Harry Potter: A Defense of Slytherin

Today we offer our defense of Slytherin, the most misunderstood house in Harry Potter. Plus, we sort some characters outside of Harry Potter into this house. Support ScreenPrism on Patreon: www.patreon.co...
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[@thetake]

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[@tomasvrabec1845]

Could you do a video about Hufflepuff please?

[@TheMiKeYM1KE]

Can You Make More Videos On The Wire Please

[@thezenlu]

Sherlock Holmes probably, but your Marvel pick could easily be Racenclaw. The defensive use of Edmond Dantes is complete mischaracterization. Edmond is at the start brave, friendly and naive; and mostly likely a Hufflepuff or Gryffindor. it is only through the training of Faria that he learns to be as cunning and determined as he becomes. While all of Dante's enemies also show Slytherin type qualities as well... though Fernand's temper and passion could be characterized as a Gryffindor trait.

[@Dragonfire-ko8fs]

Please do hufflepuff.

[@Chief-Remeldian-Olympus]

Harry would make great Slytherin if he was raise right

[@DissectingThoughts]

The main problem is Rowling's own views on morality. She clearly personally thinks most, if not all, evil in the world is done out of ambition and cowardice, and so very rarely considers how the other house's key characteristics could be perverted into motivations for doing evil. Would it be so hard to write an evil Ravenclaw, an evil Gryffindor, or even an evil Hufflepuff? An evil Ravenclaw would be a person who values the pursuit of knowledge over ethical concerns. Basically the mad scientist archetype, conducting experiments on people - perhaps even "for the greater good." An evil Hufflepuff would be a person whose loyalty blinds them to being truly empathetic. Basically any prejudiced religious person who thinks that in-group = moral uprightness. And pray we never see an evil Gryffindor. Bravery can be a terrible thing if unhinged from a moral compass. Basically the Joker is a prime example of an evil Gryffindor. He's brave enough to do whatever he thinks is funny but has no regard for morals or even rationality.

[@childfreepoet]

JKR's evil Ravenclaws - Gilderoy Lockhart, Quirinus Quirrell JKR's evil Gryffindor - Peter Pettigrew JKR's evil Hufflepuff - ...you got me there

[@MonkeyKingsformerroomate]

Whoa, I literally just posted something very similar on my facebook. Even used the Mad Scientist analogy. Joker is perfect as an example. Doctor Octavius for Ravenclaw. Hufflepuff, Todd from Breaking Bad. He is absolutely loyal to his family without a shred of empathy for those he kills. Walter White could maybe qualify but he's far more selfish.

[@thebigmuffin6632]

Mengele, the nazi doctor who experimented on captives in Auschwitz, would be a perfect example of an evil Ravenclaw outside of Harry Potter.

[@MonkeyKingsformerroomate]

@Draydin Bardon I honestly thought she was until I saw the question. I think shes more appropriate there then slytherin.

[@sophi_coo]

There are ravenclaw villains the very first dada teachers in the series, and for hufflepuff well there aren't villains stated to be hufflepuff but she has said that that's the house she admires the most, the closest thing we get in te series is Zacharias Smith, Who proved that hufflepuffs can be assholes too, the funny thing is that I think hufflepuff and Slytherin are the houses that resemble the most

[@bumbleli3845]

Fun fact: Draco Malfoys wand has a unicorn hair core, which is the hardest to turn to the dark arts.

[@cherry7590]

that's just mindblowing :O

[@lukeified2300]

Harvard: Yo u want a scholarship?

[@erikagabrielle6278]

Finally someone..

[@Sakixlover]

I thought it was dragon heartstring

[@bumbleli3845]

Ario Dewandaru Ollivander says in deathly hallows that it was unicorn hair

[@Alayne89]

Unofficial Hogwarts house mottos: Ravenclaw: Do what is wise Gryffindor: Do what is right Hufflepuff: Do what is good Slytherin: "Do what is necessary" edit: thank you all. I think this is the most likes I have ever received

[@nynguyen8070]

And that is exactly why Ravenclaw and Slytherin are my favorite Houses

[@Cpre1111]

ELana, perfectly said

[@youraveragemusicperson2176]

As a slytherclaw, I can confirm

[@Alayne89]

And all of them might lead to completely different actions given the one scenario

[@stephanielim5544]

I'm a slytherclaw a perfect combination in avoiding destruction in any situations, my personality type is an INTP.

[@sallyngo718]

When Pottermore had the chat options available, my Slytherin house mates were one of the most kindest and caring people out there.

[@amalkaraly]

Sally Ngo IK right ? My best friend is a Slytherin

[@karissamarcano6698]

Huh chats it isn't there anymore?

[@nuryashifainsyiraah663]

@@karissamarcano6698 that was probably the old version of pottermore

[@AllyVas15]

@@karissamarcano6698 Yeah, there were also games. They don't exist anymore

[@dangermenatwork]

Old pottermore was the shit back then

[@unchante]

Pointing out this forever, Merlin WAS Slytherin

[@BucketThinkTank14657Nerd]

Thereby making Slytherin the best house

[@androkguz]

What? Merlin was previous to Hogwarts

[@lolablake9196]

androkguz It’s on pottermore that Merlin was a Slytherin

[@unchante]

@@lolablake9196 yep, there goes another good guy for the snake pit and a big one

[@androkguz]

Hmm, I guess you are right. I was under the impresion that Merlin predated Hogwarts, perhaps because the real myth of Merlin places him on the 500s and hogwarts was founded something like 8 centuries before the hp story.

[@nanditasen94]

Why isn't no one talking about Narcissa Malfoy she literally saved Harry's life in the dark forest

[@purplegalaxy9751]

I agree

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

fore her son's safety mainly.

[@candicemarle2078]

Priya Sen i think they did in the las slytherin video

[@Saimeren]

She saves his life to save her son. It's for her own well being, not out of the kindness of her heart.

[@purplegalaxy9751]

@@Saimeren she could of just ratted him out when he told her but she didn't

[@sleepingsnorlax9948]

There’s a very fine line between Slytherin and Gryfindoor, both have power, strength and honour but are presented in different ways

[@tngtrivedi]

Plus, Slytherins are cool and calculating and Gryffindors are emotional and very impulsive

[@gemini_moon9689]

I took the official test twice and got both results^^

[@justemoi7610]

True, I don't understand how they can hate each other that much and yet be so similar

[@hisokahimawari3756]

@@justemoi7610 Too many similarity can be the cause of hate.

[@justemoi7610]

@@hisokahimawari3756 True. Very true ! 🙂

[@dwaekkisinsanity5233]

Ron: "There's not a witch or wizard who went bad who wasn't in Slytherin" Me: *laughs in Peter*

[@catx480]

even when everyone thought sirius was bad and knew he was a gryffindor no mention of that...

[@partysharter]

also quirrell👀

[@sim-nu9nf]

*laughs in quirrel*

[@natsumi970]

It's not all Slytherin are bad *Concisely, most of the Dealth Eaters and dark wizards are Slytherins*

[@laabib44]

Recently Harry Potter is famous again.

[@StrongBalloonChris]

Yeah, yeah, Slytherins are amazing and all that. But look! Harry Potter just breathed! 500 points to Gryffindor! ;) xD

[@youraveragemusicperson2176]

LMAO hello fellow ravenclaw

[@grelllestrange]

You just described my live with my old math teacher. "Karina, yeah, you were good but you have a 3+" (You had to raise your hand more then 7 times in a lesson to get a 1- and I raised it much more in every lesson) "Oh! Other student! You raised your hand one time and said bullshit! 1+++++!"

[@CookingSeason]

LMAO

[@junkersju8711]

Wow ..... OK then

[@coolslytherin3084]

Lmao

[@fightnerd]

You failed to mention Merlin is a Slytherin

[@kjk4795]

Nice

[@arcangel4192]

Merlin’s beard!

[@ZurditaDinamita]

Funny and sad at the same time, they adore Merlin's figure the most, but they have prejuices against Slytherin. Ok 👍 (Well, I think prejuices just come after the Voldy thing, I like to think Slytherin was a more appreciated house before that).

[@theroadtocosplayandcomicco5840]

@@arcangel4192 Damm

[@Ambar42]

That's not possible since Merlin lived before Hogwarts was founded. I know this was stated at some time by J.K. but it's still a massive hole in the lore. You can look that up.

[@sahrahughes2532]

Even Alan Rickman himself once said that he would be a Slytherin! And he is definitely not a bad guy!

[@bellatrixsrtio3456]

Love the profile photo 😍

[@sohappyicoulddie123]

Was not*

[@charlescalthrop2535]

K K beat me to it.

[@MC-xx4fd]

May he, one of the best and essential parts of our childhood stories rest in peace.

[@astraimoons]

One of the big reason Slytherins get hated so much is that J.K. didn’t even TRY to give us even a tiny bit of good till the very end

[@elizabeth7491]

Ikr!!

[@astraimoons]

Us as in Slytherin, I’m a Slytherin

[@ayesha2524]

Sooo soo trueee

[@noorykorky5056]

But she did give us Andromeda Tonks (born Black), did she not?

[@noorykorky5056]

Also, she gives us Horace Slughorn.

[@hellatze]

Slytherin save the school ? 10 POINT TO GRIFFIN DOOR

[@cherry7590]

this made me laugh more than it should. *then cries in Slytherin*

[@user-tr9yz8bo4d]

LMAOOOO

[@emsieboo6746]

It’s only because they are Dumbledore’s favourite and Harry Potter is in it

[@katomiyamashita2870]

Lmao I'm crying

[@xmellifluusx4432]

I'm sorry but it's *Gryffindor

[@penelopekessell4154]

the hat didn't even touch draco's head and he's like "yea this boi a slytherin."

[@pastelbaby3549]

Red hair weaslys Plantinum blonde equals Malloy Either that or that hat didn’t want that hair grease on them

[@Trollrocker89]

Lice?

[@ananyasharma7463]

And the funny thing is I don't found much (or any) Slytherin traits in him. He is a one-note bullying blood purist prat and even in the last 2 books he was still to some extent one note. Jkr wanted to create a small antagonist and she created draco and his gang as cliche rivals. In fact golden trio showed more slytherin traits than draco showed ever.

[@joxysurge9631]

And to think he would end up un Hufflepuff lol , the hair says a lot! 🐍

[@sunishamaharjan6821]

it didnt want to ruin his hair im guessing-

[@somethingdiffrant]

I'm trying to think of a Slytherin character Rowling wrote who has a happy family life. Voldemort's mother raped his father with a love potion. Snape's father was abusive. Draco's parents were Death Eaters. Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff characters often are shown with supportive, loving parental figures (not exclusively, but often). I identify with Slytherin characters because I come from a dysfunctional family. Many people do. I know as well as anyone that a brutal, do-whatever-it-takes attitude comes from surviving trauma. Slytherins are survivors!

[@manogyanpattanaik7226]

Very true.

[@lrr_xx8366]

Scorpius???

