A Tarnished Glamour - Slytherin's Appeal was A Dark Glamour - Voldemort's Appeal

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 178934

Bboy:
> As a side note; notice how many people find Slytherin 
> House appealing. If /they/ were at Hogwarts, that is
> the House they would want to be in. I think a part of this
> is the 'bad boy' 'ladies love outlaw' mindset. It's no
> fun being a goody-goody, if you want to have fun you've
> got to be an outlaw; a 'rebel without a cause'.
>

Pippin:
How could we resist the House that produced Severus Snape?
They're so deliciously neurotic! 

Kids don't identify with neurotic characters as a rule --  
kids  fantasize about having their act  together. I'm sure
that's what Draco and Regulus thought about Voldemort.
It must have been a shock to realize their hero was a
fullblown nutcase. 

But adults?

Look at JKR -- not sure she's worthy of Gryffindor. That's
it, exactly. Those of us who *know* we're not worthy,
'cause we wouldn't join any House that would have us
for a member, we can identify with those tarnished 
Slytherins, anesthetizing their thwarted longing for
love with the drug of power. 

Can't blame Harry for pushing Al towards Gryffindor,
then. If it's to be rehabilitated, the last thing Slytherin
needs is more insecure kids. Not that Gryffindors are
immune. I think Pettigrew landed in the same trap,
using power to drown his feelings of inferiority.

Oh, the bad boy thing? We know what they really need
is love, though it's far too late to give it to them. But
in fantasy that's no obstacle. 

Pippin