The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Slytherin

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 91377

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67" 
<justcarol67 at y...> wrote:
> Iggy :
> <snip>
> > I agree with the GOOD:
> > Complex/Good!Slytherin (and I agree that it should be Blaise.)
> 
> Carol:
> How come no one except me wants it to be Theo Nott (weedy and 
stringy
> like a young Snape)--the poor kid's father is a wimpy excuse for a
> death Eater, but Theo is not a close friend of Draco and his thugs. 
I
> think it would be a real breakthrough if this quiet Slytherin boy 
who
> can see the Thestrals somehow communicates with Harry.
> 
>snip<
> 
> Carol, who wonders if people like Blaise Zabini for his name

I agree with you. I want it to be Theodore Nott, too. He is IMO the 
far more interesting character in comparison to Blasie Zabini. He is 
a Death Eater's son, but he's not one of Draco's close friends. He 
wasn't even in the Inquisitorial Squad, as far as we know. That has 
to mean something. And we shouldn't forget, that it was Theodore, who 
was reintroduced in OotP, while Blaise Zabini just remained the name 
and is therefore on the same level as Lisa Turpin. And I really think 
that people like Blaise, because of the name. The name can be used 
for a male and a female character and is therefore excellent for 
fanfiction. I think that the interest for Blaise is mostly due to 
fanfiction.

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