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

[los-york.livejournal.com]

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

[vitallani.livejournal.com]

I think that if Slughorn was teaching when Percy Weasley was at Hogwarts then Percy probably probably would have ended up in the Slug Club. He was extremely hard working, but also a sycophant and probably would have done a lot of sucking up to or admiring of Slughorn, who would have admired his ambition.

I think Tonks belonged in the Slug Club because of her ability to transform. As a Metamorphmagus, Slughorn would have seen her as a rare collectable.

And while I wouldn't mention anyone specifically, I think a lot of Slytherins would have been in the Slug club because it's Slughorn's own house. We see in THBP from his memory that he was chatting to a lot of Slytherin boys. They were all probably part of the slug club.

Bryony/Slytherin

[katie599.livejournal.com]

I think Percy would have most definitely made the slug club. He was clearly very ambitious and there was a good chance he could've become minister of magic. He was top of his class, and head boy. I can't see why Slughorn wouldn't want him.

Katie//Gryffindor

[klef.livejournal.com]

Percy is a good choice. I can see a drawback though in that he was always a number two, never the top dog as it were. He was Head Boy, but nobody listened to him. I just can't decide.

Tonks though? +1 for sure! I think he would appreciate her cheeky attitude too.

Kerri//Gryffindor

[x-----starlight.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure Slughorn would've KEPT Tonks, though, just based on her ability. While he probably would've snatched her up at the beginning, when he found out about her, her clumsiness might have been enough to make him stop giving her invitations. I do agree, though, that she SHOULD have been in the club, because she's such a BAMF.

Percy, of course, would be a PERFECT Slug Club member! Slughorn really likes being buttered up, and Percy LOVES buttering powerful people up, so they're a match made in heaven. I think they would've become BFFs had Percy still been in school when Slughorn started teaching again.

Adrienne//Gryffindor

[kissoffools.livejournal.com]

Oh, I totally agree with both Percy and Tonks! I think Percy would have absolutely wanted to join - the Slug Club seems pretty elite and well-regarded, and Slughorn does have great connections. Percy's the kind of guy who goes after what he wants with an end game in mind, so if he knew about Slughorn's connections at the Ministry, he would have surely tried his hardest to get in!

And Tonks reminds me a fair bit of Lily Potter, in that she has spunk, attitude, and passion. Slughorn really liked that about Lily. I think he'd take Tonks on initially for her metamorphmagus abilities, but he'd keep her around for her attitude and determination. :)

Janna/Hufflepuff

[dana1130.livejournal.com]

Oh yes. Percy would have been a complete shoo-in! Percy was a natural born stuck up leader.

And Tonks! Sluggy would have DROOLED at the mere thought of having her be part of the club. A Metamorphmagus would have been high on Slughorns "to-get" list.

Dana//Gryffindor

[cyyt.livejournal.com]

The way you've described Percy is a little like Tom Riddle--apart from the whole 'having an ulterior motive' thing, so from that, I do agree he would be a possible Slug Club member! He's top of the class, and I think he did better than Hermione for the OWLs, didn't he? And Hermione got in because of her brilliance.

Candice//Gryffindor

[cheapxdate.livejournal.com]

Oh god, yes. Percy seems the type who wouldn't only be IN the Slug Club, but become Slughorn's right-hand man for the duration. I think the two of them would mutually thrive over their self-importance. They would get along very well and anything Percy may have lacked in skill would have been compensated with butt kissing. Slughorn would love him lol

kelly//gryff

[melas-2ndsoul.livejournal.com]

I agree with Tonks. Slughorn wanted his Club to be filled with rare people, like you said, and Tonks is that. She's also intelligent and that's always a plus too, isn't?

Jassy/Gryff

[orphanxanthem.livejournal.com]

I definitely agree with you on Tonks! She was a spitfire with passion and talent that would have obviously have taken her to some great places. Her talent and personality would have made her stand out from the crowd.

spoon//Gryffindor