Post by Juliet Lee on Mar 8, 2008 13:00:47 GMT -5
Alright, if you clicked on this thread, than you must be interested in being a Slytherin. As being a sorter (like all Head of Houses) THis is what I will be looking for in your character.
Like Salazar Slytherin, its founder, Slytherin house values ambition, cunning, resourcefulness, and pure blood heritage. Most Slytherin students display a high level of Machiavellianism. The book also suggests that the hunger for power is a characteristic of Slytherins.
*The Sorting Hat claims that blood purity is a factor in selecting Slytherins, although this is not mentioned until the fifth book. This suggests that it bases its decisions more upon the ideals of its members, than directly on any accurate test of blood. There is no reason to believe that Muggle-born students are not sorted there, merely that pure-blooded students are more desirable to that house, as there are definite examples of half-bloods in the house (Snape and Voldemort).
*Note that not all Slytherins are bad even though Harry Potter sees it like this. There are some good Slytherins such as Slughorn, Snape (after his good deeds become known in the last book), Phineas Nigellus Black (despite his use of the derogatory term "Mudblood" [HP7]), Andromeda Tonks, and Regulus Black.
This is what I am generally looking for. If you want more information, please just PM me.
Like Salazar Slytherin, its founder, Slytherin house values ambition, cunning, resourcefulness, and pure blood heritage. Most Slytherin students display a high level of Machiavellianism. The book also suggests that the hunger for power is a characteristic of Slytherins.
*The Sorting Hat claims that blood purity is a factor in selecting Slytherins, although this is not mentioned until the fifth book. This suggests that it bases its decisions more upon the ideals of its members, than directly on any accurate test of blood. There is no reason to believe that Muggle-born students are not sorted there, merely that pure-blooded students are more desirable to that house, as there are definite examples of half-bloods in the house (Snape and Voldemort).
*Note that not all Slytherins are bad even though Harry Potter sees it like this. There are some good Slytherins such as Slughorn, Snape (after his good deeds become known in the last book), Phineas Nigellus Black (despite his use of the derogatory term "Mudblood" [HP7]), Andromeda Tonks, and Regulus Black.
This is what I am generally looking for. If you want more information, please just PM me.