looks determining character

[vmonte]

No: HPFGUIDX 139653

Hickengruendler wrote:

...But I think the problem, that many people have, is
not, that nearly every villain is ugly, it's that nearly every ugly
looking person is a villain. Snape is deeply unpleasant, no matter on
which side he is, the Dursleys, who in their features are complete
caricatures, are horrid, the background Slytherins and Death Eaters
all resemble trolls (might be because they are all inbred, like the
Gaunts), Sirius' mother is a remarkably old and ugly witch and I
won't even start about Umbridge...

vmonte responds:
It's funny that this topic came up because I think that JKR is 
setting up the most repulsive character in the series to be a good 
guy. Yep, I think that it's going to be Slughorn.

JKR needs to show a Slytherin that is on the good side.

I find it funny that some people think that it would be bad for JKR 
to make Snape be a bad guy because he is ugly and repulsive.  Well, 
you cannot get any more repulsive than Slughorn!  HA!

There's been a lot of speculation in the past that Snape probably 
lost his family due to Voldemort.  I think a more likely candidate is 
Slughorn.

Wouldn't you want to get rid of the person that would know what you 
were up to with the horcruxes? 

"Shame, my father always said he was a good wizard in his day.  My 
father used to be a favorite of his.  Slughorn probably hasn't heard 
I'm on the train, or--" 

"I wouldn't bank on an invitation," said Zabini. "He asked me about 
Nott's father when I first arrived.  They used to be old friends 
apparently, but when he heard he'd been caught at the Ministry he 
didn't look happy, and Nott didn't get an invitation, did he? I don't 
think Slughorn's interested in Death Eaters." (151, The Slug Club) 

Also, if Snape is evil then there is probably another former DE/bad 
guy that will turn out to be good.

I nominate Aberforth Dumbledore.  

"He cannot kill you if you are already dead. Come over to the right 
side, Draco, and we can hide you more completely than you can 
possible imagine."  (592, The Lighting Struck Tower)

It would be nice to see that Dumbledore was right all along about 
giving people a second chance.  Is Aberforth really Dumbledore's 
brother? Or is he someone that's hiding in plain site of everyone? 

I kind of like that Aberforth works in a bar.  Sounds like a good 
place to work undercover, and get information.  

Who is he then?  

Vivian

Sherry, your post was awesome!