Slytherin House : evil ? (was : Cheering on Harry )

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 101004

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Mandy" <ExSlytherin at a...> 
wrote:


> Mandy here:
> Pureblood purity is the cornerstone of Salazar Slytherin's 
ideology, 
> yes, but not of Slytherin House, not any more.  
> 
> If Slytherin house, as it stands now in the 20th century, was only 
> composed of pureblooded children, I would agree with you, but it 
> simply can't be.  The house would only have one or two kids per 
> year.  Slytherin House, which started out as a haven for purebloods 
> only has had to become less selective over the centuries or it 
would 
> simply cease to exist just at the WW has had to change and embrace 
> muggle born wizards/witches.  So where there are members of 
Slytherin 
> House who cling to the original ideology of Slytherin himself, like 
> Draco Malfoy, there are going to be others, including half bloods 
and 
> muggleborns, in the house who disregard it. And I believe Draco to 
be 
> in the minority. Of course without the missing 'good' Slytherin or 
as 
> I like to think, a more balanced, 3 dimentional Slytherin we can 
not 
> hope know any more about the House we love to hate. It will remain 
an 
> enigma.
> 
> > Mandy



I WANT to agree with you, but so far we know about one half-blood 
(probably?) who was in Slytherin- Voldie.

What was the password to Slytherin Dorms in CoS? No, I think they 
still don't like muggle-borns much, unfortunately.



Alla