Slytherin Is All the Other Houses Best Traits

"Or perhaps in Slytherin,
You'll brand your real friends,
Those cunning folk utilize any means,
To achieve their ends."

— Sorting Chapeau^[src]

Slytherin was 1 of the four Houses at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, founded by Salazar Slytherin.^[i] In establishing the firm, Salazar instructed the Sorting Hat to option students who had a few particular characteristics he most valued. Those characteristics included cunning, resourcefulness, leadership, and ambition.

Many Slytherin students tended to clique together (ofttimes acquiring leaders) which further exemplified Slytherin'southward ambitious qualities. Examples of these included Draco Malfoy'due south gang, Merula Snyde's gang, Pansy Parkinson's gang and the Death Eaters.

The founder highly valued and favoured pure-blood students and the Sorting Hat admitted that it could be a factor when being sorted.^{[1] [17]} Students of any blood status could be placed in the business firm. Withal, a Muggle-born pupil from that business firm was considered to be quite rare.^[eighteen]

The emblematic animal of the house was a serpent and the house's colours were green and silver. In that location were two notable heads of the house; Horace Slughorn took the role twice (first leaving in 1981 and then taking the office once more from 1997 until leaving earlier 2016),^[eleven] and Severus Snape.^[12] The patron ghost of the business firm was the Bloody Businesswoman.^[9]

Slytherin corresponded roughly with the element of h2o due to serpents being commonly associated with the sea and lochs in western European mythology, as well as serpents being physically fluid and flexible animals.^[five] Similarly, in Celtic mythology, h2o is seen every bit a portal to another earth, leading some to speculate that the element was chosen to symbolise many Slytherins' hope for a pure-blood simply community.

The colours besides corresponded with waters effectually lakes and lochs oft being light-green, and silver beingness often associated with greyness rainwater.

Contents

• one History
• 2 Traits
  • ii.ane Blood purity
  • 2.2 Rivalries
• three Reputation
• 4 Common Room
• 5 Head of Business firm
• vi Known Slytherins
• 7 See also
• 8 Backside the scenes
  • eight.1 Pottermore Business firm Cup
  • 8.2 Translations
• 9 Appearances
• 10 Notes and references

History

Slytherin's opposition over the idea to permit witches and wizards from one-half-blood and Muggle-born heritage to enrol at Hogwarts during its foundation created not bad controversy at the school and information technology was the root of a feud between quondam friends Slytherin and Godric Gryffindor.

Slytherin later decided to leave the school when an argument started betwixt him and Gryffindor, and they either duelled or started a ceremonious war between the two houses. Such an argument would exist forever known as the origin of the feud between their two houses and likewise made them the houses that are most competitive.^[1]

When Slytherin departed Hogwarts, he would leave behind the Sleeping room of Secrets with the purpose of an heir opening the chamber 1 day and unleashing a means of purging the school of those who, in his view, were unworthy to study magic: Muggle-borns.^[ane] The chamber was opened twice and the Serpent of Slytherin was killed the second fourth dimension by Harry Potter in 1992.^[19] Slytherin's views at the fourth dimension could exist attributed to the persecution of witches and wizards at the hand of Muggles during that century.

Traits

Slytherins tended to be ambitious, shrewd, cunning, strong leaders, and accomplishment-oriented. They as well had highly developed senses of self-preservation.^[10] This ways that Slytherins tended to hesitate before acting, so equally to weigh all possible outcomes before deciding exactly what should exist done.

According to Albus Dumbledore, the qualities which Salazar valued in the students he had called included cleverness, resourcefulness, decision, and "a sure disregard for the rules". Dumbledore noted that all of these were qualities possessed by Harry Potter, who was a Gryffindor just was almost placed in Slytherin.^[6]

Slytherins tended to take accuse and possessed strong leadership skills. They were often self-assured and confident of their own competence and can be very loyal.

Another characteristic some Slytherins share was a tendency towards deep, unrequited love. Severus Snape and the Bloody Businesswoman held constant but unreturned feelings for Lily Evans and Helena Ravenclaw, respectively.^{[xx] [21]} Although some Slytherins, such every bit Tom Riddle, were incapable of feeling love at all, those that did were known to cherish their passion abidingly and unconditionally, although often tragically due to an inability to act appropriately on their feelings. Interestingly, Bellatrix Lestrange held feelings for Tom Riddle himself, which was a factor in her fanatical devotion to the Death Eaters; although Lord Voldemort was incapable of loving her in render, the existence of Delphini suggests that there was at to the lowest degree some kind of intimacy between them.

Although Merope Riddle likely never attended Hogwarts and therefore wouldn't take been sorted into Slytherin at all, she was a descendant of Slytherin himself and fit the pattern of those sorted into his business firm, as she held deep and unreturned feelings for Tom Riddle Snr, who often travelled by her house on his carriage.

Claret purity

"I e'er knew Salazar Slytherin was a twisted former loony, but I never knew he started all this pure-blood stuff. I wouldn't be in his house if you paid me. Honestly, if the Sorting Hat had tried to put me in Slytherin, I'd've got the railroad train directly back dwelling..."

