[HPforGrownups] Cheering on Harry (was : Re: Who is the adult (Was: Who's...

[sunnylove0 at aol.com]

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In a message dated 6/11/2004 8:06:41 AM Mountain Standard Time, 
bard7696 at aol.com writes:

> Who are the Slytherins we know?
> 
> Draco: Future DE if there ever was one
> Crabbe, Goyle: Sons of DEs
> Pansy Parkinson: Hateful little brat
> 
> Maybe there is some hidden, "good Slytherin" kid out there, but JKR 
> hasn't chosen to show us yet. We must go with what we have.
> 
> And right now, the House of Slytherin is V-Mort's prime training 
> ground for DEs. Will he get all of them? No, but he'll get enough to 
> keep the movement going, and even those who don't join openly 
> sympathize with V-Mort in spirit.
> 

May I make I a small parallel here?

What about Viktor Krum?  He is schooled in a place that IMHO is far worse 
than Slytherin house, Durmstrang, which is headed by a former DE and where the 
Dark Arts are not only encouraged, but part of the required curriculum.

But would I consider Viktor evil or likely to be a future DE?  No.

He takes Hermione, a muggle born, to the Yule Ball (with the obvious 
disapproval of Karkaroff) and is willing to discuss his intentions toward her, not to 
mention Quidditch, with Harry Potter,  gentleman to gentleman.

All it really takes, in my opinion, to resist the dark side, is moral courage 
and the brains to know what's good for you, neither of which Malfoy, Crabbe, 
Goyle, or Parkinson have.  But after JKR's story on Theodore Nott, I wouldn't 
write him off yet.

After all, remember who introduces him in OOP.

Amber


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