The 3 good Slytherins (was: The two good Slytherins)

[rowena_grunnionffitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 176467

> Debi:
> I always saw Phineas as a "good Slytherin"

> Yes he was arrogant and believed that pure bloods were above half
> bloods and muggle borns, BUT, however, I belive he had nothing
> really against the halves and muggle borns. I think his derogatory
> remark about Hermione, 'mudblood' was more or less his veiw that
> she was attempting great magic that he belived only purebloods
> were capable of. Maybe he belived purblood magic was better than
> half or muggle born, but I do belive he wouldnt have stopped them
> from learning or had wanted them to be eradiacted, as the DE
> belived.

Rowena:
No hate mail from me. There are degrees to prejudice and some are
definitely worse than others. Looking down on Muggles or Muggle-borns
while wrong of course is not quite as wrong as wanting deprive them
of their wands or kill them. Canon suggests that a good many bigoted
wizards and witches parted company with Voldemort when they realized
the full extent of his program, re: Sirius' remarks about his own
highly bigoted family.