Slug Club: Do They Belong? (Term XVIII & Activity 3)

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Activity: Do They Belong?
Points: Long debate: Participation 10pts, Additional comment: 2pts. The max is 30 points.
Deadline: 10-30-10 at 3PM CDT/8PM UTC (Conversions are here)
Details: Discuss which canon characters do or do not belong in the Slug Club using your criteria of eliteness. A good thing to talk about is their achievements or accomplishments. Points will be given out by 10 points for the first comment and 2 points for additional comments. Your first comment must be at least 5 sentences and your additional comments must be 2 sentences. AND DON'T FORGET TO SIGN YOUR COMMENTS OR I WON'T GIVE YOU POINTS! If you see things getting out of hand, please pm about and I can deal with it.

mmailliw suggested this activity and will get 5 points if he participates.

If you are stuck on a starting topic, think of a character's achievements or accomplishments. And if things get too out of hand, pm about it!

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Comments

[elusive-j.livejournal.com]

I think Sirius Black would have belonged in the Slug Club. I imagine that Slughorn wanted him, especially since he regrets not having had Sirius in Slytherin, but that Sirius wasn't interested. Sirius came from a very old wizarding family, which Slughorn seems to value. He was clearly a talented young wizard because he managed to become an animagus without a teacher's help, although I picture him as a smart student who didn't do a lot of work so Slughorn might not have known that. He was also very attractive (as described by JKR) and Slughorn would probably like the idea of being surrounded by attractive people.
Unfortunately for Slughorn, I don't think Sirius would have joined the Slug Club, even if Slughorn hadn't been associated with Slytherin. I just can't see Sirius wanting to be part of something so overtly elitist, even though I think Sirius had a strong, subconscious elitist streak!

Juliette//Ravenclaw

[mmailliw.livejournal.com]

I agree that Sirius is more than qualified to be a member of the Slug Club, but there is one big reason NOT to have him as a member. Considering his attitude towards Slytherins, I can imagine Sirius causing all sorts of pranky commotion at Slug Club meetings and turning valuable networking opportunities into drama-filled house wars. Would Horace Slughorn really want THAT in his club?

William//Slytherin//3

[clzair.livejournal.com]

I think Slirius would be exceptionally interesting to Slughorn because he was also the first of his family - like, ever - to be sorted into a different house. I think that holds a lot of intrigue. Makes you want to get inside his head and figure out WHY he wasn't sorted in Slytherin. I think that in itself is a good enough reason to want him at the Slug Club, even if, as William says, he may be a prankster and trouble maker (and honestly may not even want to join). He clearly had something extra that his family before him lacked, however, by being a Gryffindor. (and he was a bloody good wizard, as an animagus before even leaving hogwarts!)

Claire//Hufflepuff

[orphanxanthem.livejournal.com]

I agree with this 110%. Sirius came from a well-known family and was outrageously talented and fiercely passionate. He was quite a bit of a jackass in his younger years before he matured, but after that I would snatch him up for my own Slug Club before he knew what hit him.

spoon//Gryffindor