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Salazar Slytherin

Jul 20, 2005 18:38

characters:founders:salazar slytherin, wizarding world:general, characters:founders, books:chamber of secrets

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pharnabazus July 20 2005, 17:32:10 UTC

I've wondered for some time if Salazar's Basilisk might originally have been a rather dangerous and "slytherin-like" way to "protect" the school. I suggested as much in my essay here early last year, with some theories about Slytherin's probable motivations in one of the later chapters - although of course the whole essay needs to be revised in the light of Half-Blood Prince ( ... )

conuly July 20 2005, 18:55:24 UTC

I agree. I've never thought Salazar was actually a racist - or, at least, that if he was, this wasn't what motivated him.

He thought muggle-borns were less trustworthy? Well, yeah. Because they were less trustworthy, torn like that between their families (who probably didn't like magic) and the wizarding world.

Re: safakus July 20 2005, 20:05:40 UTC

I did read your essay P, a few months ago. I haven't yet read the HBP as of yet (I live in Turkey and Amazon hasn't delivered it yet) so i don't know if it touches the issue of Founders. About Aragog, i would think Dumbledore would put wards keeping them out of school, especially after the basilisk died. The question is were there any giant spiders before Aragog as he calls the others his children ( ... )

Re: conuly July 20 2005, 21:03:35 UTC

The ability to speak to snakes. Remember, Harry spoke a whole conversation with a snake in book 1, and Voldie's family apparently uses Parseltongue to each other all the time.

Re: safakus July 20 2005, 21:11:47 UTC

I'm not so sure. Of course it's the ability to talk to snakes. But when Harry tells the snake not to attack Justin, he is pretty sure the snake got the massage. If that's the case, i wonder whot would happen if two different parseltounges told the same snake to do different things.
The basilisk certainly seemed he was taking orders from possesed Ginny and Tom himself. And Nagini is unusually loyal to Voldemort, but Harry doesn't try parseltounge in the grave yard, either, which is a little suspicious on JKR's part. Was she trying to cover something?
PS: I haven't read the HBP yet so if you know something i don't, please, don't share.

Re: conuly July 21 2005, 00:53:19 UTC

Whoops! It was a minor spoiler, I'm sorry. I assumed that since you were reading this entry, you had read it.

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purebastardx May 21 2012, 08:57:06 UTC

I think Salazar was just misunderstood. He was afraid that Muggleborns would expose the magical world and that was justified. Wizards and witches were haunted back then, Muggles were dangerous. I don't agree that Muggleborns shouldn't attend Hogwarts, but I do understand the logic behind his theory.