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[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 188522


> >Alla:
> No, that would be the very second after Pansy suggested to give up their classmate to the leader of murderers and torturers against whom Hogwarts is preparing to defend themselves.
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> Joey:
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> I agree with Alla's points though there is a slight difference in the way I look at it, I suppose. I think it is natural for a typical human being to think of himself / herself before others and I don't expect Slytherins to be self-sacrificing in nature. Yet I do think that their attitude and behaviour fade in comparison to what students of other houses did in similar circumstances. I could not help admiring what the Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs did in that scene - they could have agreed with Pansy and / or left along with the Slytherins but they didn't. 

Pippin:
Many of the Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs, and possibly some of the Gryffindors, did leave with the Slytherins. We don't know if any of them agreed with Pansy  -- all we know is that no one tried to do as she suggested -- grab Harry. We don't even know that, if it came down to it, Pansy would have handed Harry over. Taking Harry prisoner is not the same as giving him to Voldemort.

But more importantly, the Slytherins' circumstances are not similar. All the other Houses have DA members. The DA already know that Harry is at Hogwarts, accept him as their leader,  and are already prepared  to fight LV if they're attacked. They are several steps ahead of the Slytherins in the decision-making process, which allows them to react more quickly. Once they are on their feet, pointing their wands at the Slytherins, it's too late for the Slytherins to do anything. If they even move, it's going to be interpreted as a hostile act.

And the reason that there are no DA members from Slytherin is  that none of them were invited to join.  Canon shows  that there are, and always have been, Slytherins who would oppose  Voldemort.

Pippin