#instances and also a lot of what Dumbledore says about them is just so creepy and weird

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Dumbledore implies Tom Riddle was a habitual thief who stole things all the time at random just because he could or as trophies of cruel and violent acts but then he also suggests everything he is known to have stolen post orphanage was taken specifically to be turned into a Horcrux...which is not random and not habitual. Can't be both my guy.

I stg if Dumbledore ran a fandom blog he'd be that person who spins headcanons out of thin air with no basis in the text but then absolutely insists that they are canon and bashes anyone who dares to have a different interpretation or point out there's no actual support in text for what he's saying.

He really is absolutely unhinged about Riddle. Like legitimately he has such a bizarre fixation.

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Anti-Snape propaganda: his whole reasoning for opposing wizard fascism was ‘oh no, my tragically unrequited crush (who hates me because I called her a slur when she was trying to help me and cruelly married a man who bullied me in highschool) might be in danger!’ If Lily was a Pureblood, he would have no reason not to stay a Death Eater. He’s the one who puts her life in danger in the first place, while spying for the mass-murdering blood supremacist, and he only feels regret and switches sides when it affects him personally.

(In addition, it’s highly insinuated that there was more to the end of the friendship than Snape calling Lily a slur, although, you know, that’s reason enough. She mentions that he’s already hanging out with future death eaters who make her uncomfortable, which definitely presents the possibility he’s already entrenched in the gross racist views whether or not he likes her personally).

This is the quote where he goes to Dumbledore:

“The — the prophecy . . . the prediction . . . Trelawney . . .”

“Ah, yes. How much did you relay to Lord Voldemort?”

“Everything — everything I heard! That is why — it is for that reason — he thinks it means Lily Evans!”

“The prophecy did not refer to a woman. It spoke of a boy born at the end of July —”

“You know what I mean! He thinks it means her son, he is going to hunt her down — kill them all —”

“If she means so much to you, surely Lord Voldemort will spare her? Could you not ask for mercy for the mother, in exchange for the son?”

“I have — I have asked him —”

“You disgust me.”

Yeah, he was totally cool with trading away the lives of his high school bully and his supposed true love’s newborn baby (who she died for! But he cares so much about her happiness, right?) as long as he got to keep Lily Potter like a muggleborn pet. Because let’s be honest, muggleborns weren’t considered equals by the Death Eaters, and I can’t imagine the woman who sacrificed herself to save her child’s life would be super fine with just letting her family be slaughtered in exchange for ‘mercy.’ How would he deal with her horrified trauma? Would he be keeping her under lock and key, or…? I think it’s reasonable to assume some pretty fucked-up implications for the whole ‘I asked the Dark Lord’ comment.

Also, lots of people justify his creepy sadman act (where he used his academic authority to bully the abused orphan who dared to be related to his highschool bully) by saying he was abused and bullied himself, like that doesn’t make it worse? He knows what that’s like, and he inflicts that pain on others, while remaining constantly self-pitying. Additionally, as though his motivation for actively trying to make the eleven year old orphan’s life miserable wasn’t stupid enough, Harry is absolutely not the only one he treats this way. He torments a ton of Gryffindors over the years, so either he just enjoys preying on the weak, like Neville (who in no way resembles James Potter, and whose family life was ruined in part due to the prophecy Snape revealed), or he’s taken his childhood bullying trauma to the next level by assigning it to a quarter of the school population! I’m not saying getting bullied isn’t terrible. It’s very traumatising in some instances and I do feel sympathy for his experiences. But Snape is not a sympathetic figure or hero to bullied children, he’s just a hypocritical self-pitying incel who wilfully plays straight into the circle of generational trauma. If anything, the fact that Harry didn’t grow up to bully children who reminded him of Snape makes him the true champion here.

Sorry, this is stupidly long. I guess I have a lot of repressed rage about the TERFiest of books and how much crap I’ve heard justifying poor writing in the past.

[k-s-morgan]

Hi Kat, what do you think of Dumbledore? IMHO, he's one of the most fascinatingly morally grey characters I've ever read about.

