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Slytherin

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Slytherin meaning

A person having traits associated with Slytherin house from the Harry Potter series, including ambition, cunning, or an affinity for snakes or the colours green and silver.

Example sentences (20)

But, that argument goes hand in hand with the base level complaint about Slytherin, and one that is pointed out numerous times throughout the lore, Slytherin is the house of the most Dark Wizards.

House Slytherin definitely has the worst reputation of all of the Hogwarts houses, but it's a reputation that the house of Slytherin itself does seem to lean into quite a bit.

Slytherin Slytherin house values ambition, cunning, leadership, and resourcefulness; the Sorting Hat said in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone that Slytherins will do anything to get their way.

At the beginning of a playthrough, players have to choose between Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff for their school house.

In many ways, Lando seems like a Slytherin.

Salazar Slytherin would leave many things behind, but his most famous contributions were the Chamber of Secrets and the Basilisk.

Slytherin is considered the evil house of Harry Potter.

The most infamous house that Voldemort used to recruit his Death Eaters and dark wizards from was, of course, Slytherin.

The Slytherin student companion Sebastian Sallow in practices dark magic, and the game allows players to either turn him in for his taboo knowledge or not give any report against him.

This made the Slytherin boy the laughingstock of the school for the very first time.

Helena Bonham Carter) to the Malfoys, Slytherin created plenty of Death Eaters, but there were good Slytherins, too.

At times, Rukia's ruthless drive to become stronger and overcome her own weakness is worthy of Slytherin, but not quite.

Brad only tries to appear like he is a good guy which is definitely a Slytherin trait.

Change is required if they are to beat Slytherin for the House Cup.

He must have assumed his spirit went straight to Slytherin.

If you’re going to be haunted, let’s hope it is not by ghosts like headless Nick who is whinny, or Bloody Baron from Slytherin.

Josh, who played Gregory Goyle in the franchise, reposted the snap and all we want is a Slytherin reunion.

This is when Draco is exaggerating after being attacked by Buckbeak the Hippgriff during a Care of Magical Creatures lesson, despite Rubeus Hagrid warning the Slytherin student to behave appropriately.

And as JK Rowling said herself, Slytherin isn't the evil house, it's just the house that happens to produce an above average amount of dark wizards, which only goes to show what happens when good qualities like ambition and cunning go wrong.

And he did this by being a Slytherin champ.