examplary Slytherin (WAS:If I were a sorting hat...)

[Ehren]

No: HPFGUIDX 132226

Finwith wrote: 

Now: who's the examplary Slytherin? Tom Riddle, a Malfoy (father or 
son, take your pick) or Severus Snape? Or Phineas Nigellus? Or have 
 we yet to see this person?

Ehren here:

I think what we know of everyone above fits well in the Slytherin house.

As Tom Riddle is Slytherin's heir I think he would be the obvious 
candidate. He's a parselmouth, ambitious, hates muggleborns, and 
definetly puts himself above others (like framing Hagrid for opening 
the Chamber), and definetly evil. However, alot of these things are 
what we see LV as, are Tom Riddle and Voldie the same person or two 
separate people...I think that could be a separate post. We know LV is 
pure evil and there is not really any chance of LV saying to HP, "Gee 
Harry, I'm sorry I killed your parents and tried to murder you, but 
what do you say to putting our past behind us and being friends."

I think after Voldie, Lucious is the other examplary Slytherin as he is 
LV front runner in Muggle torture (GoF) and he helped in reopening the 
Chamber of Secrets through the diary. 

As for Snape and Draco: There is still time for redemption on Draco's 
part and we know there is more to Snape that we have yet to discover.

I don't think there is enough cannon yet to properly argue Phineas, but 
from what we know of him, he did well in Slytherin. 

I have someone new to add: Has it ever been said what house people like 
Umbridge or Crouch Sr were in? They are people that are definetly not 
DE's but they are not exactly on the good side.  

I am curious to see someone in Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff betray Harry 
before the end of the series.

Cheers, 

Ehren