Grey VS Good Slytherins

[phoenixgod2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 131470

I'm jumping into the debate late because I've been at a gaming 
convention all weekend. My GF wanted to see what one was like so I 
took her. Thus I missed this very interesting debate despite having 
something to say. Imagine that ;)

>From what I understand of the debate, a number of people seem to 
think that the 'good' slytherin is going to be more of a grey figure 
than an actual good one, but a character who is going to oppose 
Voldemort for various, mostly practical and slightly mercenary 
reasons. I don't think that is going to be true. I think that if we 
get a Slytherin on Harry's side of the conflict we are actually 
going to get a *good* Slytherin. We've seen the best and worst of 
every house in Hogwarts except for Slytherin. We've seen the courage 
of Harry, the cowardly Peter, and the hidebound Percy. We've seen 
the imaginative and confident Luna (open to everything and anything) 
arrayed against Cho and Marrieta--the pedestrian and the weak-
willed. We've seen loyal and strong Cedric played against the 
stiffly formal Ernie and stubborn and obnoxious Zackarius Smith. 
We've seen the best and worst in every house and we've seen one of 
the most admirable young adults in the series come from a house that 
had been repeatedly disrespected by much of the school.

But all we know of in Slytherin is Draco Malfoy and his cronies. I 
think that the houses are going to have to come together and I think 
in order to do that we are going to have to meet a truly good 
Slytherin. One that embodies slytherin traits, but uses those traits 
in a greater service than simple self-advancement. hat I think is 
needed is the Slytherin version of Cedric, Luna, or Harry. We need 
the best of slytherin.

And the best of Slytherin *will* be better than grey.

phoenixgod2000   

And just for the record,no, I don't think that Snape represents the 
best of his house.