Slughorn a dead end topic?

[vmonte]

No: HPFGUIDX 137748

Prep0strus wrote:

Slytherin, according to the hat, is for the ambitious, which doesn't
have to have other negative qualities associated with it - the twins,
Percy, Hermione - these could all be considered ambitious people,
while Crabbe and Goyle don't seem to have ambition beyond the next
meal, as well as for 'those whose blood are purest', which we already
know isn't true, based on Snape & Riddle. So, really, it's for those
who are unpleasant, unfair, and possibly with a tendency toward evil.

I get the feeling the Houses are something that JKR got trapped in,
and don't really fit with what they've been described to be. Cedric
could be Gryffindor, Hermione could be Ravenclaw, Neville could be
Hufflepuff... but no one appealing could be in Slytherin.

vmonte:
Who knows, maybe one of the horcrux's is inside the hat. If the hat
gets destroyed by Harry, it might be the end of sorting children at 
Hogwarts.

Vivian