[@lrr_xx8366]

@Atria Laurent ok ok ok... you win... BUT HOW ABOUT ALBUS??? I HATE THE CURSED CHILD BUT HEY

[@lrr_xx8366]

@Atria Laurent Actually, For thw most part I see your point but it specifically says FAMILY life not including school and, if I remember correctly, Harry insures Albus it is alright to be put in Slytherin as it is not a bad house

[@lrr_xx8366]

@Atria Laurent I understand as I have been in his shoes, shadowed. But the fact that he already had a friend and made a friend immediately I fail to believe that he truly had a terrible life... Also another slytherin who had a bad FAMILY life was slughorn, Belatrix... They aren't students but former students

[@pastlesandfish]

Slytherins, like serpents, are misunderstood. Snakes get a bad rep for being symbols of evil, cunning and craftiness but they are also symbols of wisdom, healing and rebirth. Remember what the snake was tempting Eve with in the Garden of Eden; knowledge. They value intelligence like Ravenclaws but utilise it differently. Ravenclaws value intelligence and learning for their own sake but Slytherins use these traits to their advantage, as tools to get what they want. So they're a house of ambitious hard workers. Draco is also a good representation of the snake being a symbol for rebirth. He may initially be bad or at least be on the path towards darkness but in the end, he chooses the right side and is born anew, much like how a snake would shed its skin. Slytherins also tend to be perceived as treacherous much like their animal symbol but the truth is, Slytherins are very loyal, a characteristic they share with Hufflepuffs. Slytherins always look after their own and stick together. That kind of camaraderie may be harder to find in the more competitive houses such as Gryffindor and Ravenclaw. The Slytherin part of the Hogwarts motto is "do what is necessary" and we see some Slytherins in the story make the ultimate sacrifice in order to do what is necessary. As the video mentions Snape willing to be perceived as a villain to do good, Leta Lestrange gives her own life to defend Newt and his brother in the battle with Grindlewald in the second Fantastic Beasts movie. Like Snape, Leta was bullied by those who expected the worst from her because of her family and the House she was sorted into. Slytherins don't have an image problem, the other Houses have a prejudice problem. I say all this as a proud Hufflepuff who has an equally proud Slytherin sister. :)

[@dark_magicks4437]

Scottish Prince Thank you your one comment is a better defense than this video

[@pastlesandfish]

@@dark_magicks4437 Very kind of you to say, thank you. :)

[@alexluv9605]

Aww that is so beautiful thank you I feel much more appreciated about being a slytherin now 🤘💜

[@pastlesandfish]

@JNike This is only true if you accept the religious interpretation as correct. God wanted Adam and Eve to remain ignorant so only he would know good and evil. If you are a lover of knowledge and science then the story takes on a darker meaning. It becomes about a supreme being who wants to keep all knowledge for himself and keep his creations subservient and ignorant. Wanting knowledge is not an evil act but if you are religious, it is because religious organisations, like their God, want to keep followers ignorant and dependent on the organisation for how to live their lives. It's all about control, Knowledge sets you free.

[@pastlesandfish]

@JNike Jesus, this is a fucking Harry Potter video. Will you settle the fuck down please? There really is no need to rant this way. All I did was make an innocent comment defending Slytherin House. Go rabble on about your religion elsewhere.

[@ives6622]

Benedict Cumberbatch's characters: Slytherin Benedict in real life: Hufflepuff

[@Black-io1uc]

He's very Ravenclaw

[@juliafitrzyk6575]

Nah, Ben is a total Ravenclaw. He can be mistaken as a Hufflepuff though.

[@elizabeth7491]

Abhishek NS I wouldn’t say a total slytherin but definitely a bit he’s very ambitious like you said

[@riti184]

@Abhishek NS whooooo I didn't know that

[@romina2185]

he is a ravenclaw

[@averagemossenjoyer]

"I'm not a psychopath I'm a highly functioning sociopath. Do your research." Oof an intelligent, cold burn

[@pizzatime1107]

Theuncreativeyoutube but he has misdiagnosed himself as a sociopath wouldn’t say he’s one or care for people.

[@mak3yasmiil3]

One might call that a freezer burn

[@luthientinuviel101]

@@pizzatime1107 actually I think he misdiagnosed himself too

[@charlescalthrop2535]

He’s not a sociopath though, as everyone else has said.

[@johnnyscifi]

Finish the sentence... "A high functioning sociopath, that solves crime as a healthier alternative to getting high" ;)

[@Molimo95]

Saying that most politicians would be Slytherin is not the right way to go if you want to defend Slytherin.

[@coveruplies]

Right lol

[@nm9688]

Okay the fact that Patrick Bateman is your profile picture is killing me

[@Molimo95]

killing hookers with a chainsaw and stabbing homeless people > being the reason why hookers and homeless people exist

[@danortiz]

You know what's worst than a Slytherin Politician? a Gryffindor Politician... you can do more harm to humanity for good reasons than good things for bad reasons.

[@nine300]

I always thought the "reptilian" thing was a great metaphor, if only people would stop taking it literally.

[@TheTokkie]

JK: "It's really important we had characters like Cedric and Luna in the later books to show that people outside Gryffindor can be heroes too." Also JK: GREEN ROBE BAD!!!

[@kirbydied2875]

Copied

[@TheTokkie]

@@kirbydied2875 indeed, so what?

[@kirbydied2875]

@@TheTokkie copied

[@waterfallsdontsaymeow2917]

She made Snape a hero, he's a Slytherin.

[@kirbydied2875]

@Noon copied

[@SantomPh]

Not a mention of Horace Slughorn, who duelled Voldermort himself and was actually a very good teacher (even if he did have favorites).

[@stony7347]

Slughorn wasn't really that good. He gave Tom Riddle info about horcruxes, and rather than admit his mistake, he just concealed the memory, to make it look like he hadn't given the info about horcruxes.

[@edpotter1170]

@@stony7347 which proves that he's really smart, considering that Tom Riddle referred to him for a very restricted piece of info. his playing favourites is his only downfall imo because he was blinded by his impression on Tom, thinking he's a very sweet and collected student that he freely gave away the info. he even described Horcrux as a very horrifying magic and got terrified when Tom asked about making 7 horcruxes, saying "isn't one murder bad enough?" or something like that.

[@bennyton2560]

I think he gave Ginny the recognition she deserves, so having favorites might not be a bad thing in its own

[@honeybunny7239]

Every teavher has favorites, some just act on it more than others. Iv seen some in real life that were worse than slughorn. At least slugs faves were hardworking and deserved to be a fave. Gotta love the dumb as a brick jocks or class clowns that get to be teachers pet and get away with practically failing but "somehow" get passing grades or better in their fave teachers class. Get extensions on homework because they are lazy ect. Slughorn at least focused on good qualities like hard work, intelligence , and talent and didnt just go based on personality . sure he added famous people but thats different than popularity in school ( most had powerful parents, so it wasnt even their own fame , just by proxy)

[@alextaws6657]

@Esther V. not really, see mclaggen or that student with the beautiful mother (forgot the name)

[@leehking5212]

It made me really mad when, in the last book, McGonagall called for all the students to help save Hogwarts EXCEPT the Slytherins. I love McGonagall, but I really didn't like her in that moment.

[@camtungo4003]

Leeh King OMG I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE

[@moreofacursethanacharm5935]

I thought she had done it to save them pain, as their parents would be on the other side. Thanks for showing me another side.

[@vRakunz]

Tbf a good amount of slytherin parents were death eaters and either A would have had to kill or fight their parents or B would have turned and fought against Hogwarts and the other houses. I mean look at crabbe goyle and malfoy they turned against hogwarts. Who's to say the other slytherins wouldnt have helped Voldemort as well?

[@brainlessbio]

Actually, that's incorrect. I think you've mistaken the movie scene for the book scene. McGonagall in the last book (Chapter 31: The battle of Hogwarts) is in fact evacuating the school, so she says: “-evacuation will be overseen by Mr. Filch and Madam Pomfrey. Prefects, when I give the word, you will organize your House and take your charges, in an orderly fashion, to the evacuation point.” “If you are of age, you may stay,” "[...] I must ask you, therefore, to move quickly and calmly, and so as your prefects-” Then, Voldemort interrupts her when he speaks inside everyones minds. Pansy screams about handing Harry over and McGonagall invites HER to leave first, then the students from Slytherin house. “Thank you, Miss Parkinson,” said Professor McGonagall in a clipped voice. “You will leave the Hall first with Mr. Filch. If the rest of your House could follow.” Keep in mind, she's not excluding Slytherins or anything like that, she said earlier that anyone who's an adult can stay. As you can see by the fact that she proceeds to call the other houses name so they can follow the Slytherins. “Ravenclaws, follow on!” cried Professor McGonagall. But...only the Slytherin table was empty at the end (: Which means they didn't want to help. Not a single one of them. Ravenclaw students stayed, so did Hufflepuffs, but not Slytherins. 'Slowly the four tables emptied. The Slytherin table was completely deserted, but a number of older Ravenclaws remained seated while their fellows filed out; even more Hufflepuffs stayed behind, and half of remained in their seats, '

[@denkikaminari256]

I think she did that cause some slytherin parents were death eaterd and ut would hurt them to fight against their own parents

[@Someone-hl5gr]

Regulus Black is the most heroic one in Slytherin imo. He was brought up in such a way in his home that he went to the dark side thinking it's the right side. But his own conscience was most important and he understood how evil Voldemort could be after knowing about the horcrux. He didn't want people to suffer in the hands of someone so evil n so invincible. So he made a big big sacrifice of his life. Respected the life of his house elf so much that took the pain potion himself, died trying to save the Innocents of the wizarding world n he accepted the death. He went ahead knowing the outcome would kill him or anyway he'd be killed by Voldemort even if he survives the cave. A young guy taught about pureblood supremacy whole life makes the conscious decision to sacrifice his life so that a pureblood supremacist can't become invincible n harm Innocents. He had no good moral compass influencers in his surroundings his parents n siblings all supported Voldemort n we're proud of him joining death eaters. Sirious was no longer living with them. Yet the young guy had it in himself to realise how evil the dark side is and has the courage n moral sense to want to correct it. He's the best Slytherin imo

[@Youboremenow]

wasn't merlin a slytherin?

[@amandaevans518]

Yes! 👏

[@cherry7590]

everyone is talking about Snape and forget about Regulus. Snape wasnt raised by a racist pureblood family, unlike Regulus, and still he was a total jerk and a fucking racist. He would not have acted against Voldemort if it would not have been because of Lilly, which is just plain stupid. Voldemort murders entire families - who gives a shit. Voldemort kills the girl that friendzoned him years ago - OMG WHY

[@mlcrp6907]

Yes thank you!!!!

[@supreme_chr375]

@@cherry7590 omg ive been looking for this everywhere

[@Based_Chameleon]

Slytherin is the house with the most potential. The most potential to succeed and the most potential to fall.

[@PortalJay]

Why'd you have to read us like that, man

[@rifatnadir1302]

PlanYourLift i am a pisces and a slytherin so great?

[@elizabeth7491]

Agreed

[@geminislytherin949]

everyone eventually falls down their high horse. so :)

[@bea-tp5jt]

uhm yeah

[@chanai956]

Don't forget, Loki is a Slytherin. He's my fav character tho :")

[@omelas8375]

Different universes kid

[@luis_zuniga]

Chan Ai and Emma Frost don't forget her.

[@nexieterithu1073]

Green? ✔ Snakes? ✔ Tricks? ✔ YuP.

[@RebelRikki]

Loki even wears Slytherin colors, whereas Thor wears Gryffindor colors lol

[@soirema]

Is he thou?

[@Scooby_Nubie]

Ravenclaw: Would FIND a way for BOTH of you to live Gryffindor: Would DIE for you Hufflepuff: Would DIE WITH you Slytherin: Would KILL for you

[@aceshighdueceslow]

I think the logic there follows that Slytherin would kill YOU

[@CamJames]

@@aceshighdueceslow the evil ones, yes. the good Slytherins would kill for their friends.

[@BabyDoll-jw3uf]

@@CamJames very true!

[@thatrandomaccount4342]

Cam James Exactly, like evil Gryffindors, Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs would kill YOU.

[@CamJames]

Lorraine Cleverly how many evil members of those houses exist? No idea what that even means

[@aimeeuhqgjwalf2433]

draco deserved better. in the first year when he met harry and asked to be his friend, he wanted harry to say yes because he admired harry so much. he was young and forming your own opinions apart from your parents is something every person at his age does but also to be in a family with so much pressure and very traditional opinions that are rarely questioned, makes what he said in the movies make more sense. he joins the death eaters out of fear and the thought that he can't do anything differently. this starts to be explored in the half blood prince in the bathroom scene but it is quickly screwed up by jk. after the battle of hogwarts (which, btw, is almost ruined for me bc the whole no slytherins helped thing is obviously very biased by jk) when draco is together with his mother and father its (i believe) stated that they probably wanted to just stay alive. there are so many things that point to draco not being as bad as described at all and even though jk points out multiple times that people aren't black and white, her points are kind of lost because while she keeps saying this she never explores story lines that show this well. the only one she ever really explores is snape and even that's not that well done. this is just my opinion rly and its kinda stupid bc i get so riled up about this even though its just a series of books & movies lol but it could've been done a lot better

[@cherry7590]

you're right. the malfoys realised that the had chosen the wrong side and just wanted to survive. malfoy had a mental crisis, his father went to prison and everyone expected him to step in his father's position between the deatheaters. harry humiliated him often in front of other people, he even stalked him: "something happened - it must be malfoy!". what the fuck. you know what really upsets me in the battle of hogwarts?? that all slytherins were sent to the dungeons, like prisoners. I mean ALL of them were punished. ALL OF THEM. even the little first graders. what the fuck McGonnagall??!

