The permanent problem with Slytherin House

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 99210

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Nora Renka" <nrenka at y...> 
wrote:
> I've been thinking about why JKR would be a little worried about 
the 
> Mugglenet moderators finding their spiritual home in Slytherin--and 
> finally, I think the reasons are obvious. :)
> 
> Most all who identify with Slytherin identify with the cunning and 
> ambitious descriptions, which can be either good or bad--let's be 
> fair and call them neutral.  But Slytherin has another qualifier 
> which **cannot be whitewashed out of existence**.
> 
> The Sorting Hat tells us in OotP that Slytherin only wanted 
students 
> of the finest ancestry.  In other words, he not only distrusted the 
> Muggleborn (told us in CoS), but he considered blood a real 
> requirement to be a student of his.
> 
> Plain and simple, this is prejudiced.  I've seen people try to 
argue 
> around the Pureblood thing not being bigoted/discriminatory.  If 
> anyone here knows a good explication of this position, send it to 
me-
> -every single one I've read has ducked the issue of essentialism.
> 
> Discrimination by ancestry is an inherent part of the founding 
> ideology of Slytherin House, and it lingers strongly to this day.  
> This is not to say that all Slytherins are necessarily evil--but so 
> far as they identify fully with this ideology, I have to conclude 
> that are evil in that respect.
> 
> Slytherin demands specific qualities AND the blood requirement.  
> Ravenclaw and Gryffindor wanted specific qualities in their 
> students, but made no blood requirement.  Hufflepuff comes out on 
> the completely opposite end, with no requirements in any category.
> 
> I used to not think that the blood issue was so major in the 
> Potterverse, but I'm more and more convinced that it *is* the 
> driving ideology of the current conflict--and what it will take is, 
> in part, Slytherins willing to repudiate the ideology of their 
> House. 
> 
> Slytherin House must cease to exist. :)
> 
> -Nora wants to hear feedback on this, as it's extrapolation, but 
> seems fairly solid


To tell you the truth, I was  a little bit dissapointed with JKR 
recent statement that she was concerned about mugglenet moderators, 
who like Slytherin House.

Yes, the main problem with Slytherin House is their "pureblood" 
bigotry and it is clear cut prejudice to me, but, but, but...

Supposedly Sorting Hat song hints at possible reconciliation between 
Gryffs and Slyths, right? I am not so sure anymore.

Nobody can suspect me of being great lover of Slytherin House, but it 
is dissappointing to consider that JKR may state that the age of 
eleven children who get sorted to Slytherin House are evil.


(I am getting back to another suspicion of mine that Snape was a 
Gryffindor, by the way)

Are we heading to New and Improved Slytherin House? Purebloods better 
than others will certainly have to go at the end, but what else will 
have to go? I suspect that all houses will cease to exist at the end.


Alla