As a Slytherin, I have quite a few thoughts on the whole āSlytherins are inherently evilā bias.
Slyrherins are not evil, many of our actions just fit in the more gray areas of the scale. Donāt get me wrong, there are some fucked up Slytherins, but thereās fucked up and twisted wizards from other houses too, BCJ and Pettigrew being some examples.
Slytherins are goal oriented and driven, unafraid to do what it takes to achieve their goals, often leading to the degradation of both mental and physical health. But at the same time, Slytherins have a personal set of rules that they create for themselves that they will not cross or break for any reason. Rules set by others are simply suggestions and will be easily tossed aside if they hinder progress, but breaking our own rules is out of the question. Sacrificing personal morals, beliefs, and personalities for any reason is not who a Slytherin is.
Weāre also unafraid to admit who we are. Other houses have created horrible, twisted wizards like Iāve mentioned before, but unlike the other houses, Slytherin house isnāt afraid to claim it. Just because Slytherin openly admits to producing evil wizards doesnāt mean all Slytherins are evil does it?
Speaking of evil, what really is it anyways? Yes, murder, abuse of any sort whether mental or physical, sexual abuse, torture- all of that is shit. Cruel to the core. But putting the obvious aside, what is evil? Going against what is preordained? Forging your own path against the wishes and wills of others? Going against the normal and trying to achieve personal goals no matter what has to be done in the process? Take out the comic book concept of evil and destruction and chaos and think of some of the Slytherins considered evil. Narcissa didnāt murder, didnāt cheat, didnāt torture. Hell, she wasnāt wven branded with the Dark Mark! She sides with Voldemort and her husband in order to protect her son, her family, as we as keep peace with Lucius. She sided with Voldemort because it was the way she saw that was the easiest to achieve her goals- she was provided protection and her family was safe and protected. As soon as she realized Voldemort did not care for Lucius or herself, not did he care about the life of Draco and intended him to be murdered, she went against him and stopped fighting for him to keep her family safe. Hell she even lied about the death of Harry, the boy her family swore against, all to keep them safe and alive! She knew it was the only way to reach her son and ensure his safety!
And look at Regulus, Siriusās brother. He didnāt want to be scorned, be mistreated like Sirius was, so he adopted the views of his family for self preservation. He followed Voldemort and even joined his ranks to ensure he would be treated the way he wanted to be. It would bring pride from his family, he wouldnāt have to suffer like he watched Sirius suffer. But as soon as he realized what Voldemort was doing was against his beliefs, his moral code, his set of rules he set for himself, Regulus revolted and even went a step further to try and stop Voldemort. As soon as he realized that Voldemort was as willing to treat others like scum, like slaves, and abuse and torture them like his parents did Sirius, the future he wanted to escape, he went against it and fought against it, even sacrificing himself to achieve his own ends. Yet he still told Kreacher not to tell his family what heād done so they would not view him as they did Sirius.
There are much more Slytherin wizards like these two than like Vdemort, yet theyāre considered evil because of the house they were sorted into. Remove the veil of evil and really analyze Slytherins. Slytherins arenāt evil, theyāre self serving and goal oriented and often dont follow the same rules as others. They can definitely be assholes at some points though.
And the pure blood bias thing? Think about when Hogwarts was founded. Witch trial, witch hunts, an anti-magic mania was all happening. Slytherin wasnāt an ass, he just wanted to keep wizard kind safe from Muggles and didnāt trust Muggle Borns because regardless of possessing magic, they were still raised in a Muggle society with muggle beliefs and bias and could pose a threat to wizards and the wizarding community. They were a possible danger and Slytherin wanted to protect his own kind. Once the prejudice disappeared and the trials stopped, however, more selfish and cruel Slytherins manipulated that view of Slytherin into racist bigotry to justify their own unfounded hatred.
Although, ya know, putting a giant fucking unpredictable snake hidden in a secret chamber of the castle, regardless if your heir could control it or not, to stand guardian over the wizards of non Muggle descent to protect them from any Muggle threat, was a dumbass idea. Of course itās bound to backfire, especially if the heir is a complete and utter bloodthirsty raving lunatic.
So yeah, ramble over. One about Hufflepuff is probably coming soon I have a lot to say about them
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