Re: FAQ: alt.fan.harry-potter Frequently Asked Questions

On Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:53:00 +1000, Welsh Dog <welshdog@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

On Thu, 3 Sep 2009 02:22:55 +0000 (UTC), pravn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(Petrea Mitchell) wrote:

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8.6 How could the Sorting Hat possibly consider putting Harry in
Slytherin if he isn't a pureblood?

Salazar Slytherin may have held to the pureblood idea, but it's Godric
Gryffindor's hat, and not constrained by that requirement. You may
recall that it previously put Tom Riddle Jr., a half-blood, into
Slytherin.

Also Severus Snape (son of Eileen Prince) was a Half Blood... hence
the title "Half Blood Prince"... !! :)

Welshdog

Interestingly, it seems most purebloods are quite ambitious, as
Slytheirn apparently has the most (at least Harry's time there.) But
as always, Salazaar's desires weren't all put into the hat. His
ambitious nature was, but not his only purebloods philosophies.
.

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