— Ron Weasley expressing his opinions most Slytherin's views^[src]

Slytherin'southward founder, Salazar Slytherin

The Sorting Hat claimed that blood purity was a factor in selecting Slytherins. Information technology was non the master factor, just it suggests that the Sorting Hat took into account the lineage of the student likewise as traits. Muggle-born Slytherins existed, but were very rare, as noted insultingly past Scabior the Snatcher.^[eighteen]

There had also been definite examples of half-bloods sorted into the firm, including Tom Riddle, Dolores Umbridge, and Severus Snape. Harry Potter was well-nigh sorted into Slytherin, but because he asked not to exist, he was placed in Gryffindor instead.^[9] Also, pure-bloods were not automatically placed in Slytherin. There had been various examples of pure-bloods sorted into other houses; the Weasley family unit, Sirius Black, Neville Longbottom, and James Potter were all sorted into Gryffindor house, and Ernie Macmillan was sorted into Hufflepuff.

The concept of blood purity playing a role in picking students for Slytherin house stemmed from the founder Salazar Slytherin, who wanted a stricter policy of admission to the school — one limited strictly to pure-blood students. This was contrary to the wishes of the other founders at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, who wanted to accept students of any claret status.^[1]

Information technology is of import to note that not every pupil in Slytherin agreed with the thought of blood purity, but every fellow member would still be affiliated with their founder's reputed views a thousand years later. Since the house would well-nigh always select students who shared his view for that firm, many members would still give that impression of that firm during their time at Hogwarts. For example, in Dec 1992, the countersign for the common room was "pure-claret".^[xiii]

Rivalries

Slytherin and Gryffindor were generally rivals in Quidditch and for the House Cup, of which the sometime had won seven years in a row prior to Harry Potter's arrival at Hogwarts in 1991. It was likewise rare for Slytherin and Gryffindor students to be friendly with one another, and was as well quite common for them to share animosity. There were exceptions, such every bit Slytherin Merlin who had a friendship with Gryffindor Sir Cadogan and Slytherin Severus Snape and Gryffindor Lily Evans, who were best friends until Snape's utilize of the slur "Mudblood", as well every bit his aspirations to exist a Death Eater, caused Lily to sever their ties.^[22]

Their rivalry was particularly the case during the Showtime and Second Wizarding Wars. During the second war, no Slytherin student joined the association known every bit Dumbledore's Ground forces; however, this is likely the error of Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, and Harry Potter, who just invited people they trusted. The three also shared a deep mistrust of whatever Slytherins.

There was a terrible tension, rivalry, and dislike among Gryffindors Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ronald Weasley, and Slytherin Draco Malfoy to the indicate that Hermione even once punched Draco.^[23] Likewise, from the moment Harry and Draco met, they became firsthand enemies, which was even before they were sorted into their respective houses.^[24]

Slytherin'south relationship with the other two houses, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw, was variable. By the time of Harry Potter's years at Hogwarts, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw were frustrated at Slytherin's seven-year winning streak and readily supported Gryffindor in their efforts to break it, to the extent that they even turned against Harry and his friends when their dominion-breaking cost Gryffindor 150 points (and thus the lead) with Slytherin rubbing it in at every opportunity.^[25] This persisted generally with Quidditch matches, where Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff supported Gryffindor by default if they were facing Slytherin.^[26]

When Harry was named every bit a Hogwarts Triwizard champion alongside Cedric Diggory of Hufflepuff, the three other houses assumed he was trying to steal Hufflepuff'southward glory and supported Cedric equally the "real" Hogwarts champion, though the Slytherin house may take likely only done this out of spite for Harry rather than whatever bodily support for Cedric.^[27] Later Cedric'due south death by Lord Voldemort'southward hands, the Slytherins joined the remainder in toasting his memory but some, similar Draco Malfoy, were non saddened by his death.^[28]

Reputation

"There'due south not a single witch or wizard who went bad who wasn't in Slytherin."

— Wizarding prejudice against Slytherin House^[src]

The symbol of Slytherin house, the serpent

Slytherin had a well-known reputation for creating Dark Witches and Wizards that many would even say that every Night Witch or Wizard was actually in Slytherin (information technology also didn't help that Voldemort himself was in Slytherin too when he was a student at Hogwarts).^[29] While it was true that many were in the house, information technology was untrue to say every single one of them was, as Peter Pettigrew, betrayer of James and Lily, was in Gryffindor and Quirinus Quirrell was in Ravenclaw.

Information technology appeared that reputation had led to an ironic prejudice against the entire house. Information technology is unknown how many Night Witches and Wizards were from this firm earlier Tom Riddle began recruiting Death Eaters, but many of them came from a family that valued claret purity and would adopt, similar Riddle, to be in the house and recruit from there.

In fairer terms, there were many proficient witches and wizards in the house who opposed the use of the Night Arts, besides as discrimination based on blood purity, such equally Horace Slughorn, Andromeda Tonks, and Leta Lestrange. Andromeda was related to many dark witches and wizards, such as her ain sis Bellatrix Lestrange, and brother-in-law Lucius Malfoy, just she chose to forsake the loyalty to her family unit in favour of marrying the Muggle-born Ted Tonks.

