History Characters / HarryPotterSlytherin

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Downplayed, as their personalities stay mostly the same, but in the books there are subtle moments that imply that Crabbe is more vicious then Goyle and Malfoy, whilst Goyle is simply dumb. The movies show Goyle to be more aggresive and slightly more intelligent whilst Crabbe is the dumber one.

* {{Foil}}: Collectively, they can be considered a foil to Dudley Dursley. Setting aside the easy comparisons of physique, Crabbe and Goyle capably match Dudley in the field of being stupid, incurious, thuggish louts whose only interest is bullying others. (Whatever traits of Dudley's aren't reflected by Crabbe and Goyle, such as his spoiled, ungrateful attitude and his leader-among-bullies persona, are instead reflected by Malfoy; see {{Foil}} under his entry.) However, whereas Dudley eventually wises up and begins the process of bettering himself and mending his relationship with Harry, Crabbe and Goyle only get worse after Snape takes over Hogwarts. It's especially salient that, while Dudley has taken his share of magical needling from mischievous but well-meaning characters like Hagrid and the Weasley twins, what prompts his eventual HeelFaceTurn is his one and only brush with the horrific power of ''dark'' magic, embodied by the AlwaysChaoticEvil dementors. By contrast, the allure of the Dark Arts is precisely what brings out the worst in Malfoy's sidekicks, even leading one of them (Crabbe in the book, Goyle in the film) across the MoralEventHorizon when he casts Fiendfyre in an attempt to kill the trio.

'''[[Characters/HarryPotterDeathEaters Death Eaters]]''' ([[Characters/HarryPotterLordVoldemort Lord Voldemort]] | [[Characters/HarryPotterDeathEatersInnerCircle Death Eaters (Inner Circle)]])\\

!!!'''Videogame voices:''' Joe Sowerbutts (''Philosopher's Stone'' (2001)), Dominic Rowntree (2003), Lewis Macleod (''Chamber of Secrets'' & ''Prisoner of Azkaban''), Daniel Larner (''Goblet of Fire''), Adam Sopp (''Order of the Phoenix'' to ''Kinect'')

!!Draco Lucius Malfoy

'''[[Characters/HarryPotterOrderOfThePhoenixMembers Order of the Phoenix Members]]''' ([[Characters/HarryPotterMarauders Marauders]] [[[Characters/HarryPotterSiriusBlack Sirius Black]]])\\

[[Characters/HarryPotterTheWeasleyFamily The Weasley Family]] | [[Characters/HarryPotterMinistryOfMagic Ministry of Magic]] ([[Characters/HarryPotterDoloresUmbridge Dolores Umbridge]])\\

'''[[Characters/HarryPotterHogwartsStudents Hogwarts Students]]''' ([[Characters/HarryPotterGryffindor Gryffindor]] | '''Slytherin''' [[[Characters/HarryPotterDracoMalfoy Draco Malfoy]]] | [[Characters/HarryPotterRavenclaw Ravenclaw]] | [[Characters/HarryPotterHufflepuff Hufflepuff]])\\

-> See his page [[Characters/HarryPotterDracoMalfoy here]].
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[[folder:Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:Crabbe]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:Goyle]]
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher's Stone]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]''
-->'''Portrayed by:''' Jamie Waylett (Crabbe), Joshua Herdman (Goyle)
-->'''Voiced by:''' Alan Prieto and Raúl Valadez (Latin American Spanish, Crabbe), Ricardo Méndez (Latin American Spanish, Goyle); Gustavo Sanches (Brazilian Portuguese, Crabbe)

->''"