Game news Hogwarts Legacy: No, Slytherin is not the house of villains!
Granted, most Harry Potter villains are from Slytherin house, but not all Slytherin students are pure villains.
A grumpy brat named Draco Malfoy, elite students who swear by pure blood, a house known for its mischief… the image of Slytherins in the Harry Potter saga is clearly not the most salient. This is probably partly due to the founder of their house, a certain Salazar Slytherin nicknamed “Welpertongue”, a powerful wizard who knew how to use dark magic and who believed strongly in wizard supremacy. Salazar had a deep hatred of Muggles, leading to his falling out with his friend Godric Gryffindor, another Hogwarts co-founder. Before he finally turns his back on the school and disappears forever, he will leave behind a terrible legacy: the Chamber of Secrets and its murderous basilisk, responsible for killing muggle-born students. With such a history, it is difficult to restore the reputation of the house.
house values
Slytherins are closely related and traditionally share the same values: Pride, ambition, cunning, disobeying rules, greatness, nobility and the art of provocation
I’m going to tell you something that those from other houses don’t like to talk about: Merlin was a Slytherin. Yes, the great Merlin, the most famous wizard of all time, studied in our house! Here he learned everything. Would you follow his illustrious example? Or would you rather study at the old desk of Eglantine Puffett, the former Hufflepuff made famous by inventing the self-foaming sponge? No, I thought so!
But we don’t need to think about what we are not. Instead, let’s talk about what we are: the most brilliant and provocative house at Hogwarts. Here, if we play anything, it’s just to win. Slytherin honor and traditions are values we hold dear.
We also demand respect for all our classmates. It’s true that because of our reputation for dark memories, that respect is sometimes tinged with fear. But, you know what? Being perceived by others as provocateurs and villains has some perks that can be very funny at times! For example, have fun fooling other students into believing that you have access to a huge collection of spells, and you’ll quickly see that no one will dare steal your pencil case!
But we’re not bad at heart. We resemble our symbol, the serpent: we are coiled, powerful, and often misunderstood.
In Slytherin, for example, everyone sticks together at all costs, which is far from the case in Ravenclaw. Not only are the Ravenclaws the biggest hogsheads we’ve ever seen, they’re all engaged in a ruthless war for top grades. It’s different here: The Slytherins are united like the fingers of one hand. The corridors of Hogwarts hold many surprises for the timid, but thanks to the protection of the snakes that you benefit from, you can walk through the school without fear. When you become a snake, you become one of us. You are one of the elite.. Excerpt from the Slytherin welcome message via Pottermore, Harry Potter Wiki
Merlin the Slytherin
Upon closer inspection, the same very likable characters rubbing shoulders with the Slytherin common room are everywhere, starting with the famous Merlin. Yes, the most famous wizard in the magical world was a Slytherin and if he was probably studying at school during Salazar’s service, his perspective on things was very different. As proof, he founded the organization of the Order of Merlin, which protected muggles by promoting their rights. After his death, the Order of Merlin became nothing more than an award for those who had accomplished a heroic deed.
These wizards with good background
Aside from Merlin, there is another Slytherin who is widely considered to be the nicest of them all: Horace Slughorn, one of the House’s directors. The man is obviously not without flaws: he’s a bit cowardly, too often favors the students he sees as more promising than others, and has revealed a little too much compromising information to Tom Jedusor. But he is also quite affectionate and helped a lot in the fight against Voldemort. That makes him a very courageous person and also particularly jovial. After all, he didn’t hesitate during his school days to befriend muggle-born wizards, unlike his other peers.
After all, there is good in those we find unpleasant. As cruel as he is, Severus Snape has a good heart. Granted, you certainly wouldn’t want him as your teacher, but his genuine love for Lily Evans helped save the entire wizarding community. MEven Draco Malfoy will lie to Voldemort and the Death Eaters to protect Harry. and will even raise a rather nice son, Scorpius Malfoy, friend of Albus Severus Potter, both Slytherins.
Oh, and then let’s quote Regulus Black, a beloved black bloodline son who was a perfect candidate to join the ranks of Voldemort’s Death Eaters. Eventually he becomes afraid of his master after helping him hide a Horcrux and ends up stealing it and saving his house elf Kreacher before drowning. There you go, there aren’t only villains in Slytherin. After all, Peter Pettigrew was in Gryffindor and he was a terrible Death Eater.