Leta was quite dissimilar from the majority of her family with her kind — albeit self-deprecating and bitter — personality, her love for both Newt Scamander and Theseus Scamander, her career appetite without ruthlessness, and her self-sacrificing bravery in the face of Gellert Grindelwald, in stark contrast to the unremarkably compassionate Queenie of house Pukwudgie, who joined Grindelwald rather rapidly. Also, the allegiance of Severus Snape was plant to ultimately be towards Albus Dumbledore to the point of serving as a triple agent for the Order of the Phoenix, in stark contrast to Peter Pettigrew, the former Gryffindor who became a double amanuensis for the Death Eaters instead. Merlin (of King Arthur fame) was also a Slytherin.

It might also be possible (though quite unlikely) that the Sorting Hat but sorted anyone with sick intentions into Slytherin, regardless of whether they possessed cunning and ambition, which helped to unfairly give this business firm a bad proper name. Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle were both incredibly stupid and did not accept clever or cunning minds, only were even so sorted into Slytherin. They could have possessed 1 of the minor traits every bit fifty-fifty Peter Pettigrew was non placed into Gryffindor for bravery, but for knightly instead.

It is besides likely that Crabbe and Goyle were simply placed there past procedure of elimination since they exhibited most none of the qualities valued past any of the other houses (lacking the work ethic or honesty of Hufflepuff, the academic prowess of Ravenclaw, or the bravery of Gryffindor). The Sorting Hat just could take taken into business relationship what house they wished to be placed in which, with their family history, was near likely Slytherin.

The behaviour of Slytherin house at the Battle of Hogwarts is also debated. The majority of their members departed Hogwarts before the battle started and a few joined their families in condign Death Eaters.^[21] Still, many of them returned to Hogwarts to fight against the Death Eaters and were led back past their Head of House, Horace Slughorn.^[thirty]

Firm ghost, The Encarmine Baron

The traits of the house were considered obvious examples of people turning toward an sick purpose such equally cunning and appetite, but they were non inherently negative. Furthermore, traits from the rest of the houses such equally daring, intelligence, and loyalty could likewise become easily negative.

Another trait that could be seen as a negative ane was self-preservation. The thought that many of them seemed to value their ain lives more than the lives of others could make them less thought of and trusted, but that was non always the example. Phineas Nigellus Blackness gave that impression when he saw Harry Potter trying to run abroad because he was afraid that his presence was putting his friends in danger. He stated that "We Slytherins are dauntless, yeah, merely not stupid. For example, when given the option, we will always choose to save our own necks".^[31]

There were exceptions to this rule, all the same, such as Snape, who Harry said was a "Slytherin and... probably the bravest human being I ever knew", ^[32] and Regulus Black, who gave his life in an endeavor to destroy one of the Horcruxes of Lord Voldemort and told his house-elf Kreacher to save himself and go out.^[33]

The truth is that while most Dark Wizards were Slytherins, many members of Slytherin Business firm did non accept dark leanings and were even kind and accepting, while smaller groups of Voldemort's supporters were aligned with the other 3 Houses. During the Battle of Hogwarts, while all of the Slytherin students left the school before the fighting started,^[21] several of them did render with Professor Slughorn every bit reinforcements to join the fight against Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters, and some decided to fight equally a part of Dumbledore's Regular army.^[30]

Common Room

Slytherin common room

The Slytherin common room was in the dungeons of Hogwarts Castle and underneath the Black Lake. Because of this, the light in the common room was greenish. Harry Potter along with Ron Weasley entered the common room in his second year to find out if Draco Malfoy was the one opening the Bedchamber of Secrets. To enter the Slytherin common room ane must only speak aloud the current password in forepart of a stretch of a clammy stone wall; once the word was uttered a concealed stone door would slide aside leaving a rectangular pigsty in the wall leading to the Slytherin common room. The but known Slytherin countersign was "pureblood", used in 1992.^[13]

Head of House

Slytherin's Head of House for Harry's kickoff six years of school was Severus Snape; however, as he fled with the Expiry Eaters in 1997 at the end of Harry'southward sixth year, Potions Master Horace Slughorn became the caput of Slytherin Business firm. Upon Snape'due south return as Headmaster later that year, he evidently approved of Slughorn's appointment, as he did not assign whatever Death Eaters equally the new Head of House.^[eleven]

