Slazar &Slytherin: Quatlity of Qualities

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 121865


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mizstorge" <lszydlowski at h...> 
wrote:
> 
> Steve wrote:In a sense, the Hat tempted Harry with Slytherin, 
first to see if he would be tempted, and second, to see if he had 
the courage,scared as he was, to argue with a powerful magical 
object.
> 
> Miz Storge replies: I may have missed an earlier post, but I think 
> the Hat suggested Slytherin House simply because it saw Voldemort 
> lurking in Harry. Remember, Harry had used Parseltongue to speak 
to the snake at the zoo, and I assume that's our earliest hint that 
LV is in his head.

Tonks here:

I think it is both, but mostly temptation. The hat offered him "you 
could be great you know", or something like that. Don't have my book 
here.  Of course, I see it like one of the temptations of Christ.

Tonks_op