Who can be in Slytherin Was: Re: Greatest Fear/greatest Hope

[Hannah]

No: HPFGUIDX 121510


> Casey wrote:
> I just wonder sometimes though, what would have happened if Harry 
> hadn't met Ron on the train? Would he have been against Slytherin? 
> Would he have fought the hat to *not* go there? The hat said Harry 
> would have done well there, and only Harry's arguent kept him out. 
> So, if there was no Ron to influence him, Harry would have gone to 
> Draco's house gladly.
> 
> 
> Alla replied:
> 
> Well, not necessarily. It could be that "something" inside Harry 
> which we cannot decide what it is even after many discussions, 
would  have made him recognise Draco for who he is and still ask not 
to be  in Slytherin. 

Hannah:  It's very interesting to speculate about what would have 
happened had Harry been sorted into Slytherin, though I still don't 
think he and Draco would have been good friends, or that he would 
have been any more inclined to join LV.  Also, Harry's anti-
Slytherin prejudice started long before he met Ron.

It was Hagrid, a supposedly responsible adult, who first told Harry 
that Slytherin was not a good house to be sorted into, and that 
every dark wizard was from Slytherin (which isn't actually true).  I 
think it was this that most influenced Harry, though Ron backed up 
his opinion.  Harry also disliked Draco Malfoy from the moment he 
met him, without even knowing what Slytherin was or that Draco had 
any connection to it.

But if it weren't for Hagrid and Ron, he certainly wouldn't have 
been anti-Slytherin, as he had no other sources of information to go 
on.  He wouldn't have fought the hat, as he wouldn't have had any 
reason.  But it's worth remembering that the hat doesn't say 
anything about Slytherin until Harry asks not to go there.  It may 
have never intended to put him there anyway.

Hannah