Known Slytherins

Proper noun	Menstruation Attending Hogwarts	Notes
Bloody Baron [35]	Center Ages	Hot-tempered lord and squire who remorsefully committed suicide for inadvertently killing the woman he loved in a fit of rage when she refused to come home from Albania with him, leaving his clothes stained with her claret.[21] Later became the house ghost.[9]
Merlin		Fellow member of King Arthur's court, advocate of Muggle rights, and arguably the most famous sorcerer in history.[16]
Elizabeth Shush	Unknown	Headmistress of Hogwarts at some bespeak. Now had a portrait at the base of the Grand Staircase betwixt the Entrance hall archway and First-floor corridor doorway, which was later on hung well-nigh the Potions Classroom entrance and guarded the dungeons, telling Slytherins to be "Nasty to Mudbloods".[36]
Gormlaith Gaunt	1587–1594 (possibly)	Member of the Firm of Gaunt. Somewhen became the Dark Witch of Hag's Glen and parental guardian of Isolt Sayre. Killed by William the Pukwudgie in the Duel at Ilvermorny.[37]
Corvinus Gaunt	c. 1700s	Fellow member of the House of Gaunt. Later became a juvenile plumber who hid the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets.
Katie Rayknolls	1720s	Captain of the Slytherin Quidditch squad from 1724–1728.
Vicky Bishopper	1720s–1730s	Helm of the Slytherin Quidditch squad from 1728–1732.
Robin Higgy	1730s	Captain of the Slytherin Quidditch team from 1732–1736.
Mark Sommertime	1730s and 1740s	Captain of the Slytherin Quidditch team from 1736–1740.
Dan Darker	1740s	Helm of the Slytherin Quidditch team from 1744–1748.
Russell Lucky		Captain of the Slytherin Quidditch team from 1740–1744.
Jess Lafington	1740s and 1750s	Helm of the Slytherin Quidditch team from 1748–1752.
Kris Kolumbiko	1750s	Captain of the Slytherin Quidditch team from 1752–1756.
David Makehay	1750s and 1760s	Captain of the Slytherin Quidditch team from 1756–1760.
Mark Overcliff	1760s	Helm of the Slytherin Quidditch team from 1760–1764.
Phineas Due north. Black	c. 1858–1865	Eventually became Headmaster of Hogwarts from some indicate during the late 19th century to 1925. Now has a portrait in the Headmaster'southward role.
Leta Lestrange	1908–1915	Made an experiment with a Jarvey in 1913, Newt Scamander took the blame for it. Later became an assistent of the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.
Horace Slughorn	late 19th century and/or early 20th century	Well-connected player of favourites in his yr. Eventually became Head of Slytherin House and Potions Professor of Hogwarts from 1931 to 1981 (a position he took upwardly once again from 1996 to 2015) and founder of the Slug Guild.
Callidora Black	c. 1926–1933	Members of the House of Blackness.
Cassiopeia Black
Cedrella Black	c. 1930s
Charis Black	c. 1930–1937
Dorea Black	c. 1931–1938
Lucretia Black	c. 1936–1943
Walburga Black
Tom Riddle	1938–1945	Prefect and Head Male child, leader of a gang of students, Disgraced Winner of the Special Award for Services to the School, fellow member of the Slug Club, and winner of the Medal for Magical Merit. Somewhen became assistant shopkeeper at Borgin and Burkes from 1947 to around 1958, but disappeared into the deepest layers of the Night Arts (creating several Horcruxes and an army of followers whom he named Death Eaters) and resurfaced around 1968 as the most dangerous Night Wizard of all time, orchestrating the last two near subversive Wizarding Wars in history under the alias "Lord Voldemort". Finally defeated and killed by a rebounding Killing Expletive meant for Harry Potter in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Lestrange		Members of the Knights of Walpurgis and Slug Lodge. Eventually became two of the first Death Eaters.
Avery
Winky Crockett	1940s	Captain of the Slytherin Quidditch team from 1940–1944.
Neil Lament		Helm of the Slytherin Quidditch team from 1944–1948.
Abraxas Malfoy	Unknown	Lucius's father.
Alphard Blackness	c. 1940s	Fellow member of the Business firm of Black.
Orion Black	c. 1940–1947
Cygnus Black	c. 1949–1956
Andrew Snowy Owl	1940s and 1950s	Captain of the Slytherin Quidditch squad from 1948–1952.
Jo King	1950s	Captain of the Slytherin Quidditch team from 1952–1956.
Alecto Carrow [fourteen]	unknown	Servants of Lord Voldemort in both the First and Second Wizarding wars; both became professors when the Death Eaters causeless control of Hogwarts in 1997.
Amycus Carrow [14]
Rufus Winickus	1950s and 1960s	Helm of the Slytherin Quidditch team from 1956–1960.
Steve Laughalot	1960s–1970s	Helm of the Slytherin Quidditch team from 1968–1972.
Rodolphus Lestrange	c. 1960s–1970s	Member of a gang inspired by the Dark Arts. Eventually married Bellatrix Black and became a devoted Decease Eater.
Bellatrix Black	c. 1962–1969	Eventually married Rodolphus Lestrange and became a devoted Death Eater. Killed by Molly Weasley in the Boxing of Hogwarts.
Andromeda Black	c. 1963–1970	Disowned member of the House of Black. Later married Edward Tonks and became an ally of the Order of the Phoenix.
Lucius Malfoy	c. 1965–1972	Prefect and member of the Slug Club. Eventually married Narcissa Black and became second-in-command of the Death Eaters during the Showtime Wizarding War, Chairman of the Hogwarts Board of Governors from 1981 to 1993, Counselor to the Government minister for Magic from 1990 to 1996, and disgraced Death Eater throughout the Second Wizarding War. Defected during the Battle of Hogwarts.