[@misschief8957]

@@cherry7590 It's probably because the death eaters were mostly their relatives or family friends if not their parents. Idk about you guys but I wouldn't fight my mom in the battefield. I'll be hesistant hence I could get hurt. What's the point of joining a war if you won't fight in it? Plus, most children in the Slytherin house are traditional and most likely pure-blooded, thus they would probably value family rather than morals. Not to mention that one of Slytherin's traits is self-preservation so it's kinda understandable why they won't or be hesitant to fight. While it may be true that some students are willing to fight righteously, the teachers thought it was best to just hoard them all in one group given JK's impression of the Slytherin's "evil" nature. Don't get me wrong, I'm Slytherin, myself, but I kinda understand where the teachers are coming from. It's basically to just avoid adding more to the death eater army.

[@kevinw712]

@@cherry7590 well, in all fairness, much more often than not (obviously especially in HBP) Harry was absolutely right in Draco being involved in nefarious activity (even if we don't fully realize at the time this is out of a genuine desire by Draco to be evil). But I will agree, all of the Slytherins being categorically sent to the dungeons was really messed up. Only really a few people were quick to pool up with whatshername when she shouted out for them to grab Harry to turn him over.

[@uleiman1194]

@@cherry7590 That Slytherins to the dungeons thing only happened in the movie. In the book, all the Slytherin students evacuated from the school before the Battle, but several of them later returned to defend the school during the second phase of the Battle of Hogwarts.

[@farhanaraisa]

@@cherry7590 I don't mean to argue, but there weren't any first graders since they all start school at 11

[@precioustories03]

I find it funny that JK's "good" Slytherin characters always redeemed themselves through griffyndorish courage, not through their own prized qualities. I still have yet to find a Slytherin character whose very core qualities is what shaped their world for the better (like in real life as said by this video). Though I understand that JK values courage and that is the virtue that she wants to impart to the readers/viewers. PS: Case in poinrt: RAB, whom i see as a heroic slytherin who had story potential (esp in light of book 7) than what he was given in the books. In canon, He died with courage and redeemed himself through it (and that is heroic) but if JK wanted to show that Slytherin cunningness and self-preservation is just as good as Griffyndorish courage and honour, she could have RAB survive his ordeal in the cave and hid throughout the years until Voldemort's ressurrection (a slytherin quality). I think a surviving RAB will put the Slytherin qualities to shine and will be that unknown wild card in book 5-7 esp with his knowledge on horcruxes (how frustrating it is when you go hunt for horcruxes only to find out that half of them were taken by this mysterious RAB?)

[@ananyasharma7463]

This. So much this. I really hate this that for slytherin characters to redeem themselves they have to be like Gryffindors or imitate there traits. And only one bad Gryffindors pettigrew is mostly seen as sorted wrong by the fandom. Most people in the fandom consider him an honorary slytherin.

[@naz4488]

Same

[@naz4488]

@@ananyasharma7463 Also about peter : exactly! It's like bad = slytherin

[@someoneyouprobablyknowandl9964]

I don't think you're being fair. In the entire story, clearly Rowling wants us to realise that strongest qualities are moral courage, and loyalty, over anything else. So when anybody does anything good, they tend be courageous and/or loyal and thus to us readers, they seem "Gryffindorish" (or "Hufflepuffish"). Slytherin's highlight quality is cunningness and ambition, and both are very...unreliable qualities. When somebody is ambitious and cunning, you never know if they'll turn on you (which is why the best house to have a friend from is Hufflepuff, and imo Hufflepuff is the true anti-Slytherin). But the real question is, why do we consider ANY sort of bravery to be Gryffindorish? Gryffindor's hallmark bravery is often cited to be reckless and relentless. But Slytherin's bravery, is different. Slytherin's Snape didn't outright act recklessly. He bid his time, became a double agent, and was thus far more valuable in defeating Voldemort. A gryffindor would probably just go and try to attack Voldemort headfast, which would be pretty stupid to do when a wizard is at the peak of his power. Slytherin's RAB didn't outright face Voldemort when he realised that Voldemort's aims don't align with his. Instead, he did so in a way that Voldemort would be tricked, misled (hallmark of Slytherin's cunningness used for good in this case). Slytherins' Narcissa Malfoy doesn't act foolhardy. She bids her time. The biggest evil most Slytherins have consistently had to overcome are themselves. And even the four most Slytherin-like Gryffindors (imo), ie Harry, Sirius, Peter and Percy, all had to overcome their own darknesses more than anything else (in Harry's case, quite literally so). Slytherins like Snape, Draco, Narcissa, Slughorn, RAB, all first overtook their own darknesses. Once they've done that, they are practically indistinguishable from Gryffindors except in their subtlety. --- sincerely, from a proud Gryffindor.

[@rueluxprince6982]

... you know... there is a fanfiction with your exact premise. RAB knocks on Snape's door at the start of Order of the Phoenix with a trimmed beard and a stiff neck and went "yo what's up former hook up Voldemort has seven horcruxes and I've already destroyed five of them, you got any poisons I could borrow?" And everyone else has to deal with that for the next twenty chapters.

[@20teamplayer]

Loki, textbook Slytherin. Cunning, morally complex, fan favorite character.

[@hopesy12u4]

Or a Ravenclaw

[@salimalbitar]

Oh, yeah!

[@jhardelldesouza1326]

@@hopesy12u4 Loki, a Ravenclaw ? Just no

[@Theodora111Theo]

@jhardell: well he kinda does prize intellect and knowledge over brute strength... and just like professor quirrel, he did want to prove a point to the people he knew.

[@won1853]

The difference is a Ravenclaw would value knowledge itself but a Slytherin would only view it as a tool to achieve his goals. Loki is definitely Slytherin.

[@leteccz]

Not even a word about the real hero of Slytherin? The real hero, which name is Regulus Arcturus Black?

[@achyuththouta6957]

He wasn't particularly ambitious or intelligent. He was just an obedient boy who happened to be brainwashed by his parents and later got back his moral compass right it's nothing heroic

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

who?

[@thianamary650]

Achyuth Thouta yes but without him, the whole storylines of books would be changed completely.

[@z2yn]

Regulus died to retrieve the locket back and unlike Voldemort, he didn't make Kreacher drink all the torture water, he drunk it himself Regulus also knew that he couldn't apparate from the cave but only Kreacher could as a house elf

[@saram9434]

Hah ?!

[@kn_annamaria5582]

Has anyone ever considered the thought of the 4 houses representing the 4 elements? Gryffindor is Fire, Hufflepuff is Earth, Ravenclaw is Air and Slytherin is Water. This is even represented in their dorm locations. The Gryffindor common room is supposed to be the warmest looking with lots of fire places. Hufflepuff is located near the kitchen (food = earth). Ravenclaws are located in the highest tower, as far as I remember, and Slytherins are down in the dungeons beneath the black lake. They even have this aquarium like wall. Even the characteristics of the elements would fit. Fire is impulsive, but warm(hearted). Earth is grounded and natural. Air stands for freely living minds. Water is calm and strong at the same time and always finds its way. And in witchcraft there are also special crafts representing the elements. Fire - transformation/creation (McGonagall is teacher for transformation) Earth - spells including plants and herbs (Sprout is teaching herbology) Air - all kind of spells (Flitwick, technically) Water - potion making (Snape) The house mascots fit as well. Just a thought tho :D Edit: I've read a few comments that said JKR could have actually confirmed this already 🤔 if it is so, my bad 😅 I'm neither on Twitter nor permanently on the Internet.

[@pritisingh4694]

OMG that is the best theory that I have ever heard!!! You should make more theories!!!

[@lolablake9196]

I figured that this is the case with some of the pottermore questions so I think that’s canon or at least the water answers lead to Slytherin.

[@ebitoro4590]

But everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked. (Sorry didn't even read the original comment, I had to say it)

[@Saimeren]

I mean, obviously. I'm pretty sure Jo had confirmed this years ago.

[@19mmch]

The houses also correlate to the four medieval humours: Ravenclaw= Melancholic Hufflepuff= Phlegmatic Gryffindor= Sanguine Slytherin= Choleric

[@fabiobarbagallo6517]

Even just the little fact that one Harry's sons is a slytherin, and that they all accept it and don't view it as a bad thing and that also he becomes a friend of Malfoy's son shows us that slytherin isn't a bad house.

[@arir5390]

Bruh, that wasnt even made by JK and she probably just allowed it to be released because we all KNEW she hates us.

[@xammas1245]

You left off one very important non Potter verse Slytherin... Bruce Wayne.

[@achyuththouta6957]

Iron man is a Slytherin too and I'd say even doctor strange is a slytherin

[@achyuththouta6957]

@B Jones Spiderman is a Ravenclaw for sure

[@achyuththouta6957]

@B Jones Not sure about MCU Spiderman but the Spidey in the comics is without a doubt, Ravenclaw

[@achyuththouta6957]

@B Jones You are forgetting that his primary and most important has always been acceptance. He not only accepted his responsibility as Spiderman but also embraces it. Acceptance is a Ravencalw trait although it's very rarely mentioned. But it's also Spidey's most important trait. He's proud of being Spiderman . He gave up all his happiness for being Spiderman. It might seem like a Hufflepuff trait but no, it's a Ravencalw trait. And it's not just about what traits you have , it's also about what traits you value. Spiderman was always reluctant about joining the avengers and never favoured teamwork. I can't see him in Hufflepuff at all. Also he is very witty , intelligent , creative .

[@dorys4051]

Achyuth Thouta I’d say Doctor Strange is more of a ravenclaw though

[@canislunaticus]

J.k rowling set slytherin up to be hated tbh

[@mechajay3358]

Then she created Professor Slughorn to show that not all Slytherin members are bad, but at that point it was too late.

[@walkz007]

yes true

[@ronan_42]

@@mechajay3358 slughorn was pretty bad imho, extremely cowardly, defining his value by the reputations of people he knows. a real slimeball.

[@mechajay3358]

@@ronan_42 Um no he's not. If you remember from the book when he was told to escort the Slytherins out of the school, he came bright back immediately to help the rest of the Hogwarts students/teachers against the death eaters. He's not a coward or slime ball, He represents the good quality of the Slytherin house.

[@DarkMan307]

thats the thing about rowling, she wrote an amazing world in the books but her writing itself is not as amazing

[@Carols989]

If the books actually went in depth on more Slytherin students would've been great. There is no way there isn't a whole faction, no matter how small, of Slytherins in Hogwarts who despise the whole fascist genocidal thing going on in their house, especially the halfblood ones. And they would be great, all that ambition and cunning directed to antagonizing the wannabe death eaters on their "side". Probably would be more outspoken about their bullshit than any other house.

[@cantbeleveitsnotnaru]

I agree. I was actually really upset in the last battle when McGonagall locked the Slytherins away just cuz they were Slytherins. Some one somewhere, probably tumblr, wrote an amazing essay about how different the books could have been by including more Slytherins in the plot against Voldemort. (I just tried looking for it but couldn't find it)

[@tom_curtis]

A whole faction, purportedly, and yet not a single one of them forms an alliance outside the house to combat it. All these supposed grand strategists and none of them realizes the values of alliances?

[@RichardLeslieWhereat]

@@tom_curtis exactly, nor do any of them publicly refute the blood purity that the children of death eaters espouse. They just let shit slide.

[@weiqi3916]

Richard Whereat Well that brought us to Slytherins defining traits, here is how I imagined them: Those who are not brainwashed by the racist, entitled nazi ideas are likely the true Slytherins who took pride in their status but are sane about it. Because of their ambitious, conservative and prideful nature, it is unlikely for them to selflessly stand up against unjust, to them this is reckless and foolish for it will bring the trouble to themselves when the unjust was not directed to them in the first place. They might not agree with with the death eater wannabes and think they are crazy but most of them won’t openly go against them because their families behind them have long histories of interactions and connections (pure blood families, like ancient period noble families, tend to linked by marriage and other interests so things will get complicating, I actually hope Rowling expand on this) so they need to maintain at least a surface level harmony. However, these students are sheltered in Hogwarts and it is unlikely that they’ve experienced the horror of the death eater campaign first hand, if these fraction of non-death eater wannabes got a real sense of the horror of Voldemort’s campaign, I doubt they will remain silent then. They might be prideful, snobby, and apathetic, but in front of true destructive evil, they will make the right choice, a great example being Regulus Black. To tell the truth, a Slytherin will never be a hero or a “good” person, but they have the potential to be a compelling, complex character that we can root for.

