the person is pureblood as long as they are ambitious and 
cunning.. <snip>

Me (Cheekyweebisom):
I got the impression that there were occasional halfbloods in 
Slytherin. I definitely don't see it as, "Ambitious and cunning? 
Step right up! We don't care about heritage anymore!" 

Anyway, my original point was that being cunning, ambitious, and a 
pureblood are all far more important than being evil, and in fact, 
that it ought to be just as easy to be evil in any of the other 
houses. If it isn't, I suspect that's at least as much because of 
how everyone hates Slytherins as any other factor.

Jazmyn:
> Its a thought that the reason none of the Slytherin students came 
>to Snape's rescue when James and Sirius tomented him is that, 
>possibly, Snape is not a pureblood and the pureblood Slytherins 
>snubbed him. <snip>

Me (Cheekyweebisom):
That's really interesting. I like that idea, though it could have 
been for any other number of reasons -- he was a goody-goody, for 
example. That would draw a parallel between Snape and early 
Hermione, who was taunted by those from her own house. (The reason 
for said taunting was, of course, that Gryffindors are lovely, 
honorable, considerate, angelic people.)

Cheekyweebisom