Narcissa Black	c. 1966–1973	Eventually married Lucius Malfoy and became an ally of the Death Eaters until her revolt in Battle of Hogwarts.
Stuart Craggy	1960s	Captain of the Slytherin Quidditch team from 1964–1968.
Jody Jacknife		Helm of the Slytherin Quidditch team from 1960–1964.
Evan Rosier	1960s or 1970s	Members of a gang inspired by the Dark Arts. Eventually became a duo of Death Eaters at the height of the First Wizarding War. Killed by Alastor Moody in 1980.
Wilkes
Avery		Later became a Expiry Eater.
Mulciber		Later became a Death Eater, specialising in the Imperius Curse, during the First Wizarding State of war.
Emma Vanity	1970s	Captain of the Slytherin Quidditch squad from 1972–1976.
Severus Snape	1971–1978	Brains of a gang inspired by the Night Arts and fellow member of the Slug Club. Eventually became a devoted Expiry Eater at the peak of the Get-go Wizarding War (until his concluding-infinitesimal defection), Head of Slytherin House and Potions Master of Hogwarts from 1981 to 1996, Professor of Defense force Against the Dark Arts of Hogwarts during the 1996–1997 school twelvemonth, Headmaster of Hogwarts for a majority of the 1997–1998 school twelvemonth, and double agent within the Order of the Phoenix and Expiry Eaters throughout the 2nd Wizarding War. Murdered by Lord Voldemort'south snake Nagini in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Regulus Black	c. 1972–1979	Seeker on the Slytherin Quidditch team and fellow member of the Slug Social club. Eventually became a Death Eater, but defected and gave his life in an attempt to destroy 1 of the Horcruxes.
Dolores Umbridge	Unknown	Unlikeable model in her year. Eventually became Head of the Improper Apply of Magic Office at some point, Senior Undersecretary to the Minister for Magic from 1990 to 1998, Defense force Confronting the Nighttime Arts Professor and "High Inquisitor" of Hogwarts during the 1995–1996 schoolhouse twelvemonth, Headmistress of Hogwarts from Apr to June 1996, and Caput of the Muggle-Born Registration Commission from 1997 to 1998. Imprisoned for her crimes against Muggle-borns.
Scabior		Snatcher during the height of the Second Wizarding War.
Merula Snyde's male parent		Expiry Eater. Merula'south father. Imprisoned for fidelity to Lord Voldemort.
Merula Snyde's mother		Member of the Frog Choir. Death Eater. Merula'southward female parent. Imprisoned for allegiance to Lord Voldemort.
Duncan Ashe	1970s–1980s	Died during his school years and stayed at the school every bit a ghost.
Lucinda Talkalot		Captain of the Slytherin Quidditch team from 1976–1980.
Third Floor Corridor Slytherin prefect	c. 1980s	Prefect.
Felix Rosier	1980–1987	Prefect. Became a Dragonologist.
Barnaby Lee	1984–1991	Had a passion for Care of Magical Creatures. Member of the Hippogriff Club. His parents were Death Eaters.
Ismelda Murk		Had a passion for curses. Member of the Sphinx Lodge.
Merula Snyde		Students whose parents were Death Eaters. Fellow member of the Sphinx Guild. Joined R.
Liz Tuttle		Had a passion for Intendance of Magical Creatures. Member of the Hippogriff Social club.
Gemma Farley	1980s and 1990s	Prefect.
Marcus Flint	1986–1994	Helm and Chaser of the Slytherin Quidditch team and he repeated a year.
Dungeon Corridor Slytherin prefect (I)	c. 1986–1993	Prefect who often patrolled the Dungeon Corridor.
Dungeon Corridor Slytherin prefect (II)
Lucian Bole	1988–1995	Beaters for the Slytherin Quidditch squad during the 1990s.
Peregrine Derrick
Adrian Pucey	1989–1996	Attorney of the Slytherin Quidditch team until 1993.
Cassius Warrington		Chaser of the Slytherin Quidditch squad from 1993 to 1996 and fellow member of the Inquisitorial Squad.
Flora Carrow	1990s	Member of the Slug Club
Hestia Carrow
Miles Bletchley		Keeper of the Slytherin Quidditch team from 1991 to 1995.
Terence Higgs		Seeker of the Slytherin Quidditch team in the 1980s and 1990s.
Urquhart		Captain and Chaser of the Slytherin Quidditch team during the 1996–1997 school year.
Vaisey		Attorney of the Slytherin Quidditch team in 1996.
Sixth-Year Inquisitorial Squad Member	c.1990–1997	Member of the Inquisitorial Team.
Draco Malfoy	1991–1998	Prefect, Seeker for the Slytherin Quidditch team, member of the Inquisitorial Team and afterwards blackmailed by Lord Voldemort to become a Expiry Eater (defected). Somewhen married Astoria Greengrass.
Vincent Crabbe		Beater of the Slytherin Quidditch team from 1995 to 1997; member of the Inquisitorial Squad; became a Dark Wizard in his seventh year. Killed past his ain Fiendfyre during the Battle of Hogwarts.
Gregory Goyle		Beater of the Slytherin Quidditch team from 1995 to 1997; member of the Inquisitorial Team; became a Nighttime Wizard in his seventh yr.
Millicent Bulstrode		Member of the Inquisitorial Squad
Pansy Parkinson		Prefect and member of the Inquisitorial Squad.
Blaise Zabini		Member of the Slug Club.
Daphne Greengrass		Sister of Astoria Greengrass.
Theodore Nott		Friend of Draco Malfoy who illegally created a Time-Turner in his adult life.
Tracey Davis
Bespectacled Slytherin girl
Unidentified blonde Slytherin daughter		Attended her Charms O.W.Fifty. examination. Evacuated before the start of the Second Wizarding War. Please note that she may be either Tracey Davis or Daphne Greengrass.
Unidentified Slytherin male child in the Battle of Hogwarts		Locked in the Dungeons but when the cell exploded, fought in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Unidentified Slytherin girl (2)		Sat next to Harry in Charms class.