[@RichardLeslieWhereat]

And that brings us back to thensaying that you show what you support, by what you do not oppose.

[@loverrlee]

Maybe the problem is we frame “success” as in direct conflict with morality. -A Ravenclaw

[@afternoonsunjeans9180]

Slytherin here. I agree.

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

@JNike of course it's not. If your goals involve helping people and having a positive impact on the world then succeeding would be an obvious good thing: no one sees a surgeon with a 98% success rate and says, "way too many of this guy's patients are surviving -- the monster!" By the same token, there's nothing inherently noble about throwing oneself into danger. Certainly there are many times when great courage is necessary to be able to help people, (be it others or yourself), but if you're just lobbing yourself out there, without any real inkling of improving the situation, you're not even really trying to help anyone -- you're just trying to make yourself feel better.

[@raydaveed]

@@eyesofthecervino3366 That's not how real life works thought. Doctors are not angels reincarnated, they are humans and have darksides. You don't know what some have done to become a surgeon. And you have to get that cold side (almost apathetic) if you want to be able to perform surgery and other medical interventions.

[@alexaccipitridae]

Did you just quote yourself? Lmao

[@loverrlee]

Nū Gira Seriously? It’s just a drawing...

[@paradisecity0406able]

It's interesting to note how Benedict Cumberbatch's most iconic roles are Slytherins.

[@poisonedpeanutbutter9475]

He's been typecasted :(

[@laurenconrad1799]

Sherlock Holmes. The conceited, troubled, and brilliant Alan Turing who shows great capacity for love. A conflicted, kind, yet hypocritical slave owner in the Antabellum South in 12 Years a Slave. Dr. Strange. Smog. The list goes on. One anti-Slythetin character he played was a pure hufflepuff character in the movie, August Osage County.

[@yumi25390]

Sherlock always struck me as a Ravenclaw to be honest

[@zitronentee]

I still think SHerlock as Ravenclaw. Yes, he has Slytherin traits, but his core value is curiosity and wisdom.

[@angie-tq4ew]

Josh Rivers Who did Benedict Cumberbatch play as a Slytherin? If it's Voldemort that you mean, then no. That was Ralph Fiennes. I can see the resemblance, tho.

[@colbymorgan8727]

Only two types of people clicked on this the Slytherins and the Hufflepuffs

[@natalielazar5904]

Dammit I'm a hufflepuff, you're right

[@elizabethiman7442]

Ahahahaha same! I’m a Hufflepuff

[@montebrown54]

Gryffindor here, I'm just scouting the enemy.

[@elizabethsalarde2234]

why hufflepuffs?

[@lupin5489]

You right

[@ema7373]

it really bothers me how rowling perceives morality. she seems to believe that pretty much all evil is done out of ambition and wimpiness, and that all slytherin’s are the same. which is of course absolutely wrong. being a slytherin myself i don’t believe in following traditions (pure blood’s are superior etc) like the majority of slytherin’s we see in the books and movies. i prefer to be open to new ideas and changes. she also seems to give us zero redeemable characters other than snape, and hates the fact that we love draco so much. but she doesn’t understand that draco is one of the most relatable characters in the book series; feeling pressure by his parents like most teenagers. rowling gives gryffindors, ravenclaws and (sometimes) hufflepuffs all this love, but would it have really been so difficult to throw in an evil gryffindor/ravenclaw/hufflepuff? i know gryffindor has peter pettigrew, but his role was small and it’s often pushed under the rug when gryffindors are being talked about. however the first person people think of when slytherin’s are mentioned is almost always either draco or voldemort. it certainly isn’t a good look, and it easily gives the other houses something to use against us. ravenclaws have lockhart? i guess? but he’s mostly, if not always, forgotten about. basically, i wish she had given slytherin’s more love, and not outright hated them.

[@tabiakhan9870]

Well put

[@Taymanator0051]

Regulus Black was kind of a redeemed character. Someone who saw what was going on and eventually said "Enough."

[@precioustories03]

@@Taymanator0051 and yet his redeeming act is a gryffindor's ideal death situation (destroying a horcrux and knowing that he may die, but he still did it anyway). That's not slytherin self-preservation and strategic thinking, that's an act of gryffindor courage. But it was tolerable for me, considering his namesake.

[@ZoeyKirituOfficial]

Regulus Black and Snape had redeemable characteristics. They were complex and very interesting.

[@spotsthenpc7796]

Thats Hufflepuff for you.

[@connorgolden4]

Honestly if I was to attend hogwarts I’d want to be in slytherin.

[@neigeepierrot4694]

Me too they seem with it

[@natinthehat7700]

They’re too biased against, I’d rather be in Hufflepuff since they’re largely ignored.

[@teddiespicker]

I’d either assert my dominance over some of the first years and then when their asses need saving I’m swooping in to save them lmfao

[@maofamily6509]

Me too

[@SpinX522]

It’s been implied that Sirius was the only Black to not be sorted in Slytherin, so Andromeda and Mr. Weasley’s mother would have been Slytherin. I’ve always theorized that Moody was in Slytherin. Let’s not forget Slughorn, also like with Harry I wouldn’t be surprised if the hat would have considered Slytherin for Dumbledore.

[@jessicamorse5367]

sirius was the only black but andromeda was his couison and mr weasley are related to siruis but they are not a black they just distintly related

[@lethalsleuth2977]

Andromeda WAS a Black. She only became Andromeda Tonks after marrying Ted Tonks. Arthur is a Weasley, but he is half Black through his mother.

[@tomrovny8717]

Dumbledore lacked Slytherin’s ambition and selfishness, at least in his later years

[@lethalsleuth2977]

@@tomrovny8717 When has it ever been said selfishness is a Slytherin trait?

[@LlartyVoz]

@@tomrovny8717 He didn't. He almost betrayed his brother and sister to find the deathly Hallows.

[@ola-hn4ok]

“I am willing to stare into the abyss beyond conventional morality and do what needs to be done” this is the most slytherin-like thing I’ve ever heard and this is why I love slytherin

[@lathanandrews417]

Excellent video! Do Ravenclaw & Hufflepuff!!🙏🏼 Keep up the awesome work👍🏼

[@xxForgottenx]

Yes! I was just gonna ask If they could do one on Hufflepuff and sort characters outside of harry potter into the house.

[@Anman999]

Hufflepuff needs to get some love

[@kenyannahlove8703]

Anman999 Right

[@dulcemuniz1239]

I agree and I'm a Slytherin

[@Mica_T]

Let's not be bias here. How about Gryffindors?

[@vidhu9898]

I've always hated how it was basically the fandom's job to justify for Slytherin. Like as an author JK Rowling basically just made everyone believe that Slytherins were evil and never specified that this is a good person and they are in Slytherin. We're just scrambling for names here at this point. - A pissed off Slytherin who doesn't like that everyone assumes that we're fucking evil.

[@amarmahanti78]

I disagree. I mean at first Harry's only references are Hagrid, Ron , two people he trusts who are notoriously anti Slytherin. The first Slytherin he met was Draco, and Snape. Neither are likely to make a good first impression. However with each entry we're proven wrong. For example, Snape was trying to cast a counter spell. And the villain was a Ravenclaw. It was a pure blood Gryffindor who opened the chamber of secrets. It was Ginny, not any Slytherin Peter pettigrew, the villain was a Gryffindor not Slytherin Once again Pettigrew played a key part in Voldemort having a new body. R.A. B! Need I say more Professor Slughorn, as abusive Snape was ,he did play a part in saving the wizarding world. Astoria Green grass, a pure blood Slytherin who actually led to Draco stop being a bratty jerk. And of course Harry's character development. He went from not Slytherin to house Slytherin will have gained an excellent young wizard. In fact the ghost of house Slytherin was a tragic and misunderstood figure. He committed suicide because in his anger he killed his mentor's daughter.The chains he wraps himself in are his way of punishing himself for all eternity.

[@wendigo3140]

This comment is giving me life!!!There wasn't a single "good" Slytherin student in the Trio's entire time at Hogwarts SMH

[@fightingmedialounge519]

That's very minimal amar.

[@percyweasley9301]

Rubius Black, Snape, Slughorn, Narsissa, Andromeda. These are good complex slytherines.

[@fightingmedialounge519]

@@percyweasley9301 wouldn't really count snape and narsissa.

[@deislief]

Tony Stark is the definition of HOGWARTS. brave & reckless = gryffindor | ✓ smart & witty = ravenclaw | ✓ really hard working = hufflepuff | ✓ ambitious & cunning = slytherin | ✓ yup, he's Hogwarts

[@achyuththouta6957]

Not true at all. Iron man would clearly be a Gryffindor. Of course he's smart and hardworking but what he values more than anything else is bravery. He admires people who are really dumb but brave enough to stand for good . Also you can't be in every house. Stark is definitely a Gryffindor.

[@LlartyVoz]

@@achyuththouta6957 I would sort him more into Slytherin. He is very persistent, has the ambition to always create greater and greater technology (which is both ravenclaw and slytherin to be fair), he developed a lot throughout the series, going from an egocentric asshole millionaire to a saver of the universe, which honestly reminds me a little bit of Snape (though I personally think Tony is a way better person than him) and as we could see in endgame, he only dared himself to do something as reckless as time-travel after he found out that it could potentially work, which is way more Slytherin than Gryffindor. For me, Tony is the prime example of a good Slytherin. Sort of a grey area, but all over a well-meaning person.

[@b.vardeva7090]

I agree completely. I believe he is a Slytherin, but if he had to be anything else he would be a Ravenclaw.

[@chileanyways9178]

Achyuth Thouta I think he’s a slytherin

[@ningshitsulaklongchar2155]

Thanos is damn a slytherin

[@Bess1201]

especially the movies show the Slytherin charaters (especially the students of Slytherin house) mostly very one-dimensional. If the characteristisc of the house mean their members go for greatness, are cunning and determined, this must imply that they are also clever and intelligent because you probably won't reach anything great without brains. And most film characters seem rather dumb which doesn't really make sense. Apart from that most Slytherin students have deliberate unpleasant looks, as if nasty people automatically look unpleasant and are always angry.

[@christianberthiaume4063]

The reason why some people in Slytherin are dumb is because they were put there because they valued and admired people with ambition, cunning, resourcefulness, etc. Crabbe and Goyle were dumb as rocks lol

[@achyuththouta6957]

@@christianberthiaume4063 actually they weren't dumb. If only you've read the books you'd know. Crabbe and Goyle were very cunning and had deep interest in the dark arts .

[@neko7936]

Or ugliness as evil

[@nexieterithu1073]

Support beautiful evil people

[@Dracomandriuthus]

The reason for the combination of a less intelligent portrayal of people in slytherin, and an ugly portrayal, comes down to "villains" vs "heroes". Humans respond well to good looking heroes and bad looking villains. Its very rare that we have an ugly hero.

[@harrie1340]

💚🐍 I’m a proud Slytherin 💚🐍

[@cherry7590]

I had to scroll too far for this!!!

[@cherry7590]

@Yuvika Devendra Gandalf becomes a white wizard in the second film.

[@blackswan4486]

Same

[@Orangepeelbaggie]

The White Wizard same😎

[@thedevilsadvocate858]

I'm Slytherin too and also a pureblood

[@NayvieNoir]

During the early days of Pottermore, I almost cried when I got sorted into Slytherin. My mental state at the time wasn’t the best so I couldn’t really handle being labeled as “evil”. But the more I learned about Slytherin outside the black and white dichotomy of the novels, the more I began to identify with the house. I am loyal to the death to those who love me. I will work hard to succeed, especially to spite those who said I can’t. I hang back and analyze a situation instead of rushing in headfirst. And I’m not above using morally dubious tactics to reach my goals. I am a Slytherin and I am proud of my house.