A lot of fanfic writers love to bash him and portray him as an idiotic senile old man who likes to poke his nose in others' business. They conveniently forget that he outwitted the most Slytherin out of all of Slytherin House. Granted, Voldemort was amazingly short-sighted and JK could have written a more terrifyingly cunning Dark Lord.

Well, there was Dumbledore’s Wizard Nazi youth with Grindelwald. Perfectly understandable because Ariana's childhood was completely ruined and he learnt just how Muggles can be dangerous. I don't think he ever forgot this epiphany.

For a long time, I wondered how Dumbledore, knowing perfectly well how the Dursleys were pre-disposed to magic, would think they would welcome Harry with open arms. He must have known that emotional abuse and neglect could make Harry an Obscurial. No blood-protection could have ever saved him from that. It's only Harry's innate stubbornness and his contempt of the Dursleys that saved him from what Ariana went through. This is quite possibly the worst thing Dumbledore could have done, along with sending Tom Riddle back to Wool's during the Blitz. Even though it was Dippet who made the decision, he was heavily influenced by Dumbledore and could have, at the very least, arranged to have Tom live in The Leaky Cauldron.

Many times I wondered why Dumbledore didn't simply threaten the Dursleys to treat Harry better. Thinking about it, I could only come to the conclusion that the power disparity between him and the Dursleys made him uncomfortable. As it comes down to, he is a strong wizard who coerced Muggles to look after a child they didn't want.

Another fascinating thing about him is his fear of power. Dumbledore didn't trust himself to hold power and he extended the same mistrust to many others, making himself rather emotionally detached from even those who sincerely loved and admired him. I think Dumbledore trusted himself to do right by the Wizarding World as a whole but not enough for personal gain. Dumbledore was weak to temptations personally (keeping the Invisibility cloak for nearly 10 years and falling prey to the compulsions on the Gaunt Ring when he saw the Resurrection Stone). So I think the only person Dumbledore truly admired and envied was Harry who was strong-willed inna way Dumbledore and Voldemort could never hope to be.

Related ask: I'm very curious if you have any headcannons about grindelwald and dumbledore's relationship that you'd like to share. I've always been drawn to the grindeldore ship for similar reasons that i like tommary (ex: enemies/lovers, moral angst) and i've always been disappointed that so many tommary shippers resent dumbledore, so I really like to hear you talk about the moral complexities of his character (and to hear that someone other than me can sympathize with him lol)

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Hope you both don't mind that I combined your asks because parts of them concern the same topic!

First, about Grindelwald and Dumbledore. I like the idea of their relationship, but for some reason, I'm not really interested in them, so I don't have any specific headcanons.  I do enjoy the idea that they were It for each other and that they could have made it if given another chance, but both had to be more mature and less obsessed with their life goals. I also tend to think that Dumbledore locked himself away for a while after their duel and cried from heartbreak.

As for Dumbledore as a character: I understand what drives him, the decisions he makes, and I have respect for him and his brilliant mind. I can't say I like him a lot, but I also don't dislike him - in my eyes, his worst actions clash with his most vulnerable moments, and so they balance each other out and my attitude is neutral.

@anyariddle, I fully agree with you about Dumbledore being one of the most fascinating morally grey characters. I'm in awe at how excellent his long-term thinking is and how he's capable of calculating everything years, if not decades, ahead; how coldness co-exists with empathy and deep sorrow.

Personally, I have no doubts that Dumbledore left Harry with the Durlseys deliberately to break him down. He heard Minerva's concerns, he must have conducted his own research. He also had Arabella watch Harry for years, and she definitely saw the abuse and reported everything back to him. But this time, unlike how it was with Tom, I believe Dumbledore tried to make sure it's a controlled abuse. If Harry proved to be a sullen boy with dark displays of magic, like Tom was, Dumbledore would have likely removed him from the Dursleys early and tried another approach before it's too late.

