good and bad slytherins/Disappointment and Responsibility

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 175009

 
> Hickengruendler:
> 
> Sirius still considers Andromeda as family, and he said, that every 
> family member was a Slytherin. So I think it is at least likely 
that 
> Andromeda was as well. And Snape was that eager to get into 
> Slytherin, that I find it likely, that his family was as well.


Potioncat:
Yeah, I remembered that about Andromeda after I wrote the post. She 
really is an exceptional Slytherin. She took a great deal of risks 
for the cause. She lost a lot too.

I agree that Eileen was likely in Slytherin, I just don't think we 
can base anything on it. It's interesting that Severus considers 
Slytherin the house for the brainy...why not Ravenclaw? 

Why does he think his Muggle-born friend could get into Slytherin? 
And why is he so sure he will. Something seems a bit off. Although I 
can see him thinking that he's good enough to get in and that being 
half-blood won't matter in 'his' case. I'm still surprised he was so 
well accepted into the House.