What are the values of Slytherin?

Slytherins tended to be ambitious, shrewd, cunning, strong leaders, and achievement-oriented. They also had highly developed senses of self-preservation.
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What do Slytherins value most?

The Most Admirable Slytherin Traits
  • Goal-Oriented. As with most characteristics regarding success or achievement, this is a positive quality that can be taken too far. ...
  • Ambitious. One of the defining traits of Slytherin as a house is ambition. ...
  • Self-Confident. ...
  • Cunning. ...
  • Natural Leaders. ...
  • Shrewd. ...
  • Loyal. ...
  • Self-Reliant.
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What are the good qualities of Slytherin?

The traits that get you placed into Slytherin are ambition, resourcefulness, determination, and cleverness. An association with villainous characters and elitism has given Slytherin the reputation of being an evil house. Hogwarts houses, however, no longer signify just a fictional construct in a beloved series.
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What is the Slytherin motto?

'You'll make your real friends, those cunning folk use any means, to achieve their ends' is the motto of Slytherin. Generally throughout the series majority of the Slytherins were bad.
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What are the 3 Slytherin traits?

Slytherins are associated with cunning, ambition and a tendency to look after their own. Some other traits include, shrewdness and traditionalism. Slytherins are always striving to be the best, something they have in common with Ravenclaws. Whether it's in Quidditch or House Points.
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Harry Potter House Symbolism: Slytherin



How can I be like Slytherin?

All the different ways you can be a Slytherin
  1. You can put others before yourself and belong in Slytherin. ...
  2. Ambition doesn't always mean seeking power when you're a Slytherin. ...
  3. You don't always have to have a hard exterior to be a Slytherin. ...
  4. Love can be your driving motivation and you can be a Slytherin.
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What does Slytherin symbolize?

You'll notice the words: pride, ambition, and cunning adorning this ring pin. These are all Slytherin qualities.
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Can a muggle born be in Slytherin?

It is not impossible if a muggleborn witch/wizard have the traits and values of Sytherin, and Slytherin doesn't mean they only accept purebloods but also halfbloods and that halfbloods are really talented and great like Snape he is a potion master and Umbridge also she was a Slytherin.
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Are Slytherins loyal?

Slytherins can be extremely loyal if they want to be. They can respect people and never leave their side.
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What Hogwarts house is JK Rowling in?

And, naturally, J.K. Rowling herself is a Gryffindor.
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Are Slytherin intelligent?

Slytherin. Slytherin is clever/cunning/ambitious and Ravenclaw is wise/resourceful/intelligent.
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What pets do Slytherins have?

Slytherin goes the opposite way and flip-flops the numbers, with a majority of cat owners and low numbers of owl owners.
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Who became head of Slytherin after Snape?

Horace Slughorn (1997 - present) Horace, after being convinced by Dumbledore and Harry Potter, returned to Hogwarts as the Potions master. After Severus killed Dumbledore and became headmaster of Hogwarts, it was decided that Horace was to become the Head of Slytherin House once again.
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Does Slytherin mean evil?

SLYTHERINS ARE NOT EVIL. This is a popular misconception. One truly dark wizard got sorted into slytherin, and now our reputation is ruined. Some of the best wizards of all time went into slytherin.
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Is Slytherin a good house?

Slytherin is also the best house due to their house quality: ambition. With this trait, Slytherin people make sure that they stay alive unlike their counterparts in Gryffindor. Gryffindor's characteristic is bravery. Bravery might not seem terrible, but it is possible to be too brave (which countless Gryffindors are).
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Why is Slytherin green?

One of the colours of Slytherin house, green is associated with Dark magic, jealousy and Harry (and Lily) Potter's eyes. In short, it has a lot of connotations. Like Gryffindor's colours, the green and silver of Slytherin are connected to the element they most closely represent, water.
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Can Slytherins be kind?

They are the kind of people who make you want to be better just by being around them. They are determined and resourceful. There's not a challenge that a Slytherin can't handle, and for that reason, you want them on your team.
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What it's like dating a Slytherin?

They don't give up. This ambition and drive makes Slytherins pretty single-minded in their pursuits – from Horace Slughorn trying to make friends with the great and good of the wizarding world to Voldemort trying to take it over, they definitely do not give up easily.
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Do Slytherins like to read?

What kinds of books do Slytherins like to read? Slytherins are a pretty smart bunch, and as such you'll find many intelligent readers in their ranks. (Crabbe and Goyle notwithstanding.) They love reading books that feature complex characters with big ambitions.
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Do Slytherins hold grudges?

They can let a grudge simmer for weeks, months, EVEN YEARS. They love grudges. They COLLECT grudges. If someone does you wrong, a Slytherin will be mad FOR you whether you want them to be or not.
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How do Slytherins study?

Study Style: Slytherins need competition- because, first and foremost, they hate to lose. Setting up bets, challenges or deadlines with similarly-minded friends (Ravenclaws often make good fellow competitors) will drive a Slytherin to work because they want to win.
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Why do I want to be in Slytherin?

But most people who prefer Slytherin do so because they prize Slytherin values - cunning, ambition, the desire for greatness, resourcefulness, determination - the way you prize Hufflepuff values, and because they see Slytherin as a House defined more by its Pottermore Welcome Letter than its canonical portrayal.
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Would Slytherin choose heads or tails?

For example, a Slytherin or Gryffindor might choose tails, because the tails side of the coin shown looks like the tail of a serpent or dragon.
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Do Slytherins like cats?

The report found that more than 50 percent of all Hogwarts houses chose dogs over cats. However, Ravenclaw (known for its love of knowledge) had the highest concentration of cat lovers, at 41 percent, followed closely by Slytherin, at 40 percent.
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