Slytherin
Cunning wizard dormitory
Slytherin is one of four houses at Hogwarts School in the Harry Potter series, associated with ambition, cunning, and resourcefulness.
Its members are often portrayed as villainous, though the books complicate this.
Outside the fiction, Slytherin describes someone scheming or morally flexible: That was a very Slytherin move.
Fans who identify with the house may reclaim it as valuing pragmatism over idealism.
- Sorting HatTelepathic headwear that categorizes students
- dungeonsUnderground prison chambers
- common roomShared recreational area
- ParseltongueMagical serpent communication language
Draco Malfoy · Severus Snape · Tom Riddle · Bellatrix Lestrange · prefect · Quidditch · rivalry · pureblood
Limbless scaled reptile
- basiliskReptile that kills by looking
- ParseltongueMagical serpent communication language
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
scales · hiss · venom · coiled · striking · green · Chamber of Secrets · cold-blooded
Crafty and calculating
- deviousUnderhanded and calculating
- shrewdPractically clever, perceptive
- craftyCleverly deceptive
- wilySkilled at deception
guile · calculating · manipulative · conniving · clever · deceptive · Machiavellian · plotting
Operate a vehicle
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
goal-oriented · striver · hungry · ambitious · dominance · ruthless · self-serving · elitist
Hogwarts
- Sorting HatTelepathic headwear that categorizes students
- dungeonsUnderground prison chambers
- common roomShared recreational area
Draco Malfoy · Severus Snape · Parseltongue · Tom Riddle · Bellatrix Lestrange · prefect · Quidditch · rivalry · pureblood · Death Eater
snake
Limbless scaled reptile
- basiliskReptile that kills by looking
- ParseltongueMagical serpent communication language
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
fangs · scales · hiss · venom · coiled · striking · green · Chamber of Secrets · cold-blooded · reptilian
scheming
Crafty and calculating
wily · guile · calculating · manipulative · conniving · clever · deceptive · Machiavellian · plotting · strategic
drive
Operate a vehicle
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- powerEnergy transfer rate
achievement · goal-oriented · striver · hungry · ambitious · dominance · ruthless · self-serving · elitist · superiority
- Harry PotterHarry Potter, Hermione Granger, Hogwarts, Voldemort, Ron Weasley
- Wizarding WorldGryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, magical creatures, phoenix feather
- Sci-Fi/Fantasywand, spell, potion, rune, incantation
SlytherinGryffindor
Scarlet and gold house
Hufflepuff · bravery · chivalry · loyalty · Ravenclaw
Slytherinselflessness
Prioritizing others over oneself
humility · altruism · straightforwardness · transparency · guilelessness