Scapegoating Slytherin (was:Punishing Draco )

[unlikelyauthor]

No: HPFGUIDX 143990


> Jen:
 Evil born out of the belief that a person or race is superior 
> is as old as time and there's no doubt that is a big part of JKR's 
> story. When all is said and done, the ink dry on the page, I think 
> the main message will be the cyclical nature of individuals and 
> societies, how fractures in the moral fabric swell into evil, how 
> evil is faced and overcome, and how goodness can grow in the cracks 
> where evil once flourished. 


unlikely2

May I suggest that, over the centuries, a misunderstanding may have 
arisen as to the nature of Slytherin's objections? An argument in the 
form of a drabble (100 words)):



`You cannot take, from a woman who has lost everything else, her only 
remaining children.' 

`But they are our kind.' Godric swung to his feet.

`Yes, if they were in danger. Yes, if their magic was so powerful 
that it couldn't be hidden.' Salazar tugged at his beard. `Would you 
steal from such poor people the very little they have?'

`Yes,' replied Godric, `if it empowers us. The children will have 
better lives. If you, yourself, were ready to give up Hogwarts, I 
would concede.' 

`You've lost,' laughed Rowena.

In the morning Salazar was gone and rumours began to fly.

unlikely2