Tonks as Slytherin (Was: Phoenix Fire? / Tonks)

[zgirnius]

No: HPFGUIDX 154248


> Carol responds:
> However, I'm not sure how she measures up according to the criteria
> we've been given for Slytherin so far. Not a pureblood, but her
> mother's a Black, so that's okay. If Snape and Tom Riddle can be
> sorted into Slytherin, so can the daughter of a pureblood and a
> Muggleborn. But cunning? Ambitious? Willing to use any means to
> achieve her ends?

zgirnius:
I am a fan of the idea that Tonks might be revealed as a former 
Slytherin, myself. For an example of her cunning-it was she that 
thought of sending the Dursleys to the award ceremony for the All-
England Best Suburban Lawn competition, the afternoon the Order 
memers came for Harry in OotP.

For ambition, using the word in a more positive connotation than is 
usually used in a discussion of Slytherins (the Sorting Hat, after 
all, said it saw in Harry a thirst to prove himself...is that not 
ambition?) well, Tonks is an Auror. This is a very elite job, from 
what we hear they accept a candidate from Hogwarts only once every 
few years, so just the fact that she aspired to such a job may 
indicate some ambition. Especially in light of her unfortunate family 
connections (for a Dark Wizard catcher). An aunt and two cousins 
(once removed), all Death Eaters (Sirius wasn't, but nobody knew that 
when she was in school!). Not to mention the unfortunate uncle by 
marriage who was Imperiused and served Voldemort as well (Lucius 
Malfoy, or so it was believed).