A Question in my mind..

Hey guys, rukul here.. i dunno if many of u know me but i've been on i-f since the past 2 yrs... neways, theres a question tht has been on my mind and though it has been 2-3 yrs since the 6 th bk came out it still bothers me and many ppl have given the ans to it but still don't understand it....

WHY WAS SNAPE IN SLYTHERIN???

as far as i knw he is not related to voldermort or has anything to do with the heir of slytherin.. he was a half-blood so how did he get a place in slytherin.. it is suppose to be the house where only pure-bloods are.. or is it tht if ur cunning u get to be sorted in slytherin.. or sumthing else.. plz answer thios question.. i'll be grateful 4ever.. it keeping bugging me and i can't seem to find a answer to it..

love,
rukul

u know
that is a tough question..
i read as much as i could-jkr's quotes,hp lexicon ,wikipedia etc
all i can understand is snape was in slytherin coz he was cunning(a prerequisite for being a slytherin),he was interested in dark arts,his mother was a slytherin and most importantly he was a slytherin coz he wanted 2 b one...remember in train while gng 2 hogwarts for the 1st time,he told lily that he wanted 2 b in that house...
and we know that one's wishes are considered during sorting...

Snape was a Slytherin because

1. of his inner qualities. he was cunning, loved dark magic, kinda sneaky

2. his mother was a Slytherin

3. he wanted to be in Slytherin. if you can remember Dumbledore said once that its your choise what you want to be.(HP2)

as for the half-blood part

Voldy himself was a half-blood. it was mentioned by Hermione (cant remember which book) that there are many half-bloods in Slytherin who pretends to be pure-blood. Snape was one of them.

hope that answers your question 😊

if you still have question ask 😛

bein in slytherin dusnt mean u gotta b pure-blood or u gotta b related 2 voldemort or ne of his relatives
slytherin used 2 choose students by deir power 2 follow deir ambition(as far as i remember)
n i guess sortin hat saw dat in snape n put him dere
but persoanlly i htnk snape had a attraction 4 dark arts frm his young age
i mena b4 he joind hogwarts
cuz u c he used 2 tell lily abt all dose htngs like azkaban,demetors n all instead of normal thngs in wizarding world
i guess dis was also sumthn dat put him in slytherin
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AGREE WITH ALL ABOVE ANSWERS

AND I DONT THINK I'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE A BETTER ANSWER

Originally posted by: MyLuvRajat

AGREE WITH ALL ABOVE ANSWERS

AND I DONT THINK I'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE A BETTER ANSWER

ditto here....my answer wud combine all the points mentioned above.....see how well i can answer 2 these questions!!!!😆

Originally posted by: moonlitnight

2. his mother was a Slytherin

i don't think this is a valid point...