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Would be in an even worse place, I think. More and more people prejudiced and scapegoating them.

Would McGonagall and the other Heads of House feel compelled to become protective of Slytherin out of guilt over disbelieving Snape that had been on their side the whole time?

Would Slughorn stay as Head of Slytherin? Part of me can't see that, but a larger part of me wants it--I just can't think of another Slytherin replacing Snape as the Head of House (and really, Slughorn's only considered since he's done it before). Slytherin needs a Head of House, doesn't it? And it can only be a Slytherin as their Head, right? If no Head can be found for them right away, are all the other Heads of House simply obligated to sort of substitute until a replacement is found?

And assuming Snape is dead, his portrait--since this comm. is about Snape--would be influential, wouldn't it?

This period of time I'm thinking of post-the Battle at Hogwarts; I'm uncertain if it's implied enough in the epilogue whether things are in fact better or worse (or heck, neutral/medium) for Slytherin House at that time, 19-20 years later. Would things be better for them by the epilogue, enough time passed for resentment to cool down to some degree?

Thoughts, opinions?

Original poster: venturous1

Listening to the “Snape and Slytherin” discussion on Snapecast today I am moved to make an appeal for ideas and viewpoints on the larger issues raised about Slytherin and the houses of Hogwarts: how they define and portray the variation of our inherent qualities.

The issue of the nature of the Houses, their qualities, and their relative goodness or propensity for evil… this is quite muddied in Canon, as the panel skillfully revealed. DH seems to again oversimplify and paint the Slytherins as the bad house, with only a faint nod in the direction of Snape's redemption...(grrr DON'T get me started!)

So, to get the ball rolling, here are my first thoughts about Elements.