But Harry showed the response Dumbledore had been hoping for: he was the perfect material just waiting for someone to show him love and acceptance, eager to give them all his fierce devotion in return. Dumbledore needed someone who'll be ready to sacrifice himself for humanity, someone who never had a home, who'll see Hogwarts and people there as the only light in his life, and who'll cling to it with desperation only lonely and neglected children could show. Dumbledore started early: all the letters he sent to Harry were meant to humiliate the Dursleys and make his first contact with magic pleasant. Harry started to laugh and feel a little bit more powerful; then he got a room, and he quickly linked the letters with something good and welcoming. After getting a home and meeting friends, Harry would die in an instance to protect them.  

Every year, Dumbledore tested Harry to see if he'd be ready to sacrifice himself at the end. In CoS, I believe Dumbledore tried to remove the Horcrux from him via the fang, but it didn't work and he realized Harry would indeed have to die. I have no doubts it broke his heart because he was still harboring hope that one day, Harry would live freely and happily.

In regard to Harry, most his decisions were manipulative in nature, and it's horrifying. In regard to the rest of the world, though, it makes sense because if Harry's death helps save many other people, then it's worth it.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Obscurials came later, in the Fantastic Beasts? I don't really consider these later additions canon - to be honest, there are so many plot-holes there that it drives me mad, and I have no doubts stuff like this wasn't planned from the start, so I don't take it into consideration in my interpretations and analysis. With Blood Magic, it's pretty ineffective as a whole. It doesn't protect Harry outside, and since he spends half of the day (if not longer) there, anyone interested could grab him. Him living at Hogwarts or with one of trusted Order Members would have been far more safe, but in my opinion, Dumbledore wanted a broken child with low self-esteem, and it affected his decisions.

At the same time,  I have no doubts Dumbledore hated himself for this. He sacrificed people, but it was never easy for him. He was confident that he was doing the right thing, and this confidence helped him go on, but it tormented him all the same.

And I agree with you that he didn't trust himself with power and this affected some of his choices. He never became the Minister; he was wary of powerful people. This partly explains his mistakes with Tom: instead of helping a traumatized (albeit creepy) child, Dumbledore kept his distance and remained suspicious. He didn't lift a finger to help, not even when he could (and he had to know Tom was the heir of Slytherin after hearing about talking to snakes yet he still left him in he dark). I don't think Dumbledore hated Tom himself from the first sight, but rather he saw a mirror to himself and Grindelwald - someone young, powerful, and eager for public recognition. And it horrified him.

I think after Grindelwald, Dumbledore dedicated himself to protecting the world from this specific threat so thoroughly that he gave up everything for it. He sacrificed others, but he also sacrificed himself. I doubt he even hoped for Harry's forgiveness, but he still got it because that's who Harry is.  

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hi! this is a suggestion to Harry's a cat. So if you decide to put it in your story reply to me by not spoiling anything to the readers. 1/4

Can Tom please hunt down the adults who hurt him 'I spit on your grave' and 'The seasoning house' style. Because to me voldemort is someone who have always been motivated by revenge. It would be on brand. My sister and I ware just discussing it, and our conclusion was that whatever happened to him must've been so brutal and disgusting to make him that messed up at 11 years-old in HBP. 2/4

This was only was solidified by reading jk's essay. It would also be vary interesting to see Harry's reaction in this scenario. our writers of this "genre" frustrate me because they either write Tom as a complete monster with no explanation to his actions or a poor tragic boy who only needs to be loved. and I'm here screaming from the sidelines: He's both! ¾

Also: human Nagini should co-parent with Harry... just saying. it would be interesting to see them all interact! would Harry be jealous horrified threatened afraid? Especially since Voldemort shows some kind of 'love' towards her. I swear the moments in Canon where he keeps promising her Harry's dead body are hilarious! 4/4

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hmmm … to be non-spoiler-y: sort of, yes, I know of one instance where Tom ‘seeks revenge’ but it’s still more on the twisted/selfish/petty side, so it’s not really what you’re referring to and it also involves someone who isn’t from Tom’s childhood.

