In the end I didn't like how Slytherin was portrayed, especially how they all walked out of the final battle and none stayed to fight. Peter was the only acception that willingly went and it was a means of traitorship that allowed him to do it. We wasn't bad from the beginning but turned because of weakness. I don't think this one showing of one member from one other house is proportionate to how people would actually feel. There could be Slytherins that are cunning and sly but aren't mongering blood purifiers. Likewise, there can be pureblood maniacs in Ravenclaw that were placed there because they were smarter than they were cunning. I do agree, Linda, that Voldemort would take anyone willing but it's something I would have liked to actually see in writing as opposed to villifying an entire house simply because their uncle is the evil overlord. They were stereotyped in the end and I wasn't impressed with that. I think the whole notion of Slytherin = Voldemort supporters could have been redeemed if some of them had broken away and fought. The balance wasn't there for me. |