A part of Harry Potter I like is that Walden Macnair, barely a character, is so disproportionately badass and it's like...Eh, not that note worthy. He seriously intends to behead Buckbeak with an axe small enough to carry around his belt and throttles/necklifts Harry with one hand, and negociates with giants as the executioner for the comitee of disposal of dangerous creatures. Like, how strong is this dude ? Also, I think it would be funny to have a somewhat morally sound Slytherin with very skewed priorities who's fully brainwashed and crazy, but his heart is in the right place, and somehow is by far the kindest character.
Hello! Thanks for liking my HP posts! It's nice to see someone who seemingly agrees with my strong opinions.
I never thought much about Macnair until I read a Tumblr post or something about him and I was like...I kind of like this dude! The guy just wants to kill things and I admire simple desires like this. I need to examine his reaction to Buckbeak's execution being thwarted again :)
Also, I think it would be funny to have a somewhat morally sound Slytherin with very skewed priorities who's fully brainwashed and crazy, but his heart is in the right place, and somehow is by far the kindest character.
Hmm, morally sound but brainwashed? Not sure if that's compatible really. Brainwashed how? With blood purity ideals or something else?
But for real, JKR dropped the ball with Slytherin characters. Harry needed a Slytherin friend desperately. With better setup, Draco MAYBE could have played that role if JKR gave a crap about his development. Despite Draco's pureblood beliefs, he was willing to talk with Harry before he knew he was speaking to the famous Harry Potter. It's actually very significant because Draco is the only kid in the wizarding world who treated Harry like a normal person when he first met him. It's a shame Harry immediately wrote him off as Dudley 2.0. What's actually frustrating too is that Draco's beef with them was not related to his bigotry either. He hates Harry because Harry rejected him, rudely at that. He sniped at Ron because Ron laughed at his name. And he went on his hate crusade on Hermione because she insulted his quidditch skills. I am depressed at the missed potential.
The issue with lacking Slytherin representation could have been solved too by making characters like Percy Slytherin. I think Percy being Slytherin would have made for some great drama but heaven knows poor Percy would have been even more abused by his family so maybe not.
Based on your character description, I am picturing a Slytherin who is just like any other nice boy/girl next door. They're nice enough but they are casually bigoted through ignorance or low expectations. Kind of like Slughorne. Something like:
"Hermione/Justin are nice and all but I don't think they are marriage material, you know..."
"This technology is so cool, but I thought muggles were dumb?..."
"Why is Hagrid even a teacher here? He dropped out of school in 3rd year right? And being part giant only makes him stupider."
I wish I could express myself better but something like this in what you were thinking? Someone who has a good heart but some problematic beliefs?
