[HPforGrownups] Slytherin house

[Philip Whitehouse]

No: HPFGUIDX 191605

> There's not a witch nor wizard that didn't go bad that came out of Slytherin (Hagrid SORCERER'S STONE, US). The worst was Tom Riddle and we know who he became. Snape changed only to try to save Lily. McNair lied to stay out of Azkaban. Many of the deatheaters were in Slytherin. Lucius was a prefect in Slytherin. Slytherin himself valued purebloods above all others and this supposedly caused a riff between Gryffindor and himself. I appreciate a response or your opinions, thank you. Jenn fuzz876i
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Hmm, I don't think there's much to disagree on. However I do think that it's worth saying that just as Snape changed for Lily, so did James. My main complaint with the houses is that by and large they are very one dimensional - the sorting hat is always correct.

Also isn't the phrase "There's not a witch nor wizard that didn't go bad that didn't come out of Slytherin" - i.e. all bad wizards came from Slytherin - not that all were bad - though the one-dimensionality of houses doesn't help the reader get this impression.

Philip Whitehouse
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