My Most Annoying Character

[lizzyben04]

No: HPFGUIDX 180101

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sistermagpie"
<sistermagpie at ...> wrote:
> Magpie:
<snip>
> Even Harry's supposed Slytherin qualities I've heard rumors JKR 
> corrected as being the hat "reading" Tom Riddle in him.
> 
> -m


lizzyben:

Yep. "(Harry) himself was not contaminated by carrying this bit of
parasitic soul. He's going through a dark time, and that piece of soul
is enjoying it, and making its presence felt, but he doesn't know what
he's feeling, of course. Also, I always imagine that the Sorting Hat
detected the presence of that piece of soul when Harry first tried it
on, because it's strongly tempted to put him in Slytherin. So that's
how I see it." 

So, the Hat detected the evil Horcrux & that's why it wanted to put
Harry in Slytherin house. All this supports that Slytherin = evil. But
then when challenged on this position, JKR says this:

"Well, they're not all bad. I know I've said this before, I think I
said it to Emerson. Well, far from it, as we know, at the end, they
may have a slightly more highly developed sense of self-preservation
than other people. A part of the final battle that made me smile was
Slughorn galloping back with the Slytherins, but they'd gone off to
get reinforcements first. You know what I'm saying, so yes, they came
back, they came back to fight. I'm sure many people would say, well
that's common sense isn't it, isn't that smart, to get help, get more
people and come back?"

Slughorn *galloping back with the Slytherins*? When did this happen?


lizzyben