The good Slytherin

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 131443

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Caius Marcius" <coriolan at w...> 
wrote:
 
> As you correctly note, the students from the other three 
> houses attend the initial DA-info meeting from a variety of motives, 
> ranging from total faith in Harry to budding romantic interest to 
> morbid curiosity.  What I find curious is that none of these very 
> human and very common responses impacted any of the 250 or so 
> Slytherins in any way shape or form.  
> 

Hickengruendler:

I think we can see it the other way around as well. The Slytherins 
weren't told about the DA.

Look who were the members of the group:

The Trio; Ron's silblings, who of course are trusted by the Trio and 
believed in Voldemort's return; Neville and Dean, who share a dorm with 
Harry and Ron, (I'm sure Seamus was asked as well, but didn't join 
because of his argument with Harry. This is IMO proved by how fast he 
joined after they made up); Lavender and Parvati, who share a dorm with 
Hermione; the members of the Gryffindor Quidditch-Team; Lee Jordan, who 
was probably told by the twins; Colin, who according to CoS gets alonmg 
pretty well with Ginny, and it's therefore likely to assume that he was 
told by her; Dennis, Colin's brother, who was probably told by Colin; 
Cho Chang, who Hermione realized Harry was romantically interested in 
and who was Cedric's girlfried and therefore had a more personal reason 
to join anyway; Marietta, who was probably told by Cho; Padma, who was 
probably told by Parvati; Michael, who according to Hermione was told 
by Ginny; Michael's friend, who obviously were told by him; Luna and 
Ernie; who both openly supported Harry in Hermione's presence; Ernie's 
friends. This was a very close-knitted group (and obviously so, because 
they couldn't risk to tell everybody), that only includes people 
trusted by Harry, Ron and Hermione, or people who are trusted by people 
HRH trusted. The only exception was Zacharias Smith, who according to 
Hermione overheard her telling Ernie about the group at the Hufflepuff 
table.

It is therefore likely to assume that no Slytherin joined the DA, 
because most, if not all, Slytherin's didn't know about the DA. And if 
Slytherins knew about it, than at the very least they didn't run to 
Umbridge telling her about it.

However, this also makes me doubt what Betsy said, that Ravenclaws or 
Hufflepuffs have a more neutral relationship with the Slytherins than 
the others do. It seems that none of them trusted any Slytherin enough 
to tell them about the DA.

Hickengruendler