[HPforGrownups] Re: How could Slytherin House have helped Harry? Snape?

[Juli]

No: HPFGUIDX 121636



Del wrote:

> In PS/SS, the Sorting Hat told Harry that Slytherin
> could help him on
> the way to greatness (IIRC). In CoS, it tells him
> that he would have
> done well in Slytherin.
> 
> Questions : why? How? What is it in Slytherin that
> could have been of
> any help to Harry?
> 
...big snip...

Juli:

I think it was in the way of ambition: the Sorting Hat
says in one of his songs that the ambitious Slytherin
wanted ambitious students. The Hat saw Harrys
potential to become a great wizard, just like
Ollivander once said I think we can expect great
things from you (paraphrasing from memory), so I
think that if Harry wanted to he could achieve great
power, maybe even MoM and the place to do so is
Slytherin house. 

Thinking all Slytherins are evil is just wrong, some
of them may be, but surely not  all of them, I still
have great hopes for Theo Nott and Blaise Zabini, and
even Draco, I think there may be some good inside him.

Snape does help Harry even if they seem to hate each
other: he did save him in PS/SS and tried to in PoA
and taught him occlumency in OoP.

Juli


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