Newbie and some questions about Slytherins

[Krissy]

No: HPFGUIDX 91991

Hello, I'm brand new here. :) My name is Krissy and I'm 23. I've 
been reading the Harry Potter books now for quite a few years and I 
just finished reading the most recent book "The Order of the 
Phoenix".

Although I do enjoy the HP series, I do have a few issues with the 
books. I've been pondering some questions for a while, and I wanted 
to see if anyone else had an opinion my thoughts/opinion/questions, 
and I deeply apologize if anything I mention has been brought up 
before.

1. So my first opinion is about the Slytherin house in general; do 
the characters in that particular house seem a tad two-dimensional 
to anyone besides me? I mean, can everyone who has ever been in 
Slytherin possibly have been a completely racist person, or do any 
of you think that maybe there have been (or are) some people who 
pretend to hate Muggles and Muggle-born wizards? 

2. With that in mind, what do you feel should happen to the Death 
Eater's children when/if Voldemort is defeated? They are children 
afterall, and if they've been brought up with...shall we 
say, "altered" views of the world, how much should they be held 
accountable for?

3. Do any of you think that Malfoy is even going to be in Hogwarts 
in the Sixth book, or is he going to join the Death-Eaters?

4. In the sixth Book, did anyone notice how Snape called Malfoy by 
his first name? Do you think it's significant that it's the only 
time (that I can think of) that Snape has called a student by their 
first name?

5. Lastly, for now at least, did you notice that Draco referred to 
his father as "dad" in the sixth book? Is his relationship close to 
his father, or does he fear him?

Ok, ok, I admit...I like the Slytherins. I feel kind of bad for 
them, because I don't know how many of them even have a freewill to 
decide how they behave and treat people. Also, since the books are 
from Harry's point of view, we really don't know how they think/feel 
about anything, and what Harry sees may not really be what's going 
on with them.

Hopefully I have not frightened anyone away with my babbling first 
post. Any insight you guys have would be appreciated.

Cheers,

~Krissy