At the moment I’m not seeing us spending a lot of time at the orphanage. Tom will actually be taken out of it pretty quickly once the story starts, so he’ll be in a new environment, and I don’t really picture him running back to the orphanage to right the wrongs. Though, who knows? But if he does, it would be a minor part of the story. I see orphanage revenge more as backstory rather than main plot.

When I think about Tom’s life before he’s visited by Dumbledore, I know it was rough. He’s clearly been at odds with the adults and probably subjected to some pretty terrible ‘treatments’ for his magic, though I’m personally more inclined to believe they were genuinely trying to help him and only had the misguided knowledge they had at the time. I love that wizarding children can literally do magic when they’re babies, like McGonagall making the bagpipes play her to sleep. That’s just adorable and hilarious and would be freaking terrifying to a Muggle who didn’t know what the fuck was going on. We don’t know if Tom was doing stuff like this when he was an infant, but he’s a pretty powerful guy. It’s easy to assume he did. Weird, unexpected, supernatural stuff happening around a toddler would ultimately lead the staff and the other children to believe that Tom was possessed. I can see Tom’s magic coming to his defense on multiple occasions, because that’s how underage magic works. And I can also see Tom realizing he can MAKE stuff happen and now, suddenly, he’s got a weapon and he’s gonna fucking use it. You can see how this snowballs and how Tom becomes the bully and the aggressor. When Dumbledore shows up, that’s how Tom’s acting, but he realizes pretty fast that he can’t bully Dumbledore so his personality changes to fit the dynamic.

You are right. Tom is both. He’s not born a monster. He becomes a monster. And he embraces it. Once he becomes a bully, that’s how he stays. The other thing I like to play around with his character is his empathy. I can’t remove his empathy entirely because I’m not a skilled enough writer to pull that off, but I can have him be able to turn it on and turn it off. (I read somewhere a discussion about psychopaths vs sociopaths and this got mentioned.) Pair the ‘turning off’ empathy ability with an increasingly violent bully mentality and you’ve got trouble. And on the subject of how people write him, I can state that it’s really fun to write him as creepy and murderous. It’s fun to write him twisted. And the Tom in this fic WILL be twisted. But I hear what you’re saying and I ultimately agree. I like stripping away Tom’s armor and showing his vulnerabilities.

In regards to Nagini: I don’t envision her in this particular story, either as a snake or as a human. Sorry about that.

[sleepingfancies]

What are your thoughts on the Petyr Snape comparison

Personally, I think it only holds ground on the surface.

As in - they’re both men who resented the man their former lover ended up with, and then later came into more-or-less guardianship of their former lovers’ child. But I think the similarities begin and end there. More under the cut bc this got a bit longer than I intended!

For starters, I do not ever see Snape handing James Potter over to Voldemort to be killed just so he can be closer to Lily. I think - and this is just my interpretation - the differences between them are the degrees of their selfishness and the peace they made with how things turned out.

Snape, despite how utterly in love he was (and went about it poorly), made peace with James and Lily being together.

Petyr Baelish never, ever made peace with Catelyn being anyone’s but his, to the point where he accepted Sansa as the next best thing after Catelyn died.

Snape definitely hung on to his love for Lily, I won’t lie and pretend he was a total saint about it all. His Patronus changing forms, taking her side of the family photo; there are many instances where we can see Snape never really got over Lily - to some, that can come off as creepy. Personally I see it as more like a guy who pushed his only friend and love away by behaving rashly, and blames himself for her death, believing he could’ve protected her from Voldemort. Perhaps he even believed none of it would’ve happened had he not called her a mudblood all those years ago, if he had never turned Death Eater. Snape is a man who has a lot of serious regrets. He certainly had no love for James though, nor even for Harry. That much is clear (and if we’re being totally honest, given the situation, Harry wasn’t always the most considerate or easiest child to deal with - some of Snape’s frustration with him seems pretty justified at times). But Snape had made peace with the fact that he didn’t end up with Lily, that James married her, and that they had a kid together. I mean that as in - he was no longer pursuing Lily, begging her to choose him instead, or harassing them as a family. He never fought with James outside of Hogwarts, and while he quite obviously detested Harry for being very much like James, he never allowed Harry to physically come to harm if he could help it.

