Dark Magic

[mesmer44]

No: HPFGUIDX 176641

> Carol:
> <snip>   And what's interesting *to me* is that
> the Slytherins have their virtues, love and courage for Snape and
> Regulus, family solidarity for the Malfoys, loyalty for Phineas
> Nigellus, and a kind of genial coming through in a pinch for
> Slughorn.  Until HBP, we didn't really see the various Slytherins
> as people, but in the last two books we do. And so, I think, does
> Harry.


Winterfell:
     I'm not so sure Slytherin students loved Snape. They may have
admired him, fearfully respected him or even liked him for the nasty
things he did to Harry and other Gryffindors; but IMO I don't know if
they really "loved" Snape. I do think Slughorn is capable of courage
and does have many virtues that other Slytherins could aspire to.  I
can't recall instances where Slytherins were portrayed by JKR as
loving or virtuous or genial.  Please give me more specific examples
if this was so.

     The Malfoys did show love and devotion to each other, but did
they show that kind of love outside their family? Just the fact most
Slytherins supported LV openly and had many DE's amoungst their ranks
was a reason for me not to see them as virtuous or loving
individuals. At the end of DH, we have Narcissa helping Harry, but
that was to protect her son.  Now it is virtuous to protect your
child, I will concede that.  But that's as far as I'll use the word
Virtue in the same sentence with Narcissa Malfoy.