Epilogue (was Re: Ron and Parseltongue)/Slytherins are Bad

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 183390

 
> Magpie:
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Slytherins seem to be made up 
> of sometimes conflicting bad qualities, which is reflected in how 
> they're given the trait of ambition and even cunning, but when 
those 
> qualities are needed for good things they are covered by non-
> Slytherins, who wind up being better at them in the better ways. 
> 
> Potioncat:
> I don't think Slytherin House gets a bad rap within
> the books. There were times that Harry looked out at Quidditch 
games,
> and most of the students were wearing green. So I don't think JKR
> shows a WW distrust of Slytherin, although Gryffindors seem to
> generally distrust them.
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Potioncat:
Good point. So it seems she set out to make Slytherin House the bad 
house, even to the point of giving the finer Slytherin qualities to 
members of other houses and only the worst of the traits to 
Slytherins.

Yet, at the same time, she gives Gryffindors both the fine points and 
negative traits of bravery.
> 
> Magpie:
> Really? I may just be forgetting something, but I far more remember 
> games where everyone cheered for Gryffindor against Slytherin. I 
> can't remember any time when other houses cheered for Slytherin.

Potioncat:
Oops. The audience full of green rosettes turned out to be an 
audience of scarlett ones. The closest I can come is in OoP when the 
other 2 houses are watching the Slytherin-Gryffindor match carefully 
because they'll be playing both teams later. So I'll concede that 
point. Again, the closest I can come, is that while she always shows 
Slytherins as bad, they seem to be accepted within the WW.