Re: Gryffindor.hermione_angelJanuary 21 2008, 00:53:15 UTC
In Snape's case Dumbledore himself gave an indication that he did not feel that Snape was sorted into the right house. In 'The Prince's Tale', Snape says that he is a brave man and Dumbledore replies with "You know, I sometimes think we Sort too soon ..." Of course, bravery is the canon house trait of Gryffindor. However, I think Slytherin suits Snape just fine ;)
Snape proved himself to be a great man eventually, but I can't understand why he'd pick the Dark Arts over Lily, whom he loved. By staying with the Dark Arts and connecting himself to Slytherin, he was being quite selfish. As for Draco, well, he wasn't evil and I'm not saying he was. The Malfoys ended up becoming trapped with Voldemort. They've always been forerunners for Pureblood superiority but things clearly got out of control for them towards the end. The fact that Lucius and Narcissa even chose to become a Death Eaters show that they aren't very decent people. Narcissa seems less sure of herself so perhaps Lucius Malfoy can be blamed for dragging Narcissa and Draco into the fray. Just like Snape choosing the Dark Arts over Lily, Lucius Malfoy placed his entire family in danger by siding with Voldemort. Clearly, power and reputation meant a lot to him. He wanted it to be known that he cared about being an advocate for Voldemort's ideals about Pureblood superiority... so much in fact that they was willing to compromise his family's safety in return for that power. If you had a family, would you join the Death Eaters? If you cared about your family foremost, you wouldn't do such a dangerous thing. It was selfish on Lucius' (and Narcissa's) part. Although, I like Narcissa because she was aware of just how much danger they were in and honestly, what sort of mother would put her life ahead of her son's? I'm not surprised by her actions at all - it's motherly instincts to want to protect your offspring. Any sane mother would do the same. However, in the end, the Malfoys were once again trying to protect themselves (nothing wrong with this) and of course they didn't want to be killed by Voldemort. They thought that if they stuck with Voldemort, they would've been immune from his wrath. Like I said, it was a survival tactic - they were being cunning.
I never said that Slytherins didn't care about others. All I said was that it wasn't a canon house quality. Loyalty is a canon Hufflepuff trait. I wasn't trying to go anywhere with it. Of course Slytherins care about others, but like most of the Slytherins in the series, they realise they've made a huge mistake when they lose/come close to losing that special person (Regulus Black, Snape and the Malfoys as examples here). Why did they make that mistake? It was mostly because they realised that they should've spent more time trying to care for or protect that person instead of being so wrapped up in what they wanted for themselves. I do admire the canon Slytherin qualities, but I just think it's easier for them to be so focused on one goal/ambition and forget the people around them as a result of it (as was often the case).
As cutting as any of my remarks may have been, I still stand completely by what I wrote under question #9 as it was representative of canon Slytherins. I don't think there's anything inaccurate there.
Snape proved himself to be a great man eventually, but I can't understand why he'd pick the Dark Arts over Lily, whom he loved. By staying with the Dark Arts and connecting himself to Slytherin, he was being quite selfish. As for Draco, well, he wasn't evil and I'm not saying he was. The Malfoys ended up becoming trapped with Voldemort. They've always been forerunners for Pureblood superiority but things clearly got out of control for them towards the end. The fact that Lucius and Narcissa even chose to become a Death Eaters show that they aren't very decent people. Narcissa seems less sure of herself so perhaps Lucius Malfoy can be blamed for dragging Narcissa and Draco into the fray. Just like Snape choosing the Dark Arts over Lily, Lucius Malfoy placed his entire family in danger by siding with Voldemort. Clearly, power and reputation meant a lot to him. He wanted it to be known that he cared about being an advocate for Voldemort's ideals about Pureblood superiority... so much in fact that they was willing to compromise his family's safety in return for that power. If you had a family, would you join the Death Eaters? If you cared about your family foremost, you wouldn't do such a dangerous thing. It was selfish on Lucius' (and Narcissa's) part. Although, I like Narcissa because she was aware of just how much danger they were in and honestly, what sort of mother would put her life ahead of her son's? I'm not surprised by her actions at all - it's motherly instincts to want to protect your offspring. Any sane mother would do the same. However, in the end, the Malfoys were once again trying to protect themselves (nothing wrong with this) and of course they didn't want to be killed by Voldemort. They thought that if they stuck with Voldemort, they would've been immune from his wrath. Like I said, it was a survival tactic - they were being cunning.
I never said that Slytherins didn't care about others. All I said was that it wasn't a canon house quality. Loyalty is a canon Hufflepuff trait. I wasn't trying to go anywhere with it. Of course Slytherins care about others, but like most of the Slytherins in the series, they realise they've made a huge mistake when they lose/come close to losing that special person (Regulus Black, Snape and the Malfoys as examples here). Why did they make that mistake? It was mostly because they realised that they should've spent more time trying to care for or protect that person instead of being so wrapped up in what they wanted for themselves. I do admire the canon Slytherin qualities, but I just think it's easier for them to be so focused on one goal/ambition and forget the people around them as a result of it (as was often the case).
As cutting as any of my remarks may have been, I still stand completely by what I wrote under question #9 as it was representative of canon Slytherins. I don't think there's anything inaccurate there.
Gods that was long! Sorry! o_O;
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