What If Harry Was in Slytherin - Harry Potter Theory

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Welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. In today’s video, we’re going to be discussing Harry Potter, the house system, and a popular “what if” scenario that has been leaving fans curious for years- WHAT IF Harry Potter, the boy who lived, was sorted in to SLYTHERIN. What makes this question so compelling is that Harry is such a quintessential Gryffindor- showing his immense bravery on numerous occasions throughout the series. Furthermore, Harry being in Slytherin would PRESUMABLY alter the course of the entire series.

Let’s dive right in to it.

Now, when the books first start out Harry is just an innocent, downtrodden young man. He’s trapped in the boring muggle world with no real concept of the wizarding world, and he has some of the worst adoptive parents that you could ask for. Right from the very beginning, you feel for Harry, and you can’t help but think of all the hardship that he has to endure up to that point.

When Harry starts nearing the appropriate age to start attending Hogwarts, one of the most famous magical schools in the wizarding world, he starts getting Hogwarts letters in the mail. This happens because of the book of admittance and quill of acceptance.

Little did he know that when his name was first inscribed on the book of admittance it would change his life forever. When the Hogwarts letters started piling in, Harry’s uncle Vernon knew exactly what was up- and vehemently disallowed Harry from opening any of the letters sent, despite them being addressed to him.

Fortunately, however, Dumbledore and Hagrid are more than privy to Harry’s ‘unique’ circumstances, and Hagrid ends up hand-delivering the acceptance letter to Harry, ensuring that he is aware of the upcoming school year. After a brief explanation from Hagrid introing the wizarding world, Harry travels to diagon alley where he picks up all of his school supplies. At first it’s overwhelming- but at the same time it’s exciting, as it indicates a new chapter in Harry’s life- a chapter full of excitement and magic. What we need to remember though, is that Harry, despite his reputation, wasn’t yet a strong person. He had a rough start to his life, the only influences he had were his adoptive family, who were awful, and he must have been HIGHLY impressionable. Not before long, Harry finds himself on the Hogwarts Express, sharing a compartment with a somewhat shy, yet friendly Ron Weasley. Together, the pair make the journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters at King’s Cross Station in London to Hogwarts for the very first time. However, Harry’s previously tranquil and confusing first journey to Hogwarts is not without altercation. Shortly after Harry and Ron have introduced themselves, Draco, Crabbe and Goyle all burst in to their compartment- curious to see if it’s true that THE Harry Potter is coming to Hogwarts.

After insulting Ron due to his appearance – red hair, freckles, shabby looking…must be a Weasley – Draco offers what I believe is meant to be his best piece of advice, along with his outstretched hand:

“‘You’ll soon find out some wizarding families are much better than others, Potter. You don’t want to go making friends with the wrong sort. I can help you there.’

He held out his hand to shake Harry’s…”

Of course, in the book, Harry quickly rejects this offering, with the sentence ending with “…but Harry didn’t take it.”

But…WHAT IF he had? What if, in that moment, he had hesitated, ever so slightly. Paused just long enough to think, “Well, what’s the harm in keeping my options open? Who really knows who these two boys are? Who’s to say that Ron Weasley would make a better ally than Draco Malfoy in this new and intimidating world I’ve found myself thrown into?”

Like I stated earlier, Harry is young and massively impressionable. He was THRUST in to a magical world with no prior knowledge of it, and now he’s being put in pressure situations where he’s having to assess, on the spot, which company is right for him. But I’ll also say this- Harry’s willingness to accept or deny Draco’s handshake does not necessarily have any bearing on what house he would end up in, it just means that things might be a bit more awkward for him once he’s sorted in to Slytherin, having instead chosen the friendship of someone in a rival house. HOWEVER, for the sake of the video I’m going to proceed on the basis that Harry did accept Draco’s handshake- a decision that would already send him in a very different direction than the Harry we’re used to.

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