good and bad slytherins

[tigerfan41]

No: HPFGUIDX 174959

I could be mistaken but I was sure I saw examples of good slyths. Not 
many to be fair but they were there.

Regulus may have started down the wrong path but his heart led him to 
the correct choice.

Phineas in his portrait gave his support to the school and it's head.

Professor Slughorn he may have been reluctant but wasn't it he and 
Bill that went to fetch the reinforcements for the final battle?

I'm pretty sure there were a few Gryphs that were less than perfect 
in the series.

It's the system that the founders used to set up the houses that 
leads to one being populated by a large group of less that pleasing 
folks. Slytherin prefered pure bloods but his real preference seems 
to be more for those with no moral compunctions about the use of 
power. Blind ambition more than blood.


If I may one other thought. I've seen numerous comments on the lack 
of talent displayed by Harry. I thought he did extremely well on his 
OWLS? He even pulled out an E in a course in wich he had no direction 
or encouragement. He followed that by proving that given adequate 
instruction he was capable of brewing devine potions. Think of what 
he could have done if Snape had spent a second or two telling him how 
to improve instead of looking for ways to belittle and undermine him. 
He did all this in the middle of a school year filled with mortal 
danger every year. I would like to see your grades if you were saving 
the world in your spare time.........

He was able to master that most important weapon his head. Cool and 
calculating in a tight spot He taught others to fight using something 
beside just his signature spell. They all seemed to think he had 
something on the ball. You are seeing Harry from inside his own head. 
Take a look at the big picture and he might be a little more able 
than you think.