THEY'RE CHILDREN!!! (pardon the scream) was The Houses Again

[juli17 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 173663

 

bboyminn:

The question is, which came first the chicken or  the
egg? Do you really think Slytherins are sweet innocent
kids who have  been wrongly put upon by the other houses,
or do you think Slytherin acted in  a manner that made
them deserving of all the scorn they  received?

Personally, I think Slytherin has created their  own
alienation from the other houses. It is their own
actions repeated  over time that has given them an
unsavory reputation. If they want to change  their
reputation and the attitudes of others, they need to
change their  own actions.

You reap what you sow. Slytherin has sown a lot  of
contempt and self-proclaimed superiority, and now
they are reaping the  scorn of the other Houses
because of it. The blame falls squarely on  their
shoulders, not on the other Houses.

Slytherin House caused the  problem, and if they
choose to, they can cause the solution. Simple
as  that.

Magpie:
Exactly. There's nothing the other houses should or  could do. Their 
behavior regarding Slytherins has been completely right and  they 
aren't responsible for any badness in Slytherin at all. The best they  
can do is be magnanimous to this group of people in their school. 
It's  nice to hope that one day they'll change, but until they do 
they're the flaw  in the school. 


 
 
Julie:
I understand what you are saying. My problem is more with the  Hogwarts
headmaster/staff and WW society. Yes, Slytherin House has caused the
problem and Slytherin house has become a cancer within Hogwarts. But  I
don't believe that only Slytherin House can bring about the solution,  because
Slytherin House is not a place full of mature adults who've made a choice  (as
with those who chose to join the Nazi party) but a place full of  CHILDREN.
 
Do these children deserved the scorn they receive from other  children?
Quite probably. What I'm really asking I guess is, where are the  ADULTS?
Why aren't THEY doing something to turn these children around? Why 
hasn't the Headmaster and why haven't the teachers, and why hasn't  the
society risen up and said, "This camp of simmering  pureblood superiority is 
not acceptable, and we're not going to sit back and allow it to fester!" I  
really
can't see why children should be expected to affect all this change,  or if 
it is
even possible for them to have the maturity and foresight to do so on  their
own, while the adults just stand on the sidelines "hoping" that this change 
will someday happen. 
 
Julie, who just can't get past the fact that we are dealing with  children.
 



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