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"So we have some consensus here that Dark Wizards dislike Muggles and Muggleborn wizards," Tate summarized. He waited a moment for that to sink in before continuing. "Do you think that's always true? Why would those two features be linked? What is it about someone who dabbles in Dark magic would have them also hate Muggles and that which comes from Muggles? Are they actually linked, or is there a more common uniting feature that we're missing?"
"You're suggesting they believed they were better than other people? Above the masses and their laws? That's a good insight, Miss Bott."
"I would argue that they weren't all brilliant. Peter Pettigrew made it onto our list, and he was a hanger-on. But he abused the trust others placed in him, and he willingly chose Dark magic. There does seem to be a draw of the Dark for those who are brilliant. Why do you suppose that may be?"
"An interesting observation. Certainly of the wizards in more recent history, we know this is certainly true. Do you suppose it was impossible to be a Dark wizard and have a relationship based in love or trust?"
"You might be right. I wouldn't make the leap that being Slytherin makes one prone to Dark magic... but there may be a simpler connection. Any thoughts on why there is a history of Slytherin heritage among Dark wizards and witches?"
He'd just asked a whole LOT of questions, and he waited for the room to consider the ideas that had been shared, as well as his responses. Finally, he added, "Let's open this up to discussion... I'm not sure even I know the answers to all these questions, or that I can draw all the same parallels between these witches and wizards. Responses? Clarifications? Answer my questions, or answer a peer."
Luin listened to some of the discussion going on as far as dark wizards were concerned. She always despised anything to do with them, especially because that was the reason her mother was killed in Sweden. She frowned for a bit, contemplating as the reasons were discussed, and then raised her hand, "As far as many of the dark wizards that I have heard of, they have always seemed so believe that they are better in some standard than others, whether if be muggles or half-bloods. They seem to think they have some kind of divine rule that they hold above others." she paused, "Although there has been a tie to many in the house of Slytherin and it's heritage, there are many other dark wizards in the world who were not tied even to hogwarts, although I believe as far as Slytherin goes, A lot of that thinking stems from the founder himself. Salazar Slytherin was one of the founders who did not want those half-bloods and muggle-borns to be able to study here at the school. Also, each year the sorting hat makes a song about the houses and the Slytherin part mentions cunning a lot." she paused for breath, "Many of the dark wizards that we see have had some kind of trust issues from the time they were children, stemming from some kind of incident, or their upbringing."