Failed Friendships / JKR's Opinion (was:Re:Draco, Narcissa and Harry)

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 179869

 > >>Pippin:
> > 
> > Wh-at?? So, in your opinon the S/G hatred is about Quidditch 
and   
> > House Points and has nothing to do with the fear of dark magic 
or   
> > pureblood mania?
> 
> Betsy Hp:
> That's correct.  I'm somewhat surprised to see you think 
> differently.  I thought the books ended with the idea that there's 
> not really such a thing as "dark magic" and I didn't see much made 
> about "pureblood mania" either.  The final battle took place 
between 
> two guys of a similar blood background and with similar views on 
> magic use.  I mean, one was psycho and really into chaos, and the 
> other was not psycho and more into order.  And it's cool the non-
> psycho won.  But I didn't see any definitive statement about blood 
or 
> magic being made.  I'd say that the statement made (if there was 
one) 
> was about death.

a_svirn:
I think it *is* about pure-blood mania, though. The great showdown 
between Harry and Voldemort is about "mastering Death", yes. But the 
controversy between Slytherin and the other houses, most notably 
Gryffindor (not because Gryffindor is essentially different from 
Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, but because it is the best among them) is 
about this pure-blood thing. Slytherin is characterised in the series 
as the house of bigotry.