Petyr, though? Petyr never stopped trying to make Catelyn his. As long as Ned wasn’t around, he would make the best possible impression he could, as if he might still win her over. He had absolutely no quarrels about letting Ned get executed, in fact he played a crucial role in getting Ned killed. He killed Lysa for “Catelyn” even after Catelyn was already dead (I’m convinced Sansa has now literally become a young Catelyn in Baelish’s mind. She’s no longer Sansa - who’s Sansa? She’s Cat, his Cat, and there’s nothing he won’t do to secure his second chance at having her for himself). Speaking of Sansa, he did jack all to protect her. She got beat again and again by the Lannisters, nearly raped (wherein Sandor Clegane saved her, not Baelish), shuffled around from future husband to future husband, and then was used in the most damning way possible. While that usage inevitably led to her escape from King’s Landing, there is no way in hell she can go back as long as a Lannister sits on the Iron Throne. She’s a murder fugitive, and that isn’t really the cleanest way Baelish could’ve smuggled her out (nor the earliest, mind you, I think Baelish is full of shit when he says he couldn’t have possibly gotten her out of KL earlier).

Now, in terms of selfishness: both Petyr and Snape are selfish men. But Petyr is so, so much worse.

Baelish is still doing everything for himself when it comes to Sansa. He’s still playing the Game of Thrones. He lets Sansa get the absolute shit beaten out of her because “there was no other way,” i.e. he didn’t feel secure enough in his own future to openly protect her yet. He’s predatory to her, he sees her only as Catelyn 2.0, and his entire scheme is likely leading up to him finding some loophole wherein he “has no other choice” but to marry Sansa, or vice versa. It is utterly disgusting and creepy. He doesn’t even really care that Sansa is Catelyn’s daughter, not really. He protects her under the guise of “I do this because you’re Catelyn’s daughter,” when in reality all he really gives a shit about is that she looks enough like Catelyn that he doesn’t feel weird beating off to her at night.

Snape, on one hand, is selfish. He does only care about Harry because he’s Lily’s son. But, on the other hand, Snape risked his own life several hundred times to ensure Harry’s safety. Yes, Snape was never particularly kind to him (or anyone), but credit where credit is due; he didn’t think much of his own future when Harry’s life was on the line. I distinctly remember reading Deathly Hallows and being stunned when, in Snape’s memories, Harry saw Snape attempt to sectumsempra a Death Eater who was about to avada kedavra “Harry.” Of course, turns out it was actually George Weasley, after escaping the Dursley’s in Harry’s form via polyjuice potion. The spell missed the Death Eater, hence George’s lost ear. But the facts were that Snape - in midair, after convincing Voldemort he was loyal - was ready to risk openly mutilating a fellow Death Eater to protect Harry. Plus combating that broom curse in first year, getting his leg ripped open by Fluffy, chasing down Harry when he knew Harry was with Sirius and Remus, protecting the trio against werewolf Remus, calling the Order to save the kids when Harry communicated that he thought Voldemort had kidnapped Sirius and ran off… I mean… you name a mode of protecting Harry, and Snape has probably done it. Plus - Snape was genuinely angry at Dumbledore for allowing Harry to grow up in the dark about who (and what) he was, only to wind up needing to be murdered. Snape was furious about that. He may not have ever liked Harry, but he respected that he was Lily’s son, and he was willing to go above and beyond to keep him safe. He was absolutely beside himself that Dumbledore would disrespect Lily’s child like that and allow him to be killed when Snape spent his entire life protecting Harry.

That is the crucial difference, to me.

Baelish’s actions concerning Sansa are entirely selfish. He is obsessive, trying to shove her into a box to make up for Catelyn’s loss (doubly so, between her marrying Ned and then being murdered at the Red Wedding). He doesn’t, never has, and never will respect Sansa, or Catelyn’s memory. What he wants is to fulfill his own fantasies. He uses and manipulates Sansa, literally murders those who get in his way of him and Catelyn being together, and does it all for his own gain. He doesn’t care what happens to Sansa as long as at the end of the day they can be together, because she as an individual doesn’t exist in his eyes. It’s only young Catelyn. There is no modicum of redemption for how Baelish is treating Sansa.

