Scapegoating Slytherin (was:Punishing Draco ) LONGish

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 144064

zgirnius:
> We have seen, so far, three songs of the Hat about Sorting. (Cited 
by 
> me in an earlier post to this thread.) In two of those three 
songs, 
> blood status is not even mentioned. 

a_svirn:
But it did mention it once. Do you think it was deliberately lying? 
Why would it? 

zgirnius:
> 
> If the Sorting is just the Hat getting each child to make their 
choice, 
> your pureblood bigots would surely choose Slytherin, as you say. 
It is 
> the tradition in their families. But why would anyone else? 
Presumably 
> because the House stands for other things which ARE appealing to 
some 
> non-purebloods.
> 
> It seems to me that Sorting into Slytherin can occur for a number 
of 
> reasons, being a purebllod bigot being only one. And probably, not 
even 
> the most important one. It is certainly not a criterion all 
members 
> have to meet.

a_svirn:
This is certainly true. But that's the question of priorities and 
choices again.  If you are not a pureblood bigot, you may choose not 
to ally yourself with the House famous for its bigotry, or you may 
think that bigots or not it's the elite of the WW and it would be 
stupid to pass up such a splendid career opportunity for a mere 
scruple. Which would be a very slytherin way of reasoning of 
course.