History of the Slug Club (+All 27 Members) - Harry Potter Explained

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  @HarryPotterTheory · 3 years ago (edited) · pinned

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  @davidkennedy8929 · 3 years ago

  I think Jim broadbent was perfect as Horace slughorn.

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  @thestanleys3657 · 3 years ago

  These wizards/witches will make a fine addition to my collection -Slughorn

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  @ginantsfan5 · 3 years ago

  &quot; You didn&apos;t bring Professor Slughorn out of retirement just to teach potions did you sir???&quot;

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  @byarbrough002 · 3 years ago

  A lot of people hate on Slytherin and I agree Rowlings didn&apos;t give much attention to a redeeming side for the house. However, Slughorn fought against impossible odds at the Battle of Hogwarts. I think only Slughorn and Regulus come off well for Slytherins in the series.

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  @robertmckenna3994 · 3 years ago (edited)

  I disagree with the idea that Professor Horace Slughorn was prejudiced towards muggle-borns.<br>Yes, he was sorted into Slytherin House which has a reputation for anti-muggle bigotry. However Horace seems not to have let this negative stereotype affect his actions. While he may have been brought up in a pure-blood supremacist environment, he taught with the same enthusiasm for his subject to all of his students no matter their heritage.<br>You may point towards Slughorn’s remarks that he was impressed that Lily Evans should be so talented considering she was muggle-born. Or his confidence that Tom Riddle’s abilities indicates that he comes from “decent wizarding stock”. While these less than pleasant aspects of his character are a part of him, it never came out in his actions. He never let blood status get in the way of his nurturing and encouragement for the ambitious, the intelligent, or the talented students he mentored.<br>I also believe that he abandoned such biased notions after his experiences with Tom Riddle. It must have been horrifying and humbling to know, and he had to know, that a simple conversation with a “quiet yet talented boy” about a taboo subject led to the deaths of so many of his own prized pupils and friends. Not unlike a certain headmaster of Hogwarts that had to learn from the deaths of others.<br>Professor Horace Slughorn may not have been a saint, but he was a superb teacher with an excellent eye for talent. And while not the first into the fight against Voldemort he certainly didn’t shrink from it.

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  @mlpfanboy1701 · 2 years ago

  Slughorn fits the description of a benign narcissist. While one such as voldemort takes joy in knocking the latter down after them, slughorn enjoys rising people up and knowing he was responsible for at least part of it.

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  @eranshachar9954 · 3 years ago

  Thank you so much for it. I really love Horace Slughorn truly heartwarming character. Sure he has favoritism which is not a good thing, but hey if every character would have been perfect there is no point in having a character. I always wondered about my favorite (Severus) and thanks to you I learned that he was in the Slug Club.

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  @stevegallo8483 · 3 years ago

  If Slughorn didn&apos;t teach Sirius, there must have been more than one potions master at Hogwarts at the time. After all, he did teach Lily Evans (Harry&apos;s mom), and she was at Hogwarts at the same time Sirius was.

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  @luciagianquitto4010 · 3 years ago

  I often wish he didn&apos;t lived all that years feeling shame for something he was never at fault

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  @fishandjam5383 · 2 years ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HebAJrN60w&amp;t=322">5:22</a> People always do, don&apos;t they, if they knew them. 😂<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HebAJrN60w&amp;t=764">12:44</a> Remember Slughorn saying to Harry, &quot;You mustn&apos;t think I&apos;m prejudiced?&quot;

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  @lordnmaster2 · 2 years ago

  Slughorn is the most realistic portrayal not only of Slytherin, but of how the world works, in the entire book. The Slug Club is how most professional networks operate, and you&apos;ll find teachers and people collectors like Slughorn everywhere. A magnificent example of a good Slytherin.

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