But Slughorn works at it, whereas Dumbledore gets his sycophancy via authorial fiat.
Excellent point!
He very much exemplifies, to me, what House Slytherin is all about... power and influence.
Yeah, Slytherin's one of the most mixed houses in terms of presentation, though, especially considering that two of the most powerful characters we know: Harry and Dumbledore, are of course Gryffindors.
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Date: 2005-09-12 07:59 pm (UTC)Excellent point!
He very much exemplifies, to me, what House Slytherin is all about... power and influence.
Yeah, Slytherin's one of the most mixed houses in terms of presentation, though, especially considering that two of the most powerful characters we know: Harry and Dumbledore, are of course Gryffindors.