good and bad slytherins/Disappointment and Responsibility

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No: HPFGUIDX 175169

> Ceridwen:
> Snape doesn't seem to use 'Mudblood' before going off to Hogwarts.
> He seems to have fallen in with a bad crowd by being Sorted into
> Slytherin. He's a bit arrogant about being a Wizard when Petunia is
> just a Muggle, but she started the disparagement at the playground
by
> loftily pointing out his shortcomings - that Snape boy who lives at
> Spinner's End. Petunia doesn't like Snape from the beginning. He
> gets back at her by pointing out *her* shortcomings.
<SNIP, BIG ONE>

Alla:

I do not really care about Petunia's shortcomings for the purpose of
this argument :) I do not like her at all, but my point is that at 
the
age of eleven, Snape seems to know quite clearly IMO that those who
are muggleborns have lesser rights than purebloods in WW.( pause when
he answers Lily and what he wants to call petunia IMO show that).

If Snape did not know that, how would he know to throw **this** at
Petunia that she is just a Muggle? And not, say find something wrong
with her looks for example - eleven year old girl certainly would be
sensitive about that as well.

It seems to me that Snape knows really well where muggleborns and
muggles stay in WW based on this. Speculation of course, but I 
believe
based on canon inference, I think word Muddblood rolled off his 
tongue
at that age.

> Ceridwen:
<SNIP>
>> So, why not Sirius, and even Lily, being corrupted to Gryffindor 
> values and prejudices?  ,SNIP BIG ONE> If house exerts an 
influence, then all houses, not just Slytherin, 
> exert an influence, in my opinion.


Alla:

Of course all Houses exert influence. I would argue that per books 
Slytherin's influence is the most damaging one, but that is not my 
point.

I read Debbie's point that Lily was corrupted into loving Sirius. 
And I do think that person with such strong personality as Lily 
cannot be corrupted into loving a person, house influence or not. 
IMO of course.


> Lanval:
> Ah, so Snape must, once again, be excused? He can't help insulting
> James'choice, because James innocently waving an imaginary sword 
and
> mentioning his dad immediately sends Severus into inner tremblings?
>
> In other words, every time another kid mentions his/her dad, Snape
> could be excused for getting snippy?
<SNIP>


Alla:
Agreed.