Sirius wasn't just a (supposed) random death eater, though. ...
Sure, but the question wasn't about Sirius; it was a much more general, paint-them-all-with-the-same-brush comment about Slytherins. With a hundred (or 60 :-)) of them around, all in Slytherin, it would be entirely understandable and very easy for Hagrid to make that mistake. "Slytherin? Bad house, that Slytherin". He just forgot about that very rare exception, Sirius Black. He was concentrating on Slytherin House.
But if Hagrid had been asked a different question - had his memory jogged - what do you think of Sirius Black? Why, I'm sure he would have said that Black was a bad 'un (despite being a Gryffindor).
Likewise, when he's focusing specifically on James and Lily, he tells us that they were Head Boy and Girl. No doubt about that. Thanks, Hagrid!
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Date: 2011-05-20 06:30 am (UTC)Sure, but the question wasn't about Sirius; it was a much more general, paint-them-all-with-the-same-brush comment about Slytherins. With a hundred (or 60 :-)) of them around, all in Slytherin, it would be entirely understandable and very easy for Hagrid to make that mistake. "Slytherin? Bad house, that Slytherin". He just forgot about that very rare exception, Sirius Black. He was concentrating on Slytherin House.
But if Hagrid had been asked a different question - had his memory jogged - what do you think of Sirius Black? Why, I'm sure he would have said that Black was a bad 'un (despite being a Gryffindor).
Likewise, when he's focusing specifically on James and Lily, he tells us that they were Head Boy and Girl. No doubt about that. Thanks, Hagrid!