Why did the founders retain Slytherin's house?

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 117878


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> For you and I, the operative word is : human. Wizard-borns and
> Muggleborns are all humans. But to members of a society that
> differentiates not only between humans and non-humans but also 
between
> magical and non-magical folks (Muggles and wizards), the 
distinction
> between Muggleborns and other wizards can be just as fundamental as
> the distinction between humans and non-humans.
> 


Alla:


Ummm, sorry, but that was not exactly my point. I am perfectly 
WILLING to admit that the treatment of non-humans is not just bad 
(which I am saying right now), but also very racist.

All what I was saying is that we don't have enough information to 
state with certainty that attitude against non-humans is racist.

We know that at least now muggle-borns want to be in WW, because we 
see them in Hogwarts, on the other hand as Kneasy stated centaurs 
don't want ANYTHING to do with humans at all. We don't know what 
goblins' position is and of course house-elves encantment definitely 
looks like slavery, but could be something different.


Again, my only point is that some pieces of information are missing  
still, nothing more.