Snape’s actions concerning Harry are only partially selfish. His actions are a reflection of his begrudging but steadfast devotion to his only friend and the woman he loved (or was infatuated with, whatever you believe he felt). But I don’t think he’s trying to fill a personal void by protecting Harry. We know for a fact that Harry looks more like James than Lily, we know Harry even behaves more like James than Lily. I’m not saying Snape loves Harry like a son, I think nothing could be further from the truth. But Snape is not acting solely for his own gain. Snape protects Harry because he respects that Harry is Lily’s son whom she loved and wanted safe. He is making amends with his past mistakes and failures by protecting what Lily died for.

Do you see what I mean? Snape’s intentions are selfish, as he is attempting to serve himself. But to an extent, they are also extremely honorable. Sometimes selfishness and nobility do go hand in hand - self-sacrifice is a pretty common example of that. Snape could’ve gone about it better, I’m not saying he’s flawless. He could’ve practiced being kind. But he laid down his life for Harry because he wasn’t about to let Lily’s son get killed, and because it was his last chance at fixing his life’s mistakes (god knows he made plenty).

Baelish isn’t trying to fix anything. He isn’t trying to do one last good thing before he gets caught playing everyone for fools. He isn’t trying to honor Catelyn’s memory by saving and protecting her babies - else I’d imagine he would’ve gathered all the Starks under his wing, if he could. All Petyr Baelish wants is the daughter who happens to look most like Catelyn, so that he can have Catelyn - or as close to Catelyn as he can get.

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Harry Potter: 10 Slytherin Memes That Prove It's The Sneakiest House

Every Harry Potter fan can probably list each Hogwarts house and the ideal qualities of that house off the top of their heads. Gryffindor values bravery and boldness. Ravenclaw values wit and wisdom. Hufflepuff values loyalty and hard work. And Slytherin values ambition and cunning. And there's nothing wrong with ambition and cunning on their own, however, it's easy to see how the values of Slytherin might come naturally to some not so morally upstanding or kind people.

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Slytherin gets a bad rap for being the bad house or even the evil house, and that is for the most part completely unwarranted. But if there is one thing that Slytherin undoubtedly is though, it's sneaky. Cunning is literally a synonym for sneaky, so it's no surprise that their students put the sly in Slytherin. And apparently many Potter fans have picked up on this, because here are 10 memes that undeniably prove that Slytherin is the sneakiest Hogwarts house.

10 Creepy People Gonna Creep

I don't think it would surprise anyone in the world to see someone from Slytherin acting like a bit of a creep, and it would also not at all be surprising for the Slytherins to be cracking jokes about the Chamber of Secrets when so many dangerous and crazy shenanigans are going in the halls of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry because of it. Also in case it wasn't clear to everyone on planet earth, if any Slytherin inquires about slithering in to your own personal chamber of secrets then they are absolutely not talking about Hogwarts!

9 Well, They Are Telling Father About This

What is that old saying? That there's one person's experience of the truth, another person's experience of the truth, and the real truth lies somewhere in the middle? Well, such is the case with Slytherin and this meme.

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Slytherin has the worst reputation of all of the Hogwarts houses, and in some cases that mistrust is well earned, but they really do get a bad rap when often times they don't deserve it. Yes, they have prejudiced and elitist jerks in their ranks, but the qualities that made them a fit for Slytherin wasn't the fact that they're pureblood maniacs.

8 The Name Just Lends Itself To So Many Jokes

Harry Potter author JK Rowling is a massive fan of wordplay, and every bizarre name that she uses in the wizarding world is guaranteed to have a double meaning. The same thing goes for the Hogwarts houses and their very silly names. The inspiration for Slytherin seems obvious, it literally sounds like "slithering" and the mascot animal of their house is the slithering snake. However, the name and the word definitely lends itself to a lot of silly (and sometimes dirty) puns. Every Hogwarts house needs to have a sense of humor, and it seems like Slytherin had that forced on them.

