Draco and The New Death Eaters. Was: Good Slytherins

[Meredith]

No: HPFGUIDX 97820

> Sigune wrote:

> 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. 


Luckie:

I actually think in raising their "self-esteem" Snape may have made 
them more like outcasts. Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws often support 
Gryffindor to win the quidditch cup (after their teams have lost) 
because they don't want Slytherin to get it. After winning the house 
cup for 7 years, people would probably be happy to see anyone else 
win, and if Gryffindor has the best chance, so be it. The 
Slytherins, on the other hand, probably view this as jealousy. If 
you were an 11 year old Ravenclaw what would you dislike more - the 
pureblood ideology, or the fact that the slytherins ALWAYS won? The 
Slytherins were kind of like the Yankees of Hogwarts until Harry 
came along. So Snape could have actually fueled a feud/split between 
the houses. Of course, if we are right in deducing that his teaching 
methods are *meant* to make students learn, just very misguided, we 
can equate his teaching methods with helping the Slytherin's self-
esteem, if that made any sense.

~Luckie, who means no offense to fans of the NY yankees.