House characteristics

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No: HPFGUIDX 150591

Lupinlore:
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> The exception to this is, to an extent, Slytherin.  I think this is 
> in part due to honest reservations JKR herself has with regard to 
> Slytherin's symbolic house traits -- whether pure blood or ambition. 
> Even in her most positive statement about the dream of house unity 
> she talks of Slytherin as embodying "maybe not the most noble 
> traits."  Scarcely a ringing defense.  And let's face it, she hasn't 
> shown us any Slytherins who aren't from the wrong side of the moral 
> tracks, be it the unctious and manipulative new potions master, the 
> abusive and unforgiveable old potions master, or the various bullies 
> and losers who dance attendance on Draco (including Theodore Nott 
> and Blaise Zabini, upon whom much hope rested). 
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Alla:

Right, her statement was something along the lines " they are not all 
bad" and only after Emmerson suggested ( again from memory) that it is 
strange to put all kids with such philosophy into one house.

But haven't you seen JKR's "fat rant" which is being discussed in 
another thread?

I am not sure how I feel about the main issue of that rant, but what 
made me laugh is her last sentence ( I think), which reads I want my 
girls to be Hermiones rather than Pansy Parkinsons.

Now, Okay, she likes Hermione, she really likes Hermione, I understand 
that, so it is understandable that she wants young girls to be like 
her, but what is so BAD about Pancy Parkinson that she does not want  
the girls to be like her, except that Pancy is in Slytherin House?

I mean, maybe I totally forgot some canon about it ( entirely 
possible), but so far I do not recall anything about Pancy being 
stupid or really bad "person" (Well, I suppose one can argue that 
choosing Draco for boyfriend is not very smart thing to do, but 
besides that... I don't know), except that Pancy is in Slytherin.

Don't give me wrong, I did not need much confirmation that Slytherin 
is not her favorite house (not that I have problem with it within 
Potterverse reality), but it WAS funny to see it again.

Alla