hh_clubs | Slug Club: Discussion [TERM XIII-VI]

Activity: Slug Club Discussion: Criteria for Slug Club Good or Bad?
Points: Long debate: Participation 10pts, Additional comment: 2pts
Deadline: Saturday, April 11 @ 11:59 PM EST.

Details: We all know how Slughorn chooses the members of his club. Now we face an interesting dilemma: some people think this is terribly selective. Some people think this is a good thing. This is not a debate. This is a discussion on what everyone thinks about Slughorn's criteria, and if there is anything you would personally do differently while keeping the ultimate goals of giving the Slug Clubbers' decent job prospects intact.

CLUB LEADER NOTE: Since I feel it needs to be said in light of some of the bollocks going on in other posts, if you cannot discuss something without getting your feelings hurt, this is probably NOT the activity for you. That said, do not personally attack anyone else for their opinions. We all have them, we are all entitled to them. I'll be watching the post and making sure things don't get out of hand.

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I've often wondered why Draco wasn't included. While I don't think he's necessarily the brightest kid, I certainly don't think he's untalented. My personal theory (and us such, it is only an opinion), is that it's because his dad's a Death Eater. Slughorn, after the horcrux conversation, gave up his teaching position and fled. Since he didn't come back the entire time between wars, I believe he remembered just enough of the conversation to know LV would return, whether consciously or not. He disguised himself as a chair to avoid coming back, so I think that fear's still there. Lucius is in prison for being a DE, so Draco's familial connection isn't exactly hidden. I always interpreted Draco's exclusion as Slughorn wanting to stay as far as possible from anything to do with Voldemort.

Kimberly / Claw

Slug Club: Discussion [TERM XIII-VI]

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