[@carolinamadronalmachero7583]

Same, gosh I was so disappointed with myself

[@CamJames]

@@carolinamadronalmachero7583 y'all gotta relax. this isn't real man

[@carolinamadronalmachero7583]

@@CamJames ik🤣 I was like fourteen and it was just unexpected. Obviously it not rela, it is pure fun

[@jondoglegs7124]

@@CamJames facts

[@TheDoRoBouNeko]

I was also appalled that I was also sorted in Slytherin. Because I really wanted to be in Ravenclaw. My favourite colour is blue. XD So I went ahead and made another account to purposely end up in Ravenclaw. XD 2 years ago, I went to Universal Studios Japan and bought a Slytherin robe and Voldemort’s wand. It was time that I embraced my real self. XD

[@LieslHeston]

Ah see this video made the crucial mistake of mentioning the Cursed Child. We never mention the Cursed Child. Ever.

[@loviskarlsen2711]

Liesl Heston WHEN SHE SAID CURSED CHILD I CRINGED

[@trumangrey9124]

That book should have never been written

[@mijou9564]

The Cursed Child's like every fanfiction abt Harry Potter in Wattpad.

[@iskebel]

I just love how the whole fandom came together and banned that book into the world of fanfiction. Literally no one else except Rowling consideres it to be canon.

[@jina8960]

hello there fellow erudite

[@weiqi3916]

This is how I imagined the best of the four houses: Gryffindor: a traditional hot-headed shounen manga/anime protagonist who have a strong faith in justice and face the powerful villain head on despite the disparity in power. Ravenclaw: a ingenious philosopher (along the lines of Socrates and Plato) who’s dedicated to and passionate about seeking knowledge about the world and has little desire for worldly wealth and fame. Hufflepuff: audience’s favorite perfect nice guy in traditional Korean drama who is always there for the heroine when she’s down (but will eventually be dumped by the heroine for the another guy) Slytherin: an ambitious schemer born into aristocracy who knows what he wants and knows how to use his higher status and the rules of the world to help him reach his ambition, but with a firm moral compass at heart.

[@skylerricketts7392]

I love this. and yes as a gryffindor I think we are all hot heads lmao. lovable can be debated.

[@bloodtypena]

As a proud gryffindor i will approve the message of us being hot headed we are hot headed indeed. But we are passionate for justice and we will fight for it.

[@cherry7590]

as a Slytherin I find it funny how accurate that is.

[@viggo8213]

Im a Slytherin, not born in to high society at all

[@SantomPh]

Gryffindor: The Flash Hufflepuff : Manhattan Guardian Ravenclaw: Dr Fate Slytherin : Batman

[@MrDovahkiin]

Taking this elements we can theorize that probably Dumbledore was in the "wrong" house, just like Harry or Hermione, who decided to be in Gryffindor rather than Slytherin or Ravenclaw. Why I'm saying this? Because Dumbledore play a long game, with strategy and cold blodness against Grindewald during his youth and Voldermort during the time where the 7 books take place. We have to agreed on this, Dumbledore is a full Slytherin...

[@erweber]

Dumbledore is also very generous, distributing points whenever possible, he's always willing to sacrifice himself for others and he often takes sides with the weak, besides possessing a phoenix. His strategy is not like a Slytherin's, that disregards the means to obtain an end, instead, he considers all sacrifices needed to be done into account. I think he's mostly Gryffindor. A strategist one, sure, but still a Gryffindor at heart.

[@julialimongedesousa4333]

Eddye Weber except for the fact that he sacrificed everyone around him to get what he wanted. That’s cunning. He pretty much bred Harry to die, and manipulated him in the books and only told him half truths to get him to act like he wanted. He wasn’t fair because he needed Harry to always be at Hogwarts - anyone else would have been expelled - and he would send him back to the Dursley’s knowing damn well he could’ve protected him himself. We also know that he was in Grindewalds side until he changed his mind and they were supposed to do all that “greater good” shit together. Until his sister got killed because of him. Dumbledore is def a very ambitious and cunning person. He’s also brave b that’s that.

[@julialimongedesousa4333]

Lockjaw I’m saying that he should not have been a Gryffindor, not that he wasn’t lol.

[@julialimongedesousa4333]

Lockjaw that’s your opinion. I’m expressing mine

[@ZariDV]

@@erweber I think Dumbledore fits more with Slytherin than Gryffindor. I used to think the opposite when I was a young kid because my impression of him came from reading Harry's perspective of the sweet kindly old man worthy of nothing but hero worship. Then the books took off our rose coloured glasses and we got to see him for who he is as flaws and all. Him giving out points wasn't generous; he cheated other kids in other houses out of a year of hard earned points just so that his old house could win. Those kids studied hard to answer questions in class and practiced their work and tries to behave to win points for their house. Then Dumbledore shits on their hard work to award exactly the amount needed for Gryffindor to win despite knowing that it was unfair to the rest of the school and that he was awarding points for behaviour worthy of being expelled. I don't know about sacrificing himself for others either. I've seen him sacrifice himself when he knew he couldn't outrun death anyways and I've seen him put himself in harm's way against opponents weaker than him. I'd say one thing he had in common with Voldermort himself is that he took magical measures to avoid death...til he lived for over 6 centuries. Doesn't seem like the actions of a brave man to run from death century after century. Honestly siding with the weak could be any house including Slytherin. We don't need to be surrounded only by people with power and influence as long as we can amass it for ourselves. And lastly, Slytherins have been given a bad name in this series but there is no one type of Slytherin strategy. Once it achieves the desired goal, any strategy can work for us and Dumbledore certainly was a strategist even in the afterlife he was still moving chess pieces. Even the way he set up his final will and testament was some sneaky, cunning Slytherin level planning. Unfortunately, JKR approached the Houses idea in a very narrow-minded way that pigeonholed humanity in a way that wouldn't work in real life. As much as Dumbledore would make a great Slytherin, she has no idea how to write a main character from that house who isn't a slimy, criminal, bully or abuser. Her idea of the perfect grandfatherly figure could never be from the villain house because you just can't have ambition, strategy, gentleness and kindness inside you all at once. The way she wrote the Houses, her audience and Harry could never trust Dumbledore if he were an ex-Slytherin and that's how you know the writing lacked nuance when it came to Houses .

[@mariacillan9668]

Another Slytherin type in Game of Thrones is Margaery Tyrell,with her cunning, craftiness, and awesome manipulation skills all to acquire the Iron Throne to raise her family's reputation

[@birdiewolf3497]

I was waiting for them to gives us the female Tyrells to give us some good press, but nope.

[@arir5390]

Daenerys, Cersei and Margaery are so slytherin I love it but I hate they all ended the way they did...

[@Salala_]

Disagree. I'd say: Margaery: ravenclaw Cersei: slytherin Daenerys: griffindoor

[@aldoditommaso9505]

Petyr Baelish Is the perfect Slytherin

[@myseveredwrjsts]

*Slytherin:"Breathes"* *Everyone:"WTFFF"*

[@whyme9960]

Harry: *breaths* Dumbledor: 50,000 POINTS TO GRIFFINDOR.

[@ma.danielacornejorugel5774]

Me: *breaths* Nothing happens... 😔👊🏻

[@dnnaasher5844]

omg 😂😂😂

[@ahmedharris7148]

Of the Lannisters, Tywin was the effective and competent Slytherin. Cersei was the unstable Slytherin. And Tyrion was the social Slytherin. Jaime to me is a Gryffindor.

[@kellharris2491]

Yea jaime is not sneaky clever more brash and brave.

[@cherries_and_wine]

But Tywin is actually is the worst of the Lannisters. He doesn't care about his people, his country, of even family, he only cares about greatness of his house. And for that he would do anything, destroy his children happiness, bring dishonor on himself and his house, break any laws of gods and men. There's even a theory, that Tywin knew about purple wedding, but desided not to do anything about it, because he would get rid of Joffrey, who's mad and uncontrolable, and Tyrion, who he hated so much.

[@mirukusaladaga4966]

iMADgoaway that also makes him a textbook slytherin. Not a good example to help redeem slytherin’s though.

[@ahmedharris7148]

iMADgoaway Tywin is a product of his time and society. If you look into his backstory, you can see why he becomes who he is. The fact that he is loyal to his house makes him quite Slytherin. He probably did know about the purple wedding and as you pointed out, may have wanted to use it to get rid of two birds with one stone. If that was the case, it was certainly a brilliant strategic move. He also wanted Jaime to be his heir and used Tyrions trial (as a result of Joffreys death) to try to get that and it almost worked. Lastly, I don't think his motives matter as much as the results. Westeros flourished when he was hand of the king irrespective of whether he did it for his house or the realm. His pragmatic resourceful political nature makes him a Slytherin. But being resourceful doesn't automatically make one bad. Margery Tyrell is also a slytherin and used her resourceful nature in other ways.

[@cherries_and_wine]

Ahmed Harris, this doesn't make him a good person, so he's not an example of "good Slytherin". And there's no evidence that he was better Hand than any others. And actually, Tywin brought his own and his house' downfall. It's his fault that everything pretty much collapsed after his death. He was so ignorant about his family, and made too many enemies to his house

[@shadowkid713]

Back when people were in a frenzy over taking the Pottermore Sorting Hat Quiz, I noticed that most of my FB friends who were sorted into Slytherin were the outcasts, punks and generally people who were unpopular in school. It wasn't until I myself was sorted into Slytherin did I realize just how deeply misunderstood Slytherin really was.

[@XLightChanX]

well probably also because slytherin is seen as 'edgy' and 'cool' & 'different' and many people that ..want to be 'edgy' and 'cool' and 'different' like the ones you described aspire to be in slytherin.

[@nanalove3819]

XX I wanted to be Ravenclaw, I ended up in Slytherin; and when I thought about it, it fits me a lot more. (but the first time I do the test, I ended up in Gryffindor, I was so pissed lol; but I must to not be normal to have both Gryffindor and Slytherin sides)

[@RobinNicoagain]

All my friends are outcasts and slyhterin but by surprise I was hufflepuff. I was so dissapointed but it made sense since I value people a lot and friends above all else. :D

[@JS-wv3iy]

i saw a video a while back that said that tons of slytherins exhibit signs of being abused & being cold, cunning, and driven is a survival mechanism for many abused children... sometimes that drive manifests itself in negative ways (vengeance, thievery, mischief etc) and sometimes it manifests itself in better ways (good grades, good jobs etc) it all depends ultimately on the individuals choices & goals

[@shadowkid713]

That's genuinely fascinating... How can I find this video?

[@hipeople9856]

Slytherins that ended up good/okay 1. Albus Potter (from the Cursed child, which isn't canon, so idk if it counts.) 2. Severus Snape (do I even need to explain this one? 3. Draco Malfoy (he ended up helping harry when it came to it) 4. Merlin ( I realize he wasn't in Hogwarts, but if he was in Hogwarts, and was alive at the time, he would have been in Slytherin ) 5. Horace Slughorn (he didn't want to fight on moldy Voldy's side, so he didn't. He taught at Hogwarts when Dumbledore asked because he knew that he would be protected from the death eaters) 6. Narcissa Malfoy (she may have only helped harry because she wanted to know if Draco was alive, but she said harry was dead, when he clearly wasn't, nonetheless. Moldy voldy would've killed harry if she said he was alive.) 7. Regulus Black (he tried to destroy the locket) And a ton more, but I'm tired of typing

[@connorgolden4]

Hi People Actually Merlin was a slytherin.

[@antenglish1]

Hi People Cursed Child is canon.

[@aodhanmorgan1386]

I agree with everyone on this list except snape

[@jina8960]

If you're gonna mention Albus (Potter) mention Scorpius as well :)

[@notbothered5542]

LMAOOOO SEVERUS SNAPE IS NOT A GOOD PERSON

[@ronakgour6521]

Griffindors unlike Slytherins love patting themselves on the back for doing the most basic human activity, like saying thank you and that pisses Slytherins off they're like; "seriously you're being appreciated for something as simple as this!? I do this every fucking time" .

[@winter1178]

Ronak Gour Honestly I think that’s an over statement. At this point Gryffindors are seen as show offs and jocks. Not only that but people who do consider themselves Gryffindors are seen as fake fans because people assume that just want to be in the same house as Harry. Personally I’m a Gryffindor and I honestly think that people are kinda making all the house toxic. I’m a Gryffindor who’s dating a Hufflepuff and my two best friends are a Ravenclaw and a Slytherin. Anyways sorry about this long comment that didn’t really have a main idea. Thank you for taking the time to read it tho have a good night🙂🙂

[@RichardLeslieWhereat]

Got any examples of that?

