Slughorn

[saraquel_omphale]

No: HPFGUIDX 145173

> Alla:
> You know, it is strange, I am  still trying to work out why 
>Slughorn 
> club gives me creeps and really cannot, because I don't see 
> anything 
> inherently bad in the Slughorn way of doing things .

Saraquel:
You know Alla, the moment old Slughorn squelched his way onto the 
pages of HBP I knew that I was going to hate him, and I also know 
why.  Give me Snape any day, Snape is WYSIWYG, you know where you 
stand with him.  Either he likes you or he hates you, and that is 
simply not going to change.  With Slughorn, according to how 
external circumstances move, so will his favour or disfavour towards 
you. At least with Snape, you know that the relationship is 
personal, with Slughorn you can be sure that it is not. If one of 
your relations suddenly did something noteworthy, you could find 
yourself hauled in from the cold - then if they blew it, you would 
be unceremoniously dumped - No you're absolutely right Slughorn, 
it's nothing personal.
 
> > 
> > 
> > Potioncat:
> > Networking is supposed to be a normal part of life in today's 
> world, 
> > but Slughorn has twisted it to his own needs. For example, 
> inviting 
> > Harry to a party in front of Ron, but not including Ron.

I agree Potioncat, I'm not sure that I would call what Slughorn does 
networking.  It is very definitely about power and control, and 
maintaining privilege for himself.  He sets up the Slug Club as an 
exclusive must-have accessory, and this flatters those who are 
invited.  Interestingly, it is Hermione who falls for this flattery 
and effectively becomes Slughorn's potential servant of the future - 
this is the Hermione of SPEW fame, who refuses to understand that 
the house elves embrace their enslavement, (I have difficult with 
that one too, but then that's a whole different argument) and then 
falls into Slughorn's sugar coated poison trap.  Oh dear woops, is 
my loathing for Slughorn and his RL counterparts showing.... 

Saraquel