Draco and The New Death Eaters. Was: Good Slytherins

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 97784

Sigune here:
> Of course I have no canon to support this assumption (as yet?), but 
> I thought that one of Dumbledore's reasons for hiring Snape, and 
> more importantly, making him Head of House, might be to prevent 
> Slytherins from going over to Voldemort. 

<snip>

> In any case it has always struck me that the Slytherins are a kind 
> of outcasts at Hogwarts, despite the fact that they are purebloods. 
<snip> Just imagine being sorted into Slytherin. It means you are 
> automatically branded 'other' A student sorted into Slytherin would 
> have no other choice than to band together with the likes of Draco 
> Malfoy (yuck!) because there do not seem many other options. <snip> 
> What I want to get to is - apart from Draco Malfoy, who 
> clearly thinks he is better than anyone else, I think a number of 
> Slytherins might actually feel inferior in a way. Or their 
> pretended superiority might be a reaction against their forced 
> seclusion as a group. I don't think it simply means they are evil 
> and will go over to Voldy. 

> Snape has done a great job of boosting the Slytherins' self-esteem, 
> seeing that under his guidance they won both the House and 
> Quidditch Cup seven years in a row prior to Harry's arrival. 



Siriusly Snapey Susan:

I'm not sure I quite know how Snape would prevent Slytherins from 
joining Voldy as new DEs without blowing his cover w/ Voldy [assuming 
that cover is still intact].  I'd love for someone who thinks this 
will happen to flesh it out because I just can't imagine it right now.

What I *do* think you're onto something about is the idea that Draco 
may be in a minority of Slytherins who truly thinks he/they are 
better than the rest; that, in fact, being branded as "other" and 
looked down upon by the other three houses may make some of the 
Slyths actually feel inferior.  Interesting point, Sigune, about how 
Snape has likely helped the students with that, in terms of Quidditch 
& House Cups.

Siriusly Snapey Susan