[@whoviansonskaro17]

@@winter1178 thanks for saying what I think too! Gryffindor forever!

[@hopesy12u4]

Don't generalise. This coming from a bonifide, hat-sorted Slytherin.

[@tatum1808]

While I can see both sides I think both houses are over generalized and stereotyped. I myself am Slytherin and we get lots of hate. Everyone sees everyone in my house as racist, blood supremacists, bully's. The general connotation is that all slytherins are bad. Slytherins are evil. That is not the case. The same can be said for Gryffindor. They are seen as the brave, do-gooders who are perfect in every way. That is not the case. There can be bad griffindors. However their overall connotation is that they are perfect, they are the good guys. But as I said a few sentences ago that is not the case. As for you +Winter 117 you are not the only one who is friends with other houses. Let me start off by saying both of my parents are Ravenclaws and produced 3 slytherins (me, my brother, and my sister). I am friends with people from EVERY house. 3 Ravenclaws, 2 Gryffindors, 4 Hufflepuffs, however I am the only Slytherin.

[@alobegaming1544]

If we are talking about Slytherins in Game of Thrones, Petyr Baelish would be the number one.

[@JS-wv3iy]

as much as i despise baelish, id have to agree... we would be sitting in the same common room

[@gorequillnachovidal]

we would not be talking about slytherin in GoT because they are different worlds.

[@juleha2693]

what about Tywin??

[@gorequillnachovidal]

The Hound would have went to Hogwarts and yelled about no such thing as a true wizard and witch and then commenced to ram their magic wands into their eyeballs whilst eating chickens and drinking a flagon of wine!

[@cherry7590]

to be honest, Petyr Baelish is one of my favourite characters. sincerely, a Slytherin

[@loviskarlsen2711]

I think the reason why people are easily intimidated by us Slytherins is because we have the qualities of all the other houses while still having our own. Let me explain: Gryffindor - we are definitely brave and know what is right, but we also know when we have been defeated or when the right time to step aside is. Ravenclaw - we are intelligent, wise and creative. We NEED these qualities to be able to plan for the future or be cunning, but we also know when we don’t have the answers and we are able to say “I don’t know what to do in this situation and I’m lost at sea” Hufflepuff - yes, we might be selfish at times, but in the end we would die and kill for the people we truly love and cherish. There is nothing we wouldn’t do for the people who are closest to our hearts. But apart from this we have our own qualities as well. We are cunning and fight for what we want; we are ambitious and determined and can reach our goals if we just try hard enough; we are self preserved and won’t let anyone put us down because we matter and we won’t take any shit; lastly, we like traditionalism, in routines and traditions are where we feel most comfortable because that’s when we know what will happen and that’s when we can feel control, because if there is something we hate it’s when we just stand there helpless, unable to fend for ourself and we don’t know what will happen But this does not make us the bad guys. We can use all these qualities for good things. We have trouble with school but wants to be a doctor? We will put in the effort and get there in the end even if it’s horrible going through the process of getting there. We have extreme phobias but live on our own in a completely new city where we don’t know anyone? We will make sure to go out and experience the world and challenge ourselves. We’re being bullied or struggle with mental health? We will keep fighting because nothing will get us down and we won’t ever loose if it can be avoided.

[@fightingmedialounge519]

That exact same argument can be used against you.

[@tia6437]

@@fightingmedialounge519 ?

[@fightingmedialounge519]

@@tia6437 listen to her argument and think for a second.

[@tia6437]

@@fightingmedialounge519 I did sorry, but I don't understand what you mean 😂

[@fightingmedialounge519]

@@tia6437 I mean saying that everyone that dislikes slytherin is jelaous of them is such a nothing stance that could easily be used by someone else only with that person claiming slytherin is jelaous.

[@Julianna78]

As a Potterhead who was sorted into Slytherin via Pottermore, I really appreciate this video.Thank you.

[@thegreatandterrible4508]

Previous video referred to Grindlewald as a Slytherin. Which he is not. Also I'm tired of people forgetting about Regulus Black, a very important hero in the books who happens to be Slytherin. Instead defenses of Slytherin tend to rely on Snape who, double agent or not, is just a bad dude. @clara oswald pointed out Andromeda Black as well, which I consider a good enough point to add to the original post.

[@jonskowitz]

THANK YOU!

[@SpookLuc]

snape's an asshole, yes, but in the long run he did good. you can't deny that.

[@crazybitcharoundhere]

I KNOW. regulus being erased for snape's crusty ass is the worst thing.

[@thegreatandterrible4508]

He did good, sure, but that isn't a defense against the claim that not all Slytherins are bad guys. He did a good thing, but that doesn't change that he once bullied a fourteen year old girl into permanently altering her appearance, was the worst fear of one of his students, and let Sirius Black rot in Azkaban for years despite knowing full well that he was innocent. But none of that matters because boo hoo, he got bullied as a kid by someone who is an asshole, yet infinitely less so than he is.

[@lumossk3657]

Regulus Black is criminally underrated. What Regulus did was ultimately not based on personal motives (unlike Snape). So he should be the prime example for a selfless Syltherin

[@frosch6532]

Where my fellow Slytherins at!!!!💚🐍💚🐍💚🐍🍏🍏 also well said Sirius 🙌🏻💯☺️ RIP 0:40

[@nr8337]

Hey!! Slytherin in the HOUSE!!

[@evilsexyhamlet6399]

In a few minutes, bitch

[@laHagans]

🍏🍏🐍🐍🐍

[@deannawoehlke9938]

Proud slytherin here’s

[@ophirwesley4424]

Right here pal

[@abtwitch2143]

Who else here is trying to convince their friends that they are not evil

[@kimquim2803]

Me 😂

[@iisconfused7389]

abtwitch me my friend is a griffindor

[@dark_magicks4437]

Me

[@bennyton2560]

trying to convince a friend who is also a Slytherin that WE are not evil

[@Εδεν-λ2μ]

Me

[@klawis]

What I want to see in future Potterverse films: - Ending of Gryffindor is good, Slytherin is bad dichotomy - A Ravenclaw as a main protagonist.

[@Cap.0201]

Basically a Ravenclaw dealing with Gryffindor and Slytherin's bull. . . . . . . I would like to see that.

[@someoneyouprobablyknowandl9964]

They've done the former enough really. There's plenty of redemption for Slytherin, even in the 8th book (though we all prefer to pretend it doesn't exist). So yeah. The latter though, yes please.

[@alungcugil]

Then technically Benedict Cumberbatch is a Slytherin.. If Harry Potter have to reboot someday, Cumberbatch will be a great Snape..

[@argenisguerrero5848]

I was thinking the same thing while watching the video

[@synlion]

The Harry Potter movies should never be rebooted.

[@maximelepage7664]

@@synlion in this era, where 60% of movies are adaptation, sequel, prequel and reboot, it's bound to happen some days. Let them finish the fantastic beast series, and 5-10 years later.... Sadly

[@Chileborn90]

Not even one mention of Narcissa Malfoy who literally saved Harry at the end?

[@RichardLeslieWhereat]

Not for Harrys sake, but for her fuck trophy.

[@crona3886]

She lied to Voldemort’s FUCKING FACE for her son. THAT is love. She saved Harry in the process of finding out if her only child was alive or not. It wasn’t for Harry’s sake but she still saved him

[@michaelhenry3234]

Frost One act of decency doesn't make you a good person. Narcissa Malfoy's love for her son is exactly like Cersei's love for her children. Yeah, sure, a redeeming quality. Wow. Such a good person, huh?

[@JJsuperJJ]

They already talked about her in their last video on Slytherin

[@Companion92]

No, but it makes her complex

[@MinaF99]

I’m so sympathetic towards Draco, he’s always been one of my favourite characters, but Snape’s behaviour is unjustifiable. He spends years and years cruelly bullying young children for no reason. And don’t give me that “James bullied him when he was young” BS because he doesn’t only torment Harry but he bullies the rest of the gryffindors too, he even makes fun of Hermoines appearance. A grown ass man. So what if he was in love with lily like a complete creep, why does that justify verbally abusing children?

[@trinaq]

I completely agree! I even thought it was unjustified as a child, how he did nothing but bully and taunt Harry and his pals for years, yet he redeems himself in Harry's eyes by the end, and he even goes as far to name one of his sons after Snape!

[@Applepopess]

Preach!

[@samanthas6073]

This is so true! I don’t understand people’s obsession with acting like Snape is some great big hero. Um, he was verbally abusive to children. Idgaf if he was heartbroken over Lily or bullied as a child himself, that doesn’t make it right for him to belittle innocent children. Ever.

[@cantbeleveitsnotnaru]

@@Karolina-is6ro It doesn't matter. Knowing about people's pasts can help you understand the context of their actions, and you can have empathy for them, but it still doesn't excuse their actions. He was still horrible and abusive to other people. He was still creepy. Holding Snape up on a pedestal is wrong and dangerous. Yes, he did some good, and was pivital in plans to infiltrate Voldemort's inner circle. But he was still awful.

[@oof-rr5nf]

Amen, Mina F.

"This most misunderstood house tends to be written off as mean, prejudiced or just plain evil"...you know... by the author of the book

No creo que sea un error, más bien que como le ha pasado en muchas cosas de su carrera, la historia y el mundo de Harry Potter no era tan complejas ni tan desarrolladas como fueron más adelante, que ha tenido mas tiempo de ampliarlo y ella misma ha crecido como escritora y persona. En los primeros libros, sobre todo, slytherin no cumplen otra función narrativa que ser los malos y apenas se les da trasfondo más allá de eso. En ese momento la historia no era un mundo, sólo la historia de un crío que necesitaba compañeros de colegio que se metieran con él y esa es la función que cumplió por mucho tiempo Slytherin. Ahora que Harry Potter es algo mucho más grande que los libros originales es cuando de verdad le ha interesado desarrollar las otras tres casas que en los libros tienen una aparición muy limitada y sesgada.

[@nunouno001]

I have always said that Slytherins have the greatest capacity for good. Determination, ambition, resourcefulness, and cleverness; none of these things are bad. It’s just that the whole pure blood things hamstrings most students into following self serving goals while massively inflating their ego at the expense of others. If that one thing was dropped, or a Slytherin student didn’t follow it, they could be the greatest of heroes.

[@bruceweatherly6559]

I agree. I always felt like Voldemort chose the Slytherins as his Deatheaters so the most cunning wizards would never double cross him.

[@oof-rr5nf]

👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@themadmystic1688]

Lelouch Vi Britannia would agree.

[@RCrowlzor]

Well, also they are basically a whole house of objectivist, Ayn Rand types, which basically only leads to evil.

[@deepankananag2470]

nunouno001 Yes Determination to kill a 1 baby boy and his parents. ambition to become "immortal" resourcefulness to save harry only to revive Draco from castle and cleverness to call father to execute a hippogriff to restore ego, clearly Sytherlins rock... don't they?

[@NoCryinRyan]

I’d like to think Salazar Slytherin himself was more complex than we may have initially thought. He, unlike the other founders, believed pure blooded witches and wizards should attend Hogwarts. In the context of Harry’s story, this comes across as a hatred for half-bloods and Muggle borns, but the reality may be that Salazar wanted to protect both the wizarding world and the Muggle world. Given that the founders were born in the Medieval era, this seems very plausible, as magic would have been seen as devilry or witchcraft.

[@H25Invicta]

That may very well be. But then there is also the basilisk set out to kill all those who do not belong among true witches and wizards. No matter his intentions, a "the ends justify the means" outlook on issues has rarely garnered a pretty result.

[@noukan42]

That was the age were witchws were burned on stakes, there is nothing particularly bad in hating people that want to burn you alive, it's normal.

[@H25Invicta]

@@noukan42 The witch-hunts didn't occur until the 14th century, possibly 2-3 centuries after Salazar had already died. Slytherin simply believed that all non-pure witches and wizards were so unworthy of magic that he would rather see them die than see them educated at Hogwartz.