7 We're Scary But We're Cool, Right?

House Slytherin definitely has the worst reputation of all of the Hogwarts houses, but it's a reputation that the house of Slytherin itself does seem to lean into quite a bit. Ambition and cunning are supposed to be the qualities that make Slytherin shine, but it seems like most Slytherins are more than happy to be intimidating and scary to a lot of the other Hogwarts students. But the unfortunate reality of the situation is that no matter how badass the Slytherins want to make themselves seem, they are at their hearts just very typical Hogwarts students with edgelord attitudes.

6 Their Reputation Precedes Them

What's fun and interesting about this particular meme is the double meaning behind it. On the one hand, it can be interpreted to mean that Slytherin breaks the rules with ill intentions so therefore they deserve to be reprimanded for breaking them. But on the other hand, it goes to show the automatic disfavor that Slytherin gets in any circumstances.

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People assume the worst, so they're more likely to get in trouble for their behaviors even if other students are being just as sneaky, underhanded, or downright mean. But Slytherins do love feeling like they're badasses, so undoubtedly most of them aren't as salty about getting called out for their behavior.

5 Note Which House Doesn't Need To Hide

Always listen to Antoine Dodson, kids! His delivery may be silly but he's absolutely right. Gryffindors, Hufflepuffs, and Ravenclaws better duck and cover because they're petrifying everybody up in here. Except for Slytherins, apparently. Maybe they're just a lucky house or maybe they're being especially blessed by the basilisk that belonged to Salazar Slytherin, but the students of house Slytherin need to worry just a little bit less about the basilisk threat and they all seem to know that. Or you know, they were selected to be in the house of Salazar Slytherin and Salazar was nutty enough to hide a basilisk in a building filled with children, so maybe they're just as nutty and unaware of the obvious danger it presents.

4 Doing The Snake Lord's Work

You know, given the fact that house Slytherin is a squad of intimidating bullies, and Salazar Slytherin was a paranoid weirdo, and that a giant snake murdered children in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, you might get the impression that snakes are kind of scary animals. And yes, yes they are. But scary doesn't mean they're bad! Yes, a snake could mess you up, but it won't unless provoked, much like the students in house Slytherin (most of them at least). And snakes might be intimidating, but you'd much rather have them on your side instead of going up against you.

3 Same Draco, Same

Real life friends are overrated, Malfoy. The students in house Slytherin probably have the most difficult time making friends, especially outside of their own house. And that could be because some of them are on the mean side, but it's very likely that it's because Slytherin has such a reputation for being the mean house too.

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And let's not understate the value of internet friends here! Yes, you might not know them in person, but they're friends who sincerely like you for the person you are and aren't judging you based on anything external, like what Hogwarts house you're in for instance.

2 We All Know Dumbledore Plays Favorites

Realistically speaking yes, house Slytherin has a horrible reputation that is partially unfair. But once your house produces the most evil wizard who ever lived, then it's a reputation that is kind of earned. And while Dumbledore, of all people, should be judicious and fair towards every Hogwarts house, it's not a huge surprise that Slytherin isn't his favorite. But that being said, dude should really be keeping his prejudices on the inside instead of actively screwing over Slytherin in public at every opportunity, ironically he's embodying one of the worst Slytherin traits by behaving the way he does towards the house of the snake.

1 So Pretty Much Like You Normally Look Then

Slytherin does get dragged within an inch of its life by many in the Harry Potter fan community, and in all fairness that dragging is sometimes earned. And while many Potterheads would be aghast at the thought that they were in the "evil" house at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, it's safe to say that any student who winds up at Slytherin definitely wants to be there. And as JK Rowling said herself, Slytherin isn't the evil house, it's just the house that happens to produce an above average amount of dark wizards, which only goes to show what happens when good qualities like ambition and cunning go wrong.

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