I thought Salizar Slitherin only wanted to permit pure blood wizards in the school.If so , then why are there half bloods in Slitherin house ? I know that Voldermort and Snape are two.
2007-06-22 10:12:11 · 11 answers · asked by irene i 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
First of all, his name is spelled Salazar Slytherin (please spell it correctly). Second of all, Slytherin liked Pure Bloods the best, but it's not necessary for the people in Slytherin to be Pure Bloods. Lastly the Slytherin House qualities are cunning and ambition, not purity of blood. It just so happens that a lot of witches and wizards who are pure blood end up in Slytherin.
2007-06-22 12:05:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
he was very picky about the students going into his house. If you read Order of the Phoenix, the Sorting Hat says it: Only those with the wanting to have glory for themselves were allowed. Now, Voldermort obviously went into Slytherin because Voldermort is a decendent of Slytherin himself. Also, in Half-Blood Prince, we are told that Snapes mother was at hogwarts and was in Slytherin. Lets not forget that Snape knew about the dark arts in ways others did not at a very young age, like Voldermort. Its said so in Half-Blood Prince.
2007-06-22 18:18:02 · answer #2 · answered by jzepeda22 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not a prerequisite to be pure-blooded to get into Slytherin.
We know from Harry's experience with the Sorting Hat that personal choice is taken into account. I think Salazar Slytherin valued people who hated muggles, and if a person hated their muggle side of the family, like Snape and Voldemort probably did, then they would be able to get in.
Many wizards who are pure blooded end up in Gryffindor... Ron, Neville, James Potter, Sirius Black... The Sorting Hat is dependent on choice, as well as certain skills, not genetics or pure bloodedness.
2007-06-22 17:21:54 · answer #3 · answered by HP Wombat 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Pure bloods are becoming extremely rare in the real world as well as Harry Potters'. If only pure bloods were admitted to Slytherin it would probably not be viable.
2007-06-22 17:55:31 · answer #4 · answered by denlp96 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The other house heads wouldn't let Salazar get his way. And besides, the one trait of the Slytherin house that is dominant is not exactly blood (but there are never any muggle-borns in it) but how evil the student is or how evil they will become.
2007-06-22 17:42:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you dont have to be a pure blood to be in slytherin. there arent enough of them left, yet alone enough with the characteristics to be in the house (the weasleys for example). snape and voldemort were in slytherine because theyre evil and will do whatever it takes to save themselvevs.
2007-06-23 01:16:06 · answer #6 · answered by bury me in memory 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Slytherin didn't get his way. That's why he left. The Hat is loyal to no one House and keeps saying that they need to join together... and it is the Hat's decision on where the children go.
2007-06-22 17:35:10 · answer #7 · answered by freakyanomaly 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Just because he wanted it that way, doesn't mean the other headmasters accepted. Plus, he got mad and left. If it were up to him, the world would've been cleared from mudbloods, muggles and squibs, but that didn't happen either
2007-06-22 18:51:29 · answer #8 · answered by LexiHeart 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The other houses of Howarts never made that a true rule in the school.
2007-06-22 18:52:24 · answer #9 · answered by Mafalda 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because they're both evil.
2007-06-22 17:20:47 · answer #10 · answered by pm 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