[HPforGrownups] Slytherins come back WAS: Re: My Most Annoying Character

[Lee Kaiwen]

No: HPFGUIDX 180121

Carol blessed us with this gem On 30/12/2007 10:13:

> Let's look first at what she actually wrote:
> 
> ". . . They seemed to have returned at the
> head of what looked like the families and friends of every Hogwarts
> student who had remained to fight, along with the shopkeepers and
> homeowners of Hogsmeade" (DH 734). We are, of course, seeing from
> Harry's perspective, and the words "what looked like" indicate that
> he's interpreting the scene. It makes no sense that Slughorn would
> have brought the parents of the students who remained at Hogwarts to
> fight. Much more likely that he'd have brought the parents of the
> students he accompanied to the Hog's Head. And the students most
> likely to follow him into battle are the students of his own House.

Hmm, doesn't work for me. Harry would surely still recognize Slytherins, 
especially those old enough to fight, having spent five or six years in 
school with them. That he might misinterpret the people rolling in on 
Slughorn's coattails at the least indicates they were people unknown, or 
barely known, to him, not Slytherins themselves.

Teacher, teacher! Can I change my answer? I've decided the Most Annoying 
Character in HP is JKR.

CJ