Summary

Out of the four Hogwarts sign of the zodiac inHarry Potter , Slytherin has a reputation for being the " malefic " house , but there are some good Slytherin wizards . Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was founded in the 10th one C by the expectant wizards of the age : Godric Gryffindor , Helga Hufflepuff , Rowena Ravenclaw , and Salazar Slytherin . Each home boasts different admirable trait for its students , such as Gryffindor favoring the gay , but what Salazar Slytherin select for his house was dream , resourcefulness , determination , and cleverness . With the upcomingHarry Pottertelevision series , there are new opportunities to explore some of the skillful Slytherin wizards and their account .

regrettably , Salazar Slytherin was a discriminatory fig . It ’s worth noting that when Hogwarts was found , muggles and wizards did n’t have the best relations , often resulting in violence . Therefore , Slytherin only wanted to live with students of consummate magical blood . This is eventually what drove Hogwarts founding father Salazar Slytherin away from the rest period of the founders , but his prejudice tainted the house for the time to come , and in turn , the planetary house produce some of the most dastardly wizardsthroughout the age . That being said , trait like ambitiousness , resourcefulness , conclusion , and ingenuity are not defective in and of themselves , and a handful of good Slytherin wizards prove the house is n’t all immorality .

Each Hogwarts family is cerebrate of as one - dimensional but they all have their traits . What are the worst Hufflepuff traits or the best Slytherin ones ?

Crabbe and Doyle with Draco in Harry Potter.

16Albus Potter

Harry Potter’s Son

As Harry Potter ’s son and the only of Harry ’s kid to be screen into Slytherin , it does n’t issue forth as much of a surprise that Albus became a positive force in the Wizarding World . One of theprotagonists ofHarry Potter and The Cursed Child , Albus made several mistakes , but he ultimately keep get to the day with the supporter of his friends and folk . In doing so , Albus prevented Delphi from saving Voldemort in the yesteryear , a plot that would have restored the Dark Lord to his full power . Albus Potter being so opposed to arguably the most evil wizard of all sentence is a prime example of how there are n’t just good Slytherins — some are even heroes .

15Scorpius Malfoy

Draco Malfoy’s Son

The Word of Draco Malfoy and Astoria Greengrass , Scorpius had a primal role inThe Cursed Child , where he is Albus ' good friend . It makes sensation that he became a vital component in the scheme to save the world and preclude Voldemort from coming back . Not only that , butScorpius also saved Albus after he inadvertently got wiped out of the timelineby misusing the Time - Turner . If it were n’t for Scorpius there is a good chance that Albus would n’t even exist any longer . Like his father and grandmother before him , Scorpius managed to turn out that not all Malfoys are inherently bad .

14Lucius Malfoy

Malfoy’s Father Left The Death Eaters When It Counted

Even thoughLucius Malfoy did dreadful thingsin theHarry Potterseries , he made one great choicewhen he defected from the Death Eaters alongside his son and wife , in a moment of courage that shows how Gryffindors and Slytherins are standardised . As well as abstaining from fighting in the final Battle of Hogwarts in favor of finding Draco , Lucius also give valuable information and intel to the Ministry of Magic which led to the arrest of several Death Eaters after Voldemort was gone , ensuring that many of the Dark Lord ’s most zealous followers were imprisoned .

13Vincent Crabbe

Malfoy’s Stooge Destroyed A Horcrux

Vincent Crabbe was one of Draco Malfoy ’s notorious crony alongside Gregory Goyle . His good human action occurred in the finalHarry Potterbook in the Room of Requirement , although his status as one of the good Slytherin necromancer was strictly accidental . Crabbe plant a life-threatening Fiendfyre spell and lost total control over it , which leave in his death . However , in the process , Crabbe ’s spell also destroys one of Voldemort ’s Horcruxes ; the Ravenclaw Diadem . While Harry likely would have found another room to destruct it eventually , this move aided Harry in his arduous and time - sensitive quest .

Malfoy ’s henchman Goyle is almost as recognized as Draco himself , so why is the role absent for much of The Prisoner of Azkaban ’s action at law ?

