Slytherins are bad (was:Re: Severus as friend)

[Athena]

No: HPFGUIDX 183354

> > Potioncat:
> > <snip>
> > I don't know about the rest of you, but I'd never be sorted
> > into Slytherin. I don't have the slightest bit of ambition,
> > and I don't think my blood is any better than anyone elses.
> > (Although I am very proud of my Scot-Irish blood!)

> Betsy Hp:
> And that's what makes me cringe. In the end, Slytherin is
> the "racist house."  And I mean, it really truly is, I'm
> not trying to argue (anymore *g*) that JKR was cleverly
> pointing out the ease of falling into prejudice and
> stereotype by setting up an easy to fall into prejudice
> and stereotype that "all Slytherin's are bad -- born that
> way, don't you know."  Instead, yes, they *are* all that
> bad.
<SNIP>

Athena:

I may be in the minority here and lacking the authority
because I am new but someone's got to stand up for Slytherin
house. According to wikipedida "Slytherin house values ambition,
cunning, resourcefulness, and pure blood heritage" I am sorry if
I am very wrong here, but what is wrong with having ambition?
Yes there are some students that used that ambition to do wrong
and evil things. But we don't hear about any student that used
that ambition to revolutionize something. Because Rowling has
clearly demonstrated that she herself is biased (I understand
she's allowed to be) and made it clear that Slytherin=Evil.

All we hear is about the good and righteous Gryffindors.
Because that's the viewpoint of Harry. As per the cunning
and resourcefulness, I think that those qualites would have
shined in DA has anyone bothered to even ASK the Slytherin's
if they'd like to join up. See this is how I see it, all the
houses, yes even fair Hufflepuff and wise Ravenclaw, were
prejudice against Sltytherin, so of course those in that
house closed themselves off. To me it was a protective
measure. How would you feel if you had 75% of the students
hating not who you are but where you come from? I see it as
they didn't get along with the other houses because the other
houses didn't get along with them. When it come to the pride
in their heritage, I am Italian and damn proud of it. I say
without shame that I am a prideful Italian. Does that make me
racist against others? Of course not, we see the Slytherin's
taking pride in their blood, because well it's one thing that
they have over the other houses that hated their house from
the get go. I don't see Harry trying to befriend a Slytherin,
nor do I see him trying to help anyone that doesn't kiss the
ground he walks on.

The other houses were raised to believe that Harry was the
savior of the WW, so I'm guessing that it hurts for Slytherin
house to be hated by such a saint. They are people just like
the Gryffindor's, Ravenclaw's and Hufflepuff's. Yet to me they
are met with derision.

I say it loudly and proudly I am a Slytherin. I have the
ambition in me to want to be a writer and I am pursuing
that route. I was cunning enough to get out of a bad
situation with a guy and have the break-up be his fault.
I was resourceful enough to use all my knowledge to safely
get my friends out of trouble. I am proud of my Italian
heritage. I say that more often then not the Slytherin
house creates more people like me then people like Riddle.

Had to put in my two cents (well more like $3.50) because I
firmly believe Slytherin gets a bad rap.

Athena