Unidentified Slytherin girl (Iii)		Saturday adjacent to Ron in Defence force Against the Nighttime Arts class.
Bridget	1992–1999	Duelling Order member.
Harper		Reserve Seeker of the Slytherin Quidditch team in 1996.
Malcolm Baddock	1994–2001
Graham Pritchard
Mafalda		An estranged member of the Weasley family.
Zoe Accrington	1990s	Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 schoolhouse year.
Uchi Akimbo		Challenged Harry to a duel.
Tabitha Bainbridge		Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Sadie Baldock
Tristram Bassenthwaite
Darius Berrow
Yatin Bhagat
Kinjal Bhatia
Cameron Boyle
Diane Carter		Challenged Harry to a duel.
Fergus Cowley		Member of the Duelling Club in the 1996–1997 school year.
Irving Cram		Guarded off-limit places.
Sebastian Daley		Seen walking effectually in the 1993–1994 school year.
Simon Dedworth		Guarded off-limit places.
Bowen Duffield		Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Curtis Evercreech
Amy Frome
Damon Gosforth
Mathilda Greenford
Amrish Gupta
Yurika Haneda
Niles Hanley		Usually spent time by the Viaduct.
Maynard Hatton		Ran a Duelling Social club in the 1996–1997 school year.
Manami Ichijoh		Seen walking effectually in the 1993–1994 school yr.
Malcolm Ilminster
Trupti Kadam
Sourav Kartik
Zubeida Khan
Hirohisa Kubo
Maxwell Lazenby
Holden Ledbury		Guarded off-limit places.
Gabriel Lithgow		Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 schoolhouse yr.
Xander Lofthouse		Tried to steal Harry's borrowed broomstick.
Scarlett Lympsham		Played breezy Quidditch matches.
Charles Machin		Seen walking effectually in the 1993–1994 school year.
Thomas McGruder		Challenged Harry to a duel.
Gertrude Meads		Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school yr.
Sylvia Melville
Glynis Mexborough
Byron Miller
Titus Mitcham
Agnes Monkleigh		Challenged Harry to duel.
Graham Montague		Played as a Chaser on the Slytherin Quidditch squad from 1993–1996. Member of the Inquisitorial Squad.
Selina Moore		Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Timothy Morcott		Challenged Harry to a duel.
Daryl Morden		Played informal Quidditch matches.
Shawn Morris		Challenged Harry to a duel.
Adelaide Murton		Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Irfan Mustaq		Member of the Duelling Club.
Tracey Nettlebed		Told secrets about many students for her own satisfaction.
Garrick Newbourne		Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 schoolhouse twelvemonth.
Nerys Orpington
Penelope Padgett		Prefect. Somewhen married Grim Fawley and joined the Ministry of Magic as an Auror. Went missing in 2015.
Ona Parangyo		Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Mildred Peebles
Ursula Penkridge
Horatio Pershore
Ronald Phipps
Abigail Pugh
Gordon Pummell		Guarded off-limit places.
Bastien Queensbury		Competed in the Gobstones tournament in the 1996–1997 school year.
Hayley Quentin		Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Viola Richmond
Michael Robinson
Muriel Rothley
Hortense Rowland
Megan Rowstock
Gideon Scalby
Poonima Shah
Olivia Shardlow
Bhupen Shastri
Archana Shetty
Reiko Shibazaki
Grant Sparkford
Cole Spencer
Norman Stacey
Imogen Stretton	Guarded off-limit places.
Junpei Suruga	Competed in the Magician Skittles tournament in the 1996–1997 school year.
Alex Sykes	Guarded off-limit places.
Atsushi Takagi	Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 schoolhouse year.
Vikram Thakur	Competed in the Wizard Skittles tournament in the 1996–1997 schoolhouse year.
Heather Thatcham	Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school twelvemonth.
Spencer Whiddon
Phylis Whitehead
Ella Wilkins	Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year. Competed in the Exploding Snap tournament in the 1996–1997 schoolhouse year.
Peter	Duelling Club fellow member.
Pike	Fellow member of Draco's gang.
Rachel	Duelling Club fellow member.
Roy
Vaisey	Chaser on the Slytherin Quidditch team.
Nigel'southward nephew	Had an uncle who married a Muggle woman, which angered his father.
Sixth-year Inquisitorial Squad member	Member of the Inquisitorial Squad.
Slytherin Duelling Club Helm	Duelling Social club Helm for Slytherin in 1996.
Slytherin pupil that blames Harry Potter (I)	Blamed Harry for being a champion in the Triwizard Tournament.
Slytherin student that blames Harry Potter (II)
Slytherin Wizard Duelling Champion	Duelling champion for Slytherin.
Slytherin Wizard's Chess champion	Wizard's Chess Captain for Slytherin.
Third-floor Slytherin Prefect	Prefect.
Unidentified Slytherin Beater	Beater on the Slytherin Quidditch squad.
Unidentified Slytherin Beater (2)
Unidentified Slytherin girl at the Battle of Hogwarts	Fought in the Boxing of Hogwarts.
Unidentified Slytherin girl at the Boxing of Hogwarts (III)	Locked in the Dungeons but when the cell exploded, fought in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Unidentified Slytherin girl in the Battle of Hogwarts (IV)	Locked in the Dungeons only when the jail cell exploded, fought in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Unidentified Slytherin daughter (I)	Member of the Inquisitorial Squad.
Unidentified Slytherin Keeper	Keeper on the Slytherin Quidditch team.
Colby Frey	2008–?
Fischer Frey
Cassandra Vole
Albus Potter	2017–2024	The 2nd son and child of the famous Harry Potter. The only member of his family unit to be sorted into Slytherin House.
Scorpius Malfoy		The simply child and son of Draco and Astoria Malfoy.

