(Disclaimer: I have nothing against any other houses, I don't want to put them down, I only want to defend my own. There may be spoilers toward the end so, please watch out! Spoiler alert!!!)

Today in my blog, I want to make a point. Not all Slytherins are evil!

Firstly I want to clear up something before you read on: I know that Slytherins aren't perfect, I mean, no one is! I do know that quite a few of the Slytherins are Death Eaters. I do know that they don't have a good reputation, but that doesn't mean that all Slytherins are like Voldemort! Personally, I don't support anything that Voldemort or his army does, and I'm sure that a lot of my fellow house mates will agree with me. Us Slytherins have been put down, judged or disgraced just because of what house we have been placed in and that is something that I really find unfair. (And no I am not saying that everyone acts like that)

You don't have to like them, but ordinary Slytherins deserve respect. Some people, certainly not all, believe that if you are in Slytherin, you automatically support You Know Who - and that is just simply not true. Other people (not all) will think that you are a villain/ judge you as you are in the house that has been stereotypically labelled as 'evil' while Gryffindors are called the heroes. If this has happened to you, don't be ashamed of yourself! Be proud, hold your head up high and tell them that you don't support Voldemort, and tell that person why you are in Slytherin. Various people will say that because of the rivalry you dislike Gryffindors, and like I said in the disclaimer, I have nothing against them which also isn't true.

If you dislike someone simply because they are a Slytherin, I strongly urge you to reconsider that, unless they truly are a horrible person, which I doubt they are. If you are a person who thinks all Slytherins are bad, and all Gryffindors are good, please think again. Severus Snape was an incredibly brave man, despite the fact that he was a Slytherin. He died for the love of his life and pretended to be a death eater for Dumbledore. Siriusly! If that isn't brave, I don't know what is. Even Harry says that he was one of the bravest men he’s ever known in the Deathly Hallows. Harry's son is in Slytherin (Cursed Child) and he isn't bad either!

Peter Pettigrew, a Gryffindor, was a complete coward, despite the situations he was in. He sold Lily and James to Voldemort, betrayed his 'friends' and got them killed just to save his own skin. Now that is what you call cowardly. He was a Gryffindor too! Being in a house doesn't mean you show all their qualities at every moment of the year, all day every day, it just means that they are the most dominant traits. Every person has each of the house qualities, its only which ones are on the surface.

All of these reasons add up, and yet, people still dislike Slytherins because of what house they are in. I hope that you can now you've read this, you can see ordinary Slytherins a little differently, and not just by the reputation that they have got, or started to see that they are not all as bad as you may think they are. Thank you for reading and keep up with my next blogs about defending the other houses if you enjoyed this one! Love you all, see you in the next blog!

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