Villain!Dumbledore (was: re:HatingDH/Dementors/...Draco/.../KeepSlytherin Ho

[Zara]

No: HPFGUIDX 177819

> Prep0strus:
:  In addition,
> she shows almost every single act of evil to be performed by a stated
> member of that house.  (Peter's betrayal being the only truly notable
> exception.  Marietta's action probably not rising to 'evil'.)

zgirnius:
Umbridge commits various acts that rise to the level of evil, and she 
is not a stated member of Slytherin House. Quirrell is not either. Nor 
is  Lockhart, who tries to destroy the minds of Harry and Ron to save 
his reputation. Nor is Barty Crouch, Jr. There are also several Death 
Eaters, House unknown, some of whom committed acts of evil - the 
Carrows, for example. 

As far as positively characterized Slytherins...what is wrong with 
Andromeda Black Tonks again, other than that Harry was reminded of 
Bella by her looks and got off on the wrong foot with her? She and her 
husband seem to have a good relationship, and have raised a friendly, 
loving daughter. They work for the good by permitting their house to be 
used as one of the decoy hiding places. And (seems likely) she raises 
also a a happy, well-adjusted grandson after her daughter is killed in 
the war.

I find, also, that the 'likable' test is one I do not understand. 
Likable according to whom? Why is Regulus Black not likable? Because 
Sirius said bad things about him (and those things did not even touch 
on likability)? It seems Kreacher liked him. No one else we encounter 
offers any opinion. I see no reason to suppose Regulus was unlikable as 
a person. Which I guess makes him negatively presented because he was a 
Death Eater. Except we have no idea what he did as a Death Eater, other 
than loan Voldemort Kreacher and then attempt to destroy a Horcrux of 
Voldemort. On balance, going purely from the information we have, I'd 
say this moves him into the positive side of the ledger.