House characteristics (LONGish)

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 150723

> Alla:
> 
> Well, yes, I agree that you have to change the attitudes of the kids 
> in Slytherin. To me that mean that Slytherin kids have to understand 
> that "pureblood" philosophy is wrong, absolutely wrong, one hundred 
> percent wrong, that there is no justification for this philosophy no 
> matter how many justifications they may come up with.

Pippin:
I dunno, Alla. I'm not sure there is something so wrong with pureblood
identified (since JKR says none of them are technically pureblood)
kids wanting to associate with each other.  There is something
wrong with campaigns of terror and extermination against non-purebloods,
but I think what everyone forgets is that there have been campaigns
of terror and extermination in real life against the mentally impaired
(remember how frightened Tom was of the asylum?), the non-
working classes (the French Revolution) and those who do not 
subscribe to the code of chivalry (the heyday of knighthood was also
an era of persecution for witches, Jews, heretics and anybody else
who didn't fit tidily into the feudal system.) So all the houses
can be identified with persecutions in real life, not just Slytherin.

There were Slytherins who stood to honor Harry in GoF, so we
have seen there are Slytherin kids who reject Voldemort -- but
Harry hasn't spoken to any of them, because he never speaks
to Slytherins. 

> 
> Alla:
> 
> Have I mentioned recently that I think that Dumbledore's value 
> judgments are not always correct? So, no, flawed but good is not how 
> I would describe Draco, so very NOT, at least not yet. That 
> description IMO needs to be earned and I do think it is  possible 
> that Draco will earn it, but not yet.

Pippin:
Oh, Slytherins have to earn being called good? Are even eleven year 
old children  evil by presumption? 

I strongly hope JKR is not going there.

Pippin