The good Slytherin / Salazar (Nigellus & Connecting 4 houses)

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No: HPFGUIDX 131131


> 
> Betsy Hp wrote <Snipped>:
  And in OotP 
> Dumbledore's "good Slytherin" was embodied in Phineas Nigellus.  I 
> think Dumbledore has already benefited from his more rational view 
> of Slytherin with his recruitment of Snape.
> 

KarentheUnicorn's Reply:

I loved your reply, I think poor old Phineas Nigellus is a very 
underplayed character, but his portrait seemed quite distressed to 
know Sirius had died. I also liked how Phineas gave Harry a talking 
to when he was ready to run away.
Who was it that exactly said P.N. was the worst Headmaster at 
Hogwarts? I can't remember and I know it was stated at least maybe 
twice that I can remember, can someone point me to the quotes of who 
said it, or why he was the worst??

It also seems JKR has a thing for the use of 'US' in a name, and 
making them the nasty people...Nigellus...Severus....how come I'm 
seeing a connection here???

I also went out to find the quotes from the sorting hat about 
Slytherin and here they are:

Or perhaps in Slytherin 
You'll make your real friends, 
Those cunning folks use any means 
To achieve their ends. 

Slytherin's have real friends?...<LOL> hum, cunning, not always a 
bad trait, sounds sorta spyish to me, sounds like possibly they make 
good solders from that comment...meh...

Next Song, cliped for Slytherin descriptions:
Shrewd Slytherin, from fen....
And power-hungry Slytherin 
Loved those of great ambition......

ok...fen...swampy, well, Snakes do like swampy areas...
power hungry and ambition...sound like we'er going into the 
political field of work now, swampy powerhungry and ambitious, why, 
that just screams politician...Was the Minister of Magic a 
Slytherin???hum....

Next Song Please,

for were there such friends anywhere 
as Slytherin and Gryffindor?....
Said Slytherin, "We'll teach just those 
whose ancestry is purest.".....
 Slytherin 
took only pure-blood wizards 
of great cunning, just like him.....
And at last there came a morning 
when old Slytherin departed 
and though the fighting then died out 
he left us quite downhearted. 
And never since the founders four 
were whittled down to three 
have the Houses been united 
as they once were meant to be.....

Ok, so, nothing much here, except, Slytherin and Griff were friends, 
This sorta reminds me of Draco offering friendship to Harry...ok, 
don't take that the wrong way, I personally have no love for little 
Draconus Major, but, anywayz, it just seemed quite interesting.

Also, I keep thinking, OK, so when was the Hogwarts school founded, 
so says the History, around a 1,000 years ago...maybe 999...we can't 
be sure.

I have a question, we've got two Men...and we've got..two 
women....ok..over 1,000 years ago, so, who exactly was married?? I 
don't recall women and men exactly being buddies back in those days, 
more along the lines of, wife and mother, and generally taht was 
it....Unless the wizard community, even 1,000 years ago already had 
women's equality back then??
Well, I guess it does make a difference when, the woman can wip out 
her wand and zap you to kingdom come, but, still, it just seems odd, 
two of each, and maybe JKR is not too worried about addding any info 
about that to the story.

I'll vote for Rowena Ravenclaw was Salizar's Slytherin's main 
sqeeze, and Helga Hufflepuf is Godrick's Griffendor's 
girl....or..maybe its the other way around...meh...or it could 
be...um..well...nevermind..LOL. Sheash, I hope I spelled their names 
right..don't kill me if I didn't.

KarentheUnicorn