Villain!Dumbledore // Cunning in Slytherins

[johnson_fan4evre48]

No: HPFGUIDX 177809

> Jen:
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> The only thing I really question is this bit in the OOTP Sorting
> song: 'We'll teach those whose ancestry is purest' doesn't sound
> like pure-blood supremacy so much as setting up the conditions 
> for it. 
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> Hmm, not sure where I'm going with this exactly. I suppose I'm
> curious what others think about that particular phrase?

> Also, re: cunning, Dumbledore praises Draco for outsmarting him 
> when he finds a way to let the DEs into Hogwarts. He also praises 
> Snape as the only person he would entrust with the job of fooling
> Voldemort. I read those moments as high praise for cunning and
> ambition in Slytherins. In addition, Regulus exhibited bravery 
> to cross Voldemort like he did; the plan itself can't be called 
> brave though, it required ambition and cunning to carry out imo 
> ('crafty, wily, dexterous, involving keen insight or trickery' 
> according to my dictionary).

johnson_fan4evre48:

Jen, I do agree with you on some of your points but others I do 
not. I would like to know what you think of the fact that Regulus 
did choose to leave the DE's. He was a Slytherin that went bad 
and chose to be good. As did Snape.

So many people have made the remark that all those who went to
Slytherin went bad, (as Ron Weasley said SS) I agree with you on 
the point that Slughorn did not go bad but he did have it in his 
mind that half bloods were inferior to whole bloods, and was 
always truly exceptionally suprised to see Half blood or people 
like Hermione.

It leads people to believe that the struggle within was always 
about the purity of one's heart, being the life force of all 
magic had to do with the blood.

With all the knowlege the hat had why did he allow the children 
to choose. He could of steered the weaker ones away so they could 
become better and bolder witches and wizards.

To continue on with my answer was I feel the Sorting Hat has as 
much to deal with the prejudice in the houses as well as all the 
other charaters.

I also feel the Heads of Houses did not alleviate it either but to 
put all the blame on one House was a bit much.

johnson_fan4evre48