[@stephanielim5544]

@@H25Invicta the basilisk was created to protect the school from any threat, salazars decendants just twisted his ideals to their advantage, besides he won't be good friends with the other founders if he already has that ill intent from the beginning. And the founders are from the Dark Ages and since then there has been cases already of witch burning, it just become popular in the 14th century because of the witch trial that has been conducted because several of the villager showed signs of being poses(from what they say).

[@commissionerhan81]

Remember, it's the medieval era. Muggles don't know how to read unlike most pure-blood or half-blood wizards. Not to mention, that they are more likely to spread sickness into Hogwarts due to their low hygiene. Most muggles and muggle-born at the time, probably did not have a proper education.

[@sherrylhenning5630]

How about some positive examples like Dr. House? Also, you are probably correct. Sherlock Holmes is a Slytherin in the books too. Dr. Watson is most likely a Hufflepuff. This has turned into a fun game placing people, both real and fictional, in their houses. Me? If you haven't already guessed, Ravenclaw.

[@19mmch]

I always place Sherlock (from the books) into Ravenclaw. He's textbook: obsessed with knowledge and displaying this knowledge to others, socially awkward and dismissive because it doesn't benefit him to make small talk unless he is gathering information, single-minded in his persuit of the answer to a problem. He doesn't solve a mystery because it benefits him or brings him fame and money; he's just showing off how much he knows and how much smarter he is than everyone else. He is pretty much every Ravenclaw when they get a bee in their bonnet about a topic or problem, including ignoring those around him and not eating well. He embodies the Ravenclaw traits to a fault. And Watson is definitely a Hufflepuff, which is a great 'house foil' to Ravenclaw.

[@mschrisfrank2420]

I would hardly consider House a positive example.

[@TranscendentLion]

@Lockjaw You have to have a certain level of intelligence to be cunning.

[@TranscendentLion]

@Lockjaw 'You don't need intelligence to be cunning.' Read that again.

[@ZariDV]

@Lockjaw dude the word cunning literally refers to a specific kind of intelligence that helps you to achieve a goal. This is an important Slytherin trait because that ability to use intellect in that way is how we are able to fulfil our ambitions (the other important Slytherin trait). Both Ravenclaw and Slytherin value intelligence but in two different ways which is why two different though similar words are used to talk about our smarts. Ravenclaws' intellect comes from valuing knowledge for the sake of knowing more. Slytherin's intellect comes from valuing knowledge for the sake of applying it to strategies to achieve personal goals. You need to be clever to be cunning. We are less similar to Gryffindor or Hufflepuff in that right and are more like Ravenclaw.

[@sophroniel]

This is why I love fanfiction. Ron is a chess grandmaster; Hermione has a vicious revenge streak a mile long and Harry..... well..... he would have done well in Slytherin ;)

[@εθισμόςκαιρός]

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[@catouniverse]

There's no way Jaime Lannister is a Slytherin to me. Cersei, yes. Tyrion and Tywin HELL YES. But Jaime? I think he's Gryffindor. Stabbing the mad king is the kind of insanely crazy and courageous thing a Gryffindor would do. No finesse whatsoever, but still a very brave thing under the circumstances.

[@aryac5599]

Cato Universe yeah, Such a good strategiest such asTywin, is an epitome of SLYTHERIN. Disappointed that he wasn't even mentioned

[@androkguz]

Exactly! I was thinking "yeah, jamie is not Slytherin at all" but I couldn't put my finger on what house he was until you mentioned it. Jaime is Gryffindor, and very much one.

[@miss1of2]

And Dr Strange is a textbook ravenclaw!

[@csillakaszas7285]

Stabbing the mad king... in the back... when his father had already invaded King's Landing... ehmmm - that's not the most crazy and courageous thing I could think off. ;) I agree that he certainly is a Gryffindor, it just wasn't the best example you could have found. Especially as it involved him breaking his vow. (but again, that's Jamie's tragedy. It is easy to do 'the right thing' when it is clear what is the right thing to do) Show-Jamie charging at the dragon - that was a typical Gryffindor thing to do. Both book and show-Jamie saving Brienne from rape by shouting sapphires: Gryffindor motives, Slytherin means. But if he were a true Slytherin, he would not have risked himself for Brienne. I bet 11yo Jamie wanted nothing more than to be a true knight - protect the weak and fight dragons or whatnot. The Sorting Hat would have put him in Gryffindor in a heartbeat.

[@ahmedharris7148]

The only difference between Tywin and Cersei is that Tywin was an effective and competent Slytherin

[@diegomenjivar2024]

No mention of Slughorn, on a Slytherin video? Nor Narcissa? Like, the head of Slytherin that was kinda nice, likeable, relatable, reasonable and alongside the heads of Ravenclaw and Gryffindor dueled Voldemort? And the woman that singlehandedly turned the tide of the war? I find this video lacking.

[@SuperHipsterGamer]

Slughorn is a pathetic weasel, "no Slytherin" wants to be a Slughorn.

[@diegomenjivar2024]

@@SuperHipsterGamer Slughorn had influence among the community, respect from his students and well liked by his peers. He was sly and vivacious: the hallmarks of a Slytherin. He had defects, like favoritism and snobbery, but those enhance his character and make it relatable. He is a true Slytherin, along with Narcissa and Draco, which are cunning but not evil.

[@SuperHipsterGamer]

He's absolutely a true Slytherin. But I wouldn't personally use him as an example when it comes to defend the values of Slytherin. He was in many regards just a parasite.

[@diegomenjivar2024]

@@SuperHipsterGamer but the head of Slytherin house. who else in-universe Slytherin is there that ended up well? Merlin was Slytherin, Regulus Black as well. But Regulus died at 20 something. There are not many non evil Slytherin around, and Slughorn is old, comfortable, respected and happy.

[@Catinator3]

Slughorn was certainly not evil but he was a deeply egoistic and self-centered person who was prejudiced against mudbloods. Narcissa is just as from being a good person and her intention when she didn't give Harry away was definitely not doing something good or whatever. I don't see how mentioning either of them would be helpful.

[@surajitmondal5584]

To me Slytherins means living in the darkness , doing the necessary, being loyal and ready to be sacrificed for greater good

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

@Atria Laurent Except slytherin are basically wizard nazis in this story. Don't forget that part.

[@jondoglegs7124]

@@legrandliseurtri7495 That bias wouldn’t be forgotten due to it being rammed down our throats by the plebs

[@kieranhawthorne5327]

Also, Princess Tiana from Princess and the Frog is absolutely a Slytherin.

[@purplemind93]

Kieran Vreeland that movie was like: finally a princess who knows what she wants besides a man xD well maybe apart from mulan!

[@JT5555]

@@purplemind93 Belle Did't Want A Man: She Just Wanted To Get Out Of Her Small-Minded Village That Hates Women. Hell,Even Cinderella Did't Care About The PRINCE: She Just Wanted To Go To The Grand Ball That Everyone But Her Was Allowed To Attend (Understandable,Since Her Life Was Basically Being A Slave).

[@purplemind93]

@@JT5555 yeah, forgot about belle! love her

[@JT5555]

@@purplemind93 Belle IS Pretty Great.

[@jonasfelisilda5777]

@@purplemind93 lol

[@breezy3392]

Androneda Tonks & Horace Slughorn should have been talked about in this video

[@AidenJamesP]

Tonks is a Hufflepuff

[@alinam1517]

@@AidenJamesP the person meant Andromeda Tonks, Nymphadora Tonks' mother, a born Black who was sirius' favorite cousin and a slytherin (since Sirius is mentioned to be the first Black who wasn't in Slytherin) even though she later married Ted Tonks, who had muggle parents

[@AidenJamesP]

@@alinam1517 I apparently didnt read that closely 😂

[@narneblumler9651]

Na, Slughorn is a very slytherin Slytherin

[@PowahSlapEntertainmint]

SNAPE. SNAPE. SERVERUS SNAPE.

[@DaniellaCartwright]

Dumbledoooore

[@mcpics4448]

PowahSlap Entertainmint snape 😭

[@ShubhamSharma-db3rx]

Harry Potter..Harry Potter..Harry Potter..Harry Potter..that's me

[@thabimajija856]

Hermione... Hermione... HeeeeerrrrrMione

[@mJC4698]

i found the source of the ticking noise, ITS A PIPE BOMB.

[@rachelthornton4442]

Can we all make a general consensus that Slytherpuff friendships/relationships are the best?

[@TheJuliana0901]

TRUE! my best friend is a hufflepuff and our friendship just complements each other so well. it's a shame it isn't portrayed in media as often as hufflepuff/Gryffindor friendships, for example.

[@velvetmoth813]

Sly: Get over here, you idiot. That person's going to hurt you. Huff: But they said that....oh. Sly: Yeah Huff: You're a good friend and I love you Sly: I know. Huff: Aaand? Sly: (mumbles) I love you too

[@MadameTamma]

Huff: I bet I could hold the whole world in my arms. Sly: What are you talking about, dork? Huff: (Gives big hug) see? Sly (Blushing, trying not to make eye contact but not pulling away) Dammit, Lauren

[@sagecrops7368]

Rachie And The Waves I imagine it all starts with 'what do I gain from this' and then it develops to a trusting friendship

[@rachelthornton4442]

I can imagine a Slytherin standing up in the Great Hall being like: *”Can I have your attention please? This is my friend, he is from Hufflepuff. And if any of you do anything to him, I will kill everybody in this room and then myself. Have a nice day.”*

[@SirEriol]

That moment when the least popular house, Hufflepuff, is appreciated more than the second most prevalent of all. I'm sorry, Slytherins. We Hufflepuffs care for you too.

[@cinnamon4205]

you definitely sound like a hufflepuff ahah

[@rebeccahicks2392]

Hufflepuffs and Slytherins tend to become friends, I think. Hufflepuffs are the ones able to recognize good in Slytherins and not judge them, while Slytherins respond well to and appreciate the gentleness and warmth of Hufflepuffs. Hufflepuffs are maybe the only persons around whom Slytherins feel safe enough to let down their guard and show their hidden sensitivity. And both of them are intensely loyal to persons they care about.

[@jaggerstephens6276]

I personally believe that this video accidentally described machiavellian personalities better than most articles that describe the word

[@c.d.dailey8013]

Ooh! Machavelian would describe the Slytherins well.

[@bennyton2560]

I believe Machiavelli would be a Slytherin as well

[@KOLN555]

I get more of a Ravenclaw feel for Hannibal Lector if I'm being honest. He prizes intellect, inquiry, expressions of culture. He's analytical and basically without higher ambition beyond exploring ideas and perfecting crafts: music, art, etc. His evil traits are mostly from taking a too abstract a view of life, particularly human life. Granted he has a very strategically oriented mind, but these strategies are usually pretty fixing the problem immediately in front of him, rather than pursuing a life's long ambition. He formulates a plan to get out of prison, but he's not formulating a plan to undo the legal system than makes his imprisonment possible. He formulates plans on how to kill people to make a meal, he does not formulate a plan where he would have enough power to do so in the light of day.

[@lilbihxxx1234]

Nahhhhh y'all Slytherins can keep Hannibal. Us Ravenclaws dont want him.

[@edynnhosier7189]

@@lilbihxxx1234 us slytherins dont dont want him either

[@chlstn]

Ill keep Hannibal ;)

[@clownworldhereticmyron1018]

Good comment, but I just have to point out, his last name is Lecter not Lector

[@jebac69]

He is actually a Hupplepuff! A man just likes to enjoy his food 😂

[@theoriginalsangster1570]

Ok, but if Neville had been the chosen one Snape would still be a Death Eater.

[@stars-and-clouds]

I wish this wasn't true

[@moonlightstripess]

I like to think of this as a butterfly effect paradigm. Without Harry he wouldn't have chosen to side more with the good. For Snape LiIy was his everything, so even a semblance of her existing in the world, in whatever form, influenced him.

[@lianaheyahe]

But he hadn’t been And the rest is just “what ifs”

[@mnaftw]

If I met a dude that did 17 years undercover as a nazi to help kill hitler and did it only bc he loved a jewish girl once then I wouldn't begrudge him all that much. Hitler loved a jewish girl once but was still hitler so you know...

[@asterismos5451]

Snape didn't choose to be good because it was good. He chose that side because of his love of Lily and even then it took her dying for him to go against his former ways.