Run across also

• Salazar Slytherin
• Slytherin's Locket
• Slytherin Quidditch team
• Gryffindor
• Hufflepuff
• Ravenclaw

Behind the scenes

Slytherin Banner

The Serpent statue atop of the Slytherin hourglass, as seen in the console version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)

The Slytherin symbol equally seen in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (GBA version)

• The fact that J. K. Rowling intended to place a character named Mafalda, who was the daughter of a Squib and a Muggle, in Slytherin, suggests that Rowling at to the lowest degree does non view the Slytherin Firm desire for claret-purity every bit peculiarly influential upon the Sorting Chapeau. Also, every bit Voldemort and Snape are both half-bloods, there seems no reason to suspect a "blood-pure" Slytherin.^[38]
• Slytherin students seem to possess a certain skill in Potions. Harry's two Potions masters, Severus Snape and Horace Slughorn, both belonged to the Slytherin business firm. Yet, it is possible that this talent in Slytherin students could just be a coincidence, equally students from other houses at Hogwarts also shared this talent, such as Harry Potter'south female parent, Lily Potter (nee Evans) (whose skills were shown through Slughorn's many references to her skill in the subject throughout most of Harry Potter and the One-half-Blood Prince), and Hermione Granger who were both Gryffindors, and Penny Haywood who was in Hufflepuff.
• Slytherin students besides seem to be gifted in Occlumency. Most of the known Occlumens in the books come from Slytherin (namely Voldemort, Severus Snape, Bellatrix Lestrange, Draco Malfoy, and Horace Slughorn).
• J. K. Rowling stated in a PotterCast interview that some Slytherins were among the reinforcements brought by Slughorn during the Battle of Hogwarts.
• J. K. Rowling stated that by 2017, Slytherin is no longer the pure-claret bastion that it once was. However, its dark reputation still lingers, hence the reason for Albus Potter's fears.^[39]
• Information technology is interesting to note that Slytherin is both the first Hogwarts house mentioned in the series (by Draco Malfoy), as well as the last mentioned in the series (by Albus Potter).
• In early drafts of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Rock, members of the Slytherin house were known every bit "Slytherites".^[40]
• Slytherin House was the winner of the get-go, third and seventh house cup on Pottermore.^[41]
• The Sorting Hat considered placing Gilderoy Lockhart in Slytherin, as he showed cunning, resourcefulness and ambition, which are some of the qualities that fit Slytherin Business firm. Nonetheless, it finally chose Ravenclaw.^[42]
• In the Game Boy Advance Game Mother 3, there is an enemy called Slitherhen. The name is a reference to Slytherin.^[43]
• Peter Pettigrew was a Hatstall and considered for Sorting into Slytherin, merely, in the end, was Sorted into Gryffindor.^[44]
• Scarlett Byrne, the actress who portrayed Pansy Parkinson in the films, was sorted into Slytherin on Pottermore.

Pottermore Firm Loving cup

• Slytherin won the first house cup with 72,734,274 house points.
• Slytherin came 2nd for the second house cup with 48,495,275 points.
• Slytherin won the third house loving cup with 26,990,924 points.
• Slytherin came 2d for the fourth house cup with 24,865,387.
• Slytherin came second for the fifth house cup with 27,795,479 points.
• Slytherin came fourth for the sixth business firm cup with 31,926,625 points.
• Slytherin won the 7th house cup with 52,652,850 points.
• Slytherin came second for the 8th firm cup with 26,564,159 points.

Translations

In translated editions, "Slytherin" remains the same and is used for the Arabic, Croation, Danish, German, Hebrew, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Smooth, Portuguese (Portugal), Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, and Vietnamese editions. The following translations accept changed the name:

Language	Translation	Note
Afrikaans	Sibberin
Albanian	Gjarpërblertit	"Dark-green snake"
Bulgarian	Слидерин (Sliderin)
Chinese (Simplified)	斯莱特林 (Sī-lái-tè-lín)
Chinese (Traditional)	史萊哲林 (Shǐ-lái-zhé-lín)
Czech	Zmijozel	from Zmije "viper snake" or Zmij "adder"
Dutch	Zwadderich	from the erstwhile Dutch noun zwadder "snake poisonous substance"; zwadderig "muddied"
Finnish	Luihuinen	from the describing word luihu "deceptive" or "sneaky"
French	Serpentard	from serpent "snake" and the suffix -ard which gives it a debasing consonance
Georgian	სლიზერინი (slizerin)
Greek	Σλίθεριν (Slitherin)
Hebrew	סלית'רין
Hindi	नगशक्ति (Nāgaśakti)	Nāga "Serpent"; śakti "power"
Hungarian	Mardekár	mar "bite" (like ophidian), de kár "simply it's a pity"
Italian	Serpeverde	"Light-green Serpent"
Japanese	スリザリン (Surizarin)
Korean	슬리데린 (sŭliderin)
Latvian	Slīdenis
Lithuanian	Klastūnynas	from the noun klasta "guile" or "ruse". Likewise could be translated as "viper" or "scoundrel"
Macedonian	Змијолик (Zmijolik)	"Snakeface"
Norwegian	Smygard
Western farsi	اسلایترین
Portuguese (Brazil)	Sonserina	from Sonso a term for "someone who pretends to be innocent or harmless"
Romanaian	Viperini	"Vipers"
Russian	Слизерин (Slizerin) /Слайзерин (Sluytherin) /Пресмыкайс (Presmykais)	Слизь (Sleezerin) "slime" /Пресмыкаться (Pryesmikat'sya) "to slither"
Serbian	Слитерин (Sliterin)
Slovak	Slizolin
Slovenian	Spolzgad
Thai	สลิธีริน (Sa-li-thee-rin)
Ukrainian	Слизерин (Slyzeryn)
Welsh	Slafenog

