Slytherin House again. Was: Re: Problem with OotP? (was: Pampering)

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 119169


Pippin wrote :
" All Dumbledore can legitimately do in a free society is encourage
independent thought and hope the Slytherins will see for themselves
that ultimately a  mixed and equal society is not only functional but
stronger."

Del replies :
He can hope that for *all* the students, because the Slytherins are
far from being the only ones who don't believe in true equality. Ron
showed anti-Giant discrimination, both he and Seamus showed great
disrespect for the Hufflepuffs (when Cedric was chosen as a Champion),
someone in Harry's class didn't know that the Centaurs were an ancient
race and had not been bred by Hagrid, Fred and George hissed a boy who
had been Sorted into Slytherin, and so on.

And while I was reading your post, it came to my mind how ironic it
was that Tom Riddle became LV. If Slytherin had had it his way, Tom
would never have been admitted at Hogwarts to start with, he couldn't
have championed the pureblood superiority issues, and the WW would
have been spared the VWs.

Del