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Post by electrocutions on Jul 15, 2017 20:05:34 GMT
Very legit that you got Ravenclaw and Gryffindor--I can definitely see the adventurous but responsible aspect of your character in it--talk about balanced!  It was an interesting exercise - wonder what qualifies as a Slytherin. Must be some traits that border on "Narcissistic" tendencies perhaps. Draco was quite selfish and all about himself and family name. Ahhh yes--Slytherin does seem to be the trickiest of the houses to define--I'm thinking so, especially since the books were told from Harry's point of view. I can definitely see how "narcissism" might be a risk with Slytherin, but at the same time, I was wondering if loyalty had anything to do with the house. Hufflepuffs are known to be loyal, but Slytherins are loyal too, but in a different way--I think that they just so happen to be loyal to their family, or to those that can earn or gain their respect though (Lucius and Narcissa's only real redeeming quality just so happened to be their love for their son Draco--in the end, the Malfoy family made it out alive in the books because they clung so fiercely to each other). Thoughts?  |
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Post by downundernzer on Jul 17, 2017 2:05:59 GMT
There is a cruel streak with Slytherins as well.
I would think all houses would be loyal to their houses in their own way and even families.
Slytherins seemed cruel and nasty at times like what they did as pranks or get backs. And of all the houses the only ones that had the ability to speak parcel tongue yet Harry could.
A darker side to the Slytherins compared to any other house.
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Post by electrocutions on Jul 17, 2017 13:18:23 GMT
There is a cruel streak with Slytherins as well. I would think all houses would be loyal to their houses in their own way and even families. Slytherins seemed cruel and nasty at times like what they did as pranks or get backs. And of all the houses the only ones that had the ability to speak parcel tongue yet Harry could. A darker side to the Slytherins compared to any other house. Hmm, fair points with what you said! It's definitely true that there were a lot of bullish and unpleasant folks who were Slytherin, and that Slytherin has a dark reputation, for sure. However, I'm still thinking though Slytherin may be painted in that light, there are other shadow aspects to the other Houses as well--we don't know too much about Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw, but in terms of Gryffindors, there are Peter Pettigrew, Romilda Vane and Cormac McLaggen who show signs of the cruelty and darkness you mention (mostly through gossip and slander with Romilda, arrogance and entitlement in Cormac, and Peter...well--he was a Death Eater). Even James Potter, Harry's dad, while also in Gryffindor, was not the most saintly fellow either--he bullied Snape (who was a Slytherin) while they were both in school. That said, while there might be the shadow side to things emphasized in Slytherin, I'm thinking there must be two sides of the came coin in all respects!  |
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