[@linettexie2373]

JK is a great author, but she doesn't do to well on making three dimensional characters when it comes to slytherins. Sure Snape was one, but other than that she didn't give any other slytherin some good to them. Draco to me is a little kid who was spoiled by his mother, but pcycoloicly abused by his father so the back and forth of his parents messed him up, but JK never showd this or made us try to symbolize with any slytherin villain. And not to mention that all the vilians are slytherin. Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Gryffindor could easily be vilians. Hufflepuff:Someone who's blinded by loyalty to someone and couldn't see the pain of anyone else. Ravenclaw: someone who valued knowledge above all even other lives. Gryffindor:Someone who is so brave that they do what ever they want. These can be done in JK's story, but she doesn't see this potential.

[@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214]

I think Bellatrix should have been a Hufflepuff, She was Really Loyal to Voldemort, Also It would be Just a Win-Win, It would Made the House More Popular and Show that not Everyone that is Evil came From Slytherin

[@JT5555]

The Series Turned Out Good,But I Would't Call Rowling A Good Writer: Her Idea Of Good And Evil Is VERY Basic (Even Childish A Lot Of The Time),She's Not Scared Of Using Plot Devices,She Takes Up Most Of The Books Just For The Setting And She Wrote The Cursed Child And Called It Canon (Enough Said On That One). The Story Pieces Together Just Fine,But I Would't Credit It For Her Being A Great Writer: It Was More A Mix Of Good Marketing And Things Just Kind Of Falling Into Place In A Way That Made It Interesting.

[@fightingmedialounge519]

Draco wasn't really abused.

[@l.tc.5032]

To be honest a better portrayal of this kind of dichotomy is Avatar's Fire Nation. Yes they are waging a war that has caused a lot of death and suffering and a lot of bad people have sprung from them like Zhou, Ozai and Azula, but a lot of good people have come from the fire nation as well such as Zuko and Iroh and even Mai and Ty Lee. And overall when we spend a season within their borders it was clear that the citizens of the Fire Nation not warmongering assholes but are normal people with normal lives. It's way more nueanced than Slytherin was in my opinion.

[@lumossk3657]

I don't think so. Syltherins are portrayed in a nuanced way, if you read carefully.

[@wildcatste]

agree 100%!!!!

[@mptran217]

Dumbledore: yes yes, well done slytherin, well done *but*

[@miloticshiny4916]

Slitherin won the house cup a Lot of yers in a row , only to be stopped by Dumbledore using Harry tô cheat griffyndor's wins

[@aceshighdueceslow]

how many of those years was Snape the head of the house though?

[@ellenma6002]

@@aceshighdueceslow how many years did Dumbledore not stop Snape tho?

[@aceshighdueceslow]

@@ellenma6002 how long has Snape been head of Slytherin prior to Harry's arrival at Hogwarts? That's something I don't know, I didn't even know that Gilderoy Lockhart was a Ravenclaw until reading comments for this video

[@Xehanort10]

I still think it was stupid that Gryffindor won the house cup at the end of Philosopher's Stone. Just because it was the house Harry was in and he's the main character that doesn't mean it had to win. And the stupid reasons Dumbledore gave points like "Congratulations for playing a chess game Mr Weasley. 50 points.""Good on you for solving a puzzle Miss Granger. Another 50 points." "10 points Mr Longbottom for trying to stop your friends sneaking out nearly allowing Voldemort and Quirrell to steal the Philosopher's Stone." "And 60 points to Harry Potter for almost dying fighting Voldemort and Quirrell."

[@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214]

@@Xehanort10 He Gave The Points Because they are Brave, Like, Brave Enough to Break the Rules of School and Sacrifice their Lives to Stop Voldemort

[@AskForDoodles]

I always saw Slytherins as being, at their core, survivalists. They are kind and loyal as any other house, but they have a primary concern of enduring and adapt to any chaos and coming out on top.

[@RMBII91]

You're a Harry, wizard.

[@deptusmechanikus7362]

*YER A 'IZZARD 'ARRY*

[@pottedaloe9160]

You're a hairy wizard

[@Beaver_Monday]

Yer a kumquat Harry

[@poulomiinanewcity3185]

You are a hairy wizard

[@evilsexyhamlet6399]

y'er hairy, illusionist

[@kikolee544]

even if the book is based around Gryffindor and all.. Slytherin is still the *best* house

[@PrincessOfSlytherin-df9je]

Merlin is a Slytherin, and he’s good and had Order of Merlin

[@sorrybroo8303]

Merlin is a main villain

[@amalkaraly]

sorry broo ummm no !?

[@davidsantos1299]

I think the most important factor in deciding a house isn't you qualities, it's your values. That's why Wormtail ended up in Gryffindor. He wasn't brave, but he did value bravery. What Slytgerin values is success. What Gryffindor values is resilience. What Hufflepuff values is justice. What Ravenclaw values is distinction.

[@adnanilyas6368]

This video doesn’t do a good enough job distinguishing between a Slytherin and a Ravenclaw. Narcissism and a propensity for grand strategy could definitely apply to the clever lot in Ravenclaw.

[@nm9688]

Not really, why? Ravenclaws are wise, creative and knowledgeable....which is not the same as being cunning and resourceful. It is the difference between book smart and street smart

[@sosoatypical9836]

Ravenclaws want knowledge for the sake of having knowledge. Slytherins want knowledge for the sake of power and ambition. Close, but different in their own ways.

[@miss1of2]

@@nm9688 Ravenclaw are also eccentric and makes great strategist because of their knowledge.

[@ochockart2104]

True sherlock is intelligent but there is a big difference on how slytherins and ravenclaws use knowledge. slytherins uses knowledge to gain success or a goal there pursuing. ravenclaws uses knowledge for learning purposes. Sherlock uses his knowledge and intelligence solve a case in which is a goal that he is pursuing therefore he is a slytherin in my opinion.

[@adnanilyas6368]

Ravenclaws have always been identified by their intelligence, cleverness, and insatiable desire to learn. And, indeed, that intelligence is a great strength. But there also personality flaws associated with that intelligence. When one feels that they have more intelligence than others, they may feel arrogant or narcissistic. That they are better than other people because they know more. In addition, knowing more can give people a taste and desire for power. After all, why shouldn't the intelligent people who know what they are doing operate things instead of all these morons? This makes for a desire to control and micromanage. A lot of these things overlap with Slytherins (or Gryffindors, for that matter). But that only means that you need to be careful and tease out what you want to say. Ravenclaws are also prone to solitude and isolation, as they are too caught up with their individual growth to care about others. Sherlock's main personality characteristics: Intelligence, Hyper Observant, Eccentric, Creative, and Narcissistic. He's not cunning or sly. And his main desire behind detective work is to solve the puzzle, not necessarily to actually help the victim. That doesn't sound like a Slytherin, so much as a high functioning Ravenclaw. Tony Stark is eccentric, intelligent, and narcissistic. But he doesn't scheme, manipulate, or use underhanded means to get what he wants. Tony Stark (in the Marvel films) is obsessed with controlling things so that he can protect the world (and the people he cares about), which can get out of hand. This sounds an awful lot like a Ravenclaw. And I could do the same with Doctor Strange.

[@kritijohri8942]

Honestly speaking, I've always had a certain admiration toward Slytherins, even from Harry Potter and JK Rowling's perspective. And all my friends hate me for wanting to be in Slytherin. I would question why I liked Slytherin so much sub-consciously and now I think I know why...

[@dnnaasher5844]

Kriti Johri Before I have any idea about houses when I watched harry potter or read them I also loved slytherin like I was kinda biased towards them n wanted to be a slytherin which end up me being a slytherin...Anyways my point is what u are saying is relatable

[@anwoch]

Maybe it's time to get new friends

[@JT5555]

Sounds Like You Need New Friends.

[@rachelthornton4442]

Alexander Hamilton (at least Lin Manuel Miranda's interpretation of him) was arguably a Slytherin. Yes, he was impulsive in battle and constantly wanted to rise above his station, kind of like a Gryffindor. But he was also cunning, ambitious and a rule breaker; he played dirty, broke promises and made enemies all in the name of the betterment of the country. He picked and chose his battles and saw the value in strategy, planning ahead, intellect and making a contribution. His driving goal was to have a "legacy" which seems very Slytherin to me. As well as that, Slytherins are renowned for highly valuing their families. Hamilton, at least towards the end, thought the world of his wife and his family, and felt a great deal of guilt for his selfishness.

[@RogueVideoRaven]

Rachie And The Waves plus LMM is a Slytherin himself

[@laurenconrad1799]

I agree so much.

[@officaldaelight]

Yeah, I agree. Burr is the more Slytherin between him and Hamilton. Hamilton might as well be a Gryffindor with Slytherin tendencies or a Slytherin with Gryffindor with Slytherin tendencies. But you don't have to fit the mold to be in the house (i.e. Hermione could very well be in Ravenclaw or, heck, even Slytherin, imo, but she's still a Gryffindor). And I say that because I'm a Hufflepuff with slight Ravenclaw and Gryffindor tendencies XD

[@asterismos5451]

I'm a Ravenclaw, but with Slytherin tendencies, and I think this is a great way to look at Hamilton. I think he's a Slytherin foremost (he's ambitious above all else), but then also part Gryffindor (he's so impulsive and hot-blooded) and part Ravenclaw (how does he carry out his ambitions? By using intellectual arguments and learning as much as he can and by convincing people with logic). Burr is pretty clearly mostly Slytherin, as he's ambitious and very strategic, but he's a bit Ravenclaw as well mostly for the same reasons as Hamilton. I'd say Eliza's a Hufflepuff (duh loyal, kind, etc.) with some Slytherin and Ravenclaw undertones (she's very intelligent, and her ambitions aren't too prevalent in most of the show, but in Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story, we see just how much she can do when she sets her mind to it).

[@eyeseeyou913]

he also sold out the country and helped create the central banking system

[@swiftlyaswiftie]

"Mentions Snape" They're coming... *hears running* the Snape good-Snape bad war is starting, run, hide your family and *DON'T* TURN BACK!

[@emmabrook9691]

Slytherin pride 🐍💚

[@nanalove3819]

I agree 💚

[@Vorodiah973]

I wish Draco had turn to help Harry in the final book, maybe in the battle at the Room of Requirements or fighting together with Harry in the final battle against Voldemort (witch I feel is pretty soft and disappointing). I think that this will fulfill Draco's character redemption arc, witch it was heading for since the dead of Dumbledore. It's OK to see his son being the best friend of Albus Severus, but I see not changing his loyalty before Voldemort's dead like a lost opportunity in a narrative way.

[@jjh2456]

Igor Ramos Peula that was what Narcissa was for. She redeemed the whole the family with her action in the forest.

[@Vorodiah973]

Yeah, maybe, but I don't think so. That works for Narcissa herself and maybe to prove that all the Slytherin are not completely bad, but has nothing to do with what I was saying. I didn't mention the Slytherin house in any ways, I was just talking about Draco, his character arc and relationship with Harry, as his nemesis in the saga. And despite all this, I don't think a character needs to "be for something". In a fiction, for sure you can create a character with a purpose like showing one or another theory, create conflict or whatever, but the ideal way is to have characters that come alive in a natural way, being autonomous and consistent with their natural being and personal growth into the story.

[@arir5390]

@@jjh2456 You all seem to forget that Draco did save Harry before Narcissa did.

[@TiffWaffles]

The way I view the Hogwarts Houses is that everyone has the qualities suitable for every House. I think it is whichever quality that is strongest in you that you are sorted into one of the Houses. One of my favourite things to do is sort historical figures into Hogwarts Houses. It's fun, and you'd be surprised by the amount of very good kings and queens that are sorted into Slytherin. It doesn't necessarily mean you're going to be evil. For example, look at Peter Pettigrew. He turned on his friends and was a coward and he was in Gryffindor.

[@Grangelzz]

for 100% the sorting hat puts you into the house you yourself value the most. Nevile though showing bravness muliple times is a hufflepuff. But he values bravness way more because of his parents. Just as Harry could be a slytherin he chose griffendor

[@swatikumari1992]

@@Grangelzz Neville was griffindor

[@Grangelzz]

@@swatikumari1992 i know but from his values and the character itself would fit more into hufflepuff and as i said he chose to be in griffindor just as harry chose griffindor