JKR's dismay at favourite fansite Slytherins

[annemehr]

No: HPFGUIDX 100161

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> > Alla:
> > 
> > 
> > Oh, I don't know. I am hoping that JKR will follow up on bringing 
> the 
> > houses together, but I am not so sure that Harry will have to 
> rethink 
> > his earlier judgements about Slytherin House.
> > 
> > 
> > I think the best we can hope for is either learning that "pureblood 
> > hatred" was brought to the heart of Slytherin ideology by someone 
> > other than Salasar and he, poor Dear, was simply misunderstood, 
> > imsinterpreted by later generations ( the big problem with this 
> > assumption for me is the Basilisk. It is VERY hard to accept that 
> > Salasar left this monster in the school for something good). The 
> > second possibility is that the majority of Slytherin House will 
> > decide to abandon their "mudblood hating" and dissolve together 
> with 
> > other houses at the end of the books.
> > 
> > 
> > Can you suggest any other possibilities?

Annemehr:
You're asking *me?* <laughing> The problem is, Jo keeps taking left
turns in her plots that take me by surprise...

But I'm thinking of the Sorting Hat's new song calling for unity
between the houses and Harry's reaction to it:

"And it wants all the Houses to be friends?" said Harry, looking over
at the Slytherin table, where Draco Malfoy was holding court. "Fat
chance."

It seems like Draco Malfoy *is* Slytherin House as far as Harry is
concerned; Harry doesn't even know the names of half the Slytherins
he's been in classes with for four years.  The theme of unity began in
GoF and continues in OoP: between schools, between magical beings, and
indeed between school houses (Hogwarts was meant to unite behind its
School Champions during the TWT, to start with).

I just think Harry is going to find some sort of ally from within
Slytherin House, and probably also come to some working relationship
with Snape (which I'm hoping is quite awkward -- I don't want to spoil
all the fun!).

As far as what may be done about the House system at the end, I really
have no idea. I don't even know who will be Headmaster after Lord
Thingy's defeat.

I do think the Slytherin traits the Hat looks for are all Salazar's
preference.  Perhaps the right Head of House could redirect the
students onto more constructive paths than Malfoy's? They could be the
type A movers and shakers of the WW; but what can be done about that
"pureblood" thing?

Annemehr
who's seeing the movie today -- woo hoo! -- and then will have a lot
of "spoiler" posts to catch up on