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

[Renee]

No: HPFGUIDX 119181


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...> 
wrote:
> 
>  
> > Del replies :
> > Argh ! Lol !
> > 
> > Ah well, I can always reply that "nice" isn't the same 
as "good", 
> and
> > that we are still waiting for a *good* Slytherin ;-)
> > 
> 
> Potioncat:
> So we have our good guy Snape who isn't a nice guy.
> 
> We have our nice guy Riddle who isn't a good guy. He of course 
> became someone who is neither good nor nice.
> 
> Will we have a nice, good guy Slytherin?....You know, that just 
> doesn't sound right.  I suspect that Phinias Nigellus is as good 
as 
> it gets.

Renee:
But can we be sure Phineas Nigellus is really good? And though I 
like his texts, he doesn't strike me as particularly nice either. 
But he's dead, and being a painting he's a bit of a flat character, 
too. I'd really like to see some Slytherins who are a contemporaries 
of the Trio, are able to explain in a satisfactory way what they 
think is good about Slytherin, wouldn't want to be in any other 
house, but still join the DA and/or are shown to be anti-Voldemort.
I'd also like Harry to think about the Sorting Hat's new song, and 
reconsider his attitude towards Slytherin, and wonder what makes 
these people tick. 

Renee