Draco and The New Death Eaters. Was: Good Slytherins

[vmonte]

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Sigune wrote:

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. It seems to me
that IF anyone has influence over the Slytherins, it would be Snape,
and I can't imagine he would let his students join the Death Eaters
if he can prevent it. Draco Malfoy is only one student out of a whole
house; I don't know if we can take him to represent the whole of it.
So, I guess I am suggesting that I don't think Snape will find
himself in a situation where he has to really *fight* his own
students, though he may have to use his persuasive skills (wonder
what *they* are, LOL) at some point.


vmonte responds:

You've made some very good points!  Your right that the rest of the 
school hates Slytherin (it makes sense that the Slytherin kids might 
feel like outcasts); and I believe that, like many other posters 
believe, there has to be Slytherin students who do not approve of 
Voldemort. 

vmonte