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (movie)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher'southward Stone (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Bedroom of Secrets
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (movie)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (moving picture)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Lodge of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Harry Potter and the One-half-Blood Prince (motion-picture show)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Office ii
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part two (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (play)
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
• Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years five-7
• LEGO Dimensions
• LEGO Harry Potter
• LEGO Creator: Harry Potter
• Creator: Harry Potter and the Bedchamber of Secrets
• LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World
• Harry Potter for Kinect
• Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World (Seen on house scarf)
• Wonderbook: Book of Spells
• Harry Potter Trading Carte du jour Game
• Pottermore
• Wizarding World
• Harry Potter: The Character Vault
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
• Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells
• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
• Hogwarts Legacy

Notes and references

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.ane i.2 i.3 ane.4 one.5 ane.half dozen ane.7} Harry Potter and the Sleeping accommodation of Secrets, Chapter 9 (The Writing on the Wall)
2. ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Colours" atWizarding World
3. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher'southward Stone, Affiliate 3 (The Letters from No I)
4. ↑ Harry Potter and the Bedchamber of Secrets, Affiliate 11 (The Duelling Club)
5. ↑ ^{five.0 5.1} The Leaky Cauldron and Mugglenet interview Joanne Kathleen Rowling
6. ↑ ^{vi.0 6.i 6.2} Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 18 (Dobby'due south Advantage)
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} All About Slytherin from Pottermore (via the Internet Archive)
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.ane} Jubilant Slytherin Firm Pride from Pottermore (via the Cyberspace Annal)
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.ane 9.2 9.3 nine.4} Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Affiliate 7 (The Sorting Hat)
10. ↑ ^{10.0 ten.ane} Interview with J.M. Rowling on PotterCast
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.ane 11.2 11.3} Harry Potter and the Half-Claret Prince, Chapter iv (Horace Slughorn)
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2} Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 8 (The Potions Main)
13. ↑ ^{thirteen.0 13.ane 13.2} Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 12 (The Polyjuice Potion)
14. ↑ ^{fourteen.0 xiv.1 xiv.2 14.3} LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-seven (run across this video)
15. ↑ Leaky Surprise
16. ↑ ^{sixteen.0 16.1} Pottermore Introductions to Hogwarts Houses#Slytherin (Archived) from Pottermore
17. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 11 (The Sorting Hat's New Song)
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1} Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Affiliate 23 (Malfoy Manor)
19. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Affiliate 17 (The Heir of Slytherin)
20. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Affiliate 33 (The Prince'south Tale)
21. ↑ ^{21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3} Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 31 (The Battle of Hogwarts)
22. ↑ Harry Potter and the Social club of the Phoenix, Affiliate 28 (Snape'due south Worst Memory)
23. ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter fifteen (The Quidditch Final)
24. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher'south Rock, Affiliate 6 (The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters)
25. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher'southward Stone, Chapter 15 (The Forbidden Wood)
26. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter xi (Quidditch)
27. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 18 (The Weighing of the Wands)
28. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Affiliate 37 (The Beginning)
29. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher'south Stone, Affiliate 5 (Diagon Aisle)
30. ↑ ^{30.0 30.i} Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 36 (The Flaw in the Plan)
31. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 23 (Christmas on the Closed Ward)
32. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Epilogue (Xix Years Afterward)
33. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 10 (Kreacher'south Tale)
34. ↑ Brusque Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies, Affiliate three (Horace Slughorn)
35. ↑ F.A.Q. question (Internet annal) from J. K. Rowling'due south official site
36. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
37. ↑ Commodity - Add to Template:WW atWizarding World
38. ↑ Extra Stuff: Mafalda at J. K. Rowling'southward official site
39. ↑ http://world wide web.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/7/30/j-yard-rowling-web-conversation-transcript
40. ↑ [1]
41. ↑ Congratulations Slytherin on Winning...
42. ↑ Pottermore biography of Gilderoy Lockhart. audio clip by J. K. Rowling
43. ↑ Let'southward Test Female parent three #xv - The Magyspy Scene That Isn't What You Think But Whatsoever
44. ↑ Writing by J. Thou. Rowling: "Hatstall" atWizarding World

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Hogwarts Houses
Namesake Founders Godric Gryffindor · Helga Hufflepuff · Rowena Ravenclaw · Salazar Slytherin
Heads of House Minerva McGonagall · Pomona Sprout · Filius Flitwick · Horace Slughorn
Firm Ghosts Nearly Headless Nick · Fat Friar · Grey Lady · Bloody Baron

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