“Actually, 1998. The book starts in 1997 but goes thru the entire school year.”
Darn that math!
“My biggest peeve was that none of the Slytherins stepped up to fight Voldemort. C’mon, they’re not ALL supposed to be bad.”
On page 747 we read, “...and Phineas Nigellus called, in his high reedy voice, ‘And let it be noted that Slytherin House played its part! Let our contribution not be forgotten!’”
But I’ll be doggone if I know what he’s talking about!
I just re-read that last night, and didn't see anything new. Perhaps he simply meant that without Snape helping all along and Narcissa lying to LV, things would have been tougher?
That strikes me as kinda lame.
Slughorn also fought during the battle.
Well Snape and Phineas helped and they were both Slytherins.
Slughorn was fighting in his pajamas, for one thing -- he came puffing up the stairs on Charlie Weasley's heels. He probably had a few Slytherins who decided to stay with him.
I too was surprised to see that apparently, not one Slytherin remained... except that I think Slughorn helped in the defense of Hogwarts, didn't he? He's the only one that comes to mind... isn't there a sentence about him leading a group of the defenders? And I guess one could argue that Malfoy contributed, although unintentionally. And Crabbe or Goyle conjured the fiendfyre that destroyed the diadem. So I guess, except for Slughorn, the Slytherins helped only by accident.
Or perhaps Narcissa counts? After all, she did lie to save Harry and though it isn't mentioned, you've got to think she was in Slytherin.
Yeah, it was kind of limited to Slughorn, Snape and Phineas himself. You'd have thought that someone in Slytherin would stay. Expecially after the Sorting Hat talked of uniting the houses years ago.