There, he kept his Spellbook, a tome that recorded his life and gave further insight into the Dark Arts. He constructed a secret Scriptorium, which could only be accessed by those who spoke Parseltongue and had the willingness to cast the Cruciatus Curse on somebody else to enter. He also taught the Unforgivable Curses, such as the Imperius Curse, which were not illegal at the time. He sent one student on a task to study a Dark relic in the nearby Feldcroft Catacomb, which had the power to summon Inferi, which Slytherin recorded in his Spellbook. Īs a professor, he was in favour of teaching the Dark Arts.

His house within Hogwarts was symbolised by a serpent, with house colours of green and silver. He also selected his students according to their cunning, ambition, and blood purity. The qualities which Slytherin prized in his ' handpicked students' included resourcefulness, determination, and a certain disregard for the rules, along with the ability to speak Parseltongue. He appeared to have carefully selected the members of his own House. Salazar Slytherin founded Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, with Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff and Rowena Ravenclaw. He taught it the unique ability to 'sleep' when commanded in parseltongue. Īt some point, Slytherin created his own wand, made of Snakewood with a core of Basilisk horn. During his youth, he was best friends with Godric Gryffindor. He and his family had the rare magical gift of speaking Parseltongue. Salazar Slytherin was raised into a pure-blood family in either England or Ireland, where he was either born or raised in a fen-land area. In response, he left the school, never to return, and constructed the Chamber of Secrets to house a Basilisk, so that one day, the Heir of Slytherin could purge the school of Muggle-borns in his name, and fulfil his long-lasting wish of having only students with at least one wizarding relative. When he expressed his opinion to the other Hogwarts founders, they did not agree with him. He mistrusted Muggle-born students to the point of proposing that they should not be accepted at Hogwarts. He was also the namesake of Slytherin House. Slytherin was one of the four founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry along with Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, and Rowena Ravenclaw. He was regarded as one of the greatest wizards of the age, regarded for his abilities as a Parselmouth and as a skilled Legilimens. 993) was a pure-blood wizard, noted for his cunning and determination. ' We'll teach just those whose ancestry's purest.' - Slytherin's opinion regarding the running of Hogwarts

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