Slughorn makes me uneasy

[heathrawlings]

No: HPFGUIDX 138339

Del:

>2) I did say that Slughorn is not a pedophile. I said that JKR wrote
>him AS a possible pedophile, to raise suspicion IMO. I think she's
>trying to say: "Caution! Slughorn's liking of some students is not 
as
>innocent as it looks, it's hiding something darker, some kind of 
Dark
>Magic or something."

Now Heathrawlings:

Okay - so what if he's got some dark magic going that somehow, 
through his contact and affection with these students, he saps a 
little bit of their powers to keep his powers strong. Kinda fits 
with how he's fat and lazy but still able to whip out some solid 
tricks for DD and Harry and it would also explain why he agrees to 
go back to Hogwarts and his very healthy interest in Harry (the more 
powerful the kid, the better the boost to his own magic). Besides, 
doesn't he say repeatedly in the first encounter that he's "getting 
old" and "feeling tired" - maybe he needs the boost that young 
students energy provides....

All wild speculation, but then, in terms of canon, so is likening 
Horace to a pedo...

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