RE; SocialChange

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 182142

---  "sistermagpie" <sistermagpie at ...> wrote:
>
> > Carol responds:
> > I'm not sure why you think the group of (presumably) 
> > Slytherin boys accompanying Tom Riddle is the Slug Club.
> > ...
> 
> Magpie:
> You're right--I totally jumped to the conclusion that 
> Slughorn with a group of kids would be the Slug Club but 
> you're right, it doesn't have to be. I actually like it a 
> lot better. I totally believe Slughorn cultivated a nice 
> group of boys that he liked to come to his office for candy
> and talk. Thanks!
> 
> -m
>

bboyminn:

I think more likely Tom, a certain member of the Slug Club if
it existed, came to Slughorn's office with his friend and
associates for a well placed session of flattery and buttering
up of Slughorn. Those, other than Tom, may or may not have 
been in the Slug Club, but I'm sure that gathering was by no
means a formal meeting of the Slug Club. Just a gathering
of favorite students, or a favorite student and his friends, 
for some late night conversation. No doubt Tom chose those
who came with him, knowing which students would put him in
Slughorn's favor and which would not. This seems a very 
calculated session on Tom's part to me. 

Just a thought.

Steve/bboyminn