12Abraxas Malfoy

Draco Malfoy’s Grandfather Was A Respected Good Slytherin

Very little is lie with about Abraxas Malfoy , male parent of Lucius , but he was a respected wizard in his fourth dimension at Hogwarts , hold in mellow respect by the sometimes refutable Horace Slughorn . Even Draco was cognisant of his grandfather ’s popularity , as he seek to impress Slughorn enough to get an invitation to his club by mentioning him . reach that Slughorn did n’t want anything to do with Death Eaters or criminals , it is unlikely that Abraxas was evil , making him one of the good Slytherins , at least not in any way that Slughorn could perceive . However , this did n’t signify that Abraxas ' Logos would n’t be led down a dark path himself .

11Draco Malfoy

Harry’s Rival Chose Not To Cross A Line To Kill Dumbledore

It took a lot forDraco Malfoy to outgrow his self-important , prejudiced , and barbarous deportment , but he deserves credit for actually produce there eventually , making him — shockingly — one of the good Slytherins by the remnant ofHarry Potter . Malfoy experience a lot of trauma when he was squeeze into becoming an evil Death Eater , assigned to vote out Albus Dumbledore , and later on , he made a drastic flip-flop when it make out to Muggles and Muggle - born beldam and sensation . This caused latent hostility between Draco and his parent , buthe made sure to arouse his boy to not look down on the peoplehe had been raised to hate , try out that he was n’t a true Death Eater .

10Phineas Black

He Stood Up For Muggle Rights

Not much is known about the younger Phineas Black , except for the fact that he differentiate himself from his purity - obsessed syndicate whenhe stood up in support of Muggle rights , which led to his don disowning him . The father in question , Hogwarts headmaster Phineas Nigellus Black , had the dubious distinction of being the least pop headmaster in Hogwarts chronicle . Phineas Nigellus hoped that all of his children would follow in his footsteps , but his eldest boy and namesake rejected his view . In doing so , though , Phineas no doubt made the Wizarding World a second of a in force position .

Of all the Hogwarts houses in Harry Potter , Slytherins have the worst reputation . Do they deserve it ? Let ’s analyse Slytherin trait , good and bad .

9Horace Slughorn

One Of Harry’s Most Helpful Allies Was A Good Slytherin

Though Horace Slughorn was a societal climber well fudge by Tom Riddle into revealing the secret of Horcruxes , he eventually came clean about this to Harry Potterin a instant of Slytherin heroism which ultimately aid Harry to defeat Voldemort . Even though Slughorn was at fault in the first position , Tom Riddle ’s powers of sentiment can not be underestimated , and for a man as vain as Slughorn , it was a big business deal that he deal his most shameful moment with Harry to attend in the greater fight .

8Narcissa Malfoy

Malfoy’s Mother Hid The Truth About Harry Potter From Voldemort

Although Narcissa Malfoy had a reputation for caring little for anything or anyone outdoors of her own family , this Slytherin proved everyone wrong when she played asurprisingly all important part in the defeat of Voldemort . When Narcissa could have adjudge Harry Potter alive , allow Voldemort to defeat him for estimable , she prioritise the safety of her son Draco above all else , and she disobeys Voldemort by lying to him , a moment of humanity which at last leave in Harry ’s victory and Voldemort ’s demolition .

7Leta Lestrange

Bellatrix’s Ancestor Herself To Save Others

Leta Lestrange was a somewhat unfrequented girl at Hogwarts but eventually proved to be one of the honest Slytherins . When the only multitude that Leta seemed to rightfully care for in her life , Theseus and Newt Scamander , were in mortal peril because of Gellert Grindelwald , Leta choose to allow for enough of a misdirection for the two of them to escape , andshe sacrificed her own life in the process . She certainly knew that her endeavour to bamboozle Grindelwald would get her killed , but save her friends was worth it for theleast evil character on the Lestrange family tree diagram .

Slytherins get a unsound hip-hop . Just because your house produces a few dark wizards or two , suddenly you ’re the “ evil house . "

Slytherin characters Severus Snape, Bellatrix Lestrange, and Draco Malfoy from the Harry Potter movies

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Snape, Draco, and Slughorn in Harry Potter.

The four Hogwarts House Crests in the Harry Potter series

Harry hugs Albus Potter in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Scorpius Malfoy as seen in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

A close up of Vincent Crabbe’s face from Harry Potter

The House of Slytherin crest

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Narcissa Malfoy at Snape’s home in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Leta Lestrange in Fantastic Beasts 2

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