The Rise and Fall of LV...(was Re: Wizarding Top Ten

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> Joey:
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> I'm curious to know which ones. Would you please share those names?

Potioncat:
Well, I didn't think of Cedric for the good guys, but as it was, I could have made a list of many more than 10. And I didn't think of Pheneas Nigellus Black either, but then, he's a portrait.

For the Villain list I cheated. I forgot Dolohov, but I couldn't leave him off so I put back on him on my list.(At least I think I did) I didn't think of Lockhart or the Gaunts, and they're pretty bad. I didn't think of Nagini, and she is really creepy.

I was surprised that  Snape, DD and Hermione ended up on both lists. 

DD and Hermione are supposed to be the two characters who speak for JKR. Both of them seem to think they know what's best for others and they have the right to take actions "for the greater good." The Hermione thread that is running now made me realize how much these 2 characters have in common. Herminone, just like young DD, could become very dangerous.



> SeanM:
> I disagree about Salazar Slytherin. He lived a thousand
> years before Voldemort and there is a strong chance that
> his thoughts and philosophy may have been distorted over
> time and that he was not a forerunner of Voldemort. He may
> have merely opposed muggleborns because he was worried
> about the threat the muggle relatives of muggleborns posed
> to the school. The Basilisk may have been created to protect
> the school rather then to murder students. Besides he was
> one of the founders of the school and he had once been good
> friends with Godric Gryffindor so he must not have been all
>bad.

Potioncat:
That's an interesting point of view. I was going to argue that he left a dangerous beast at Hogwarts that could only be controlled by a Parselmouth. I don't see how it could be a defense. Who would bring a beast into a school? But then, DD had both a three-headed dog and a troll inside the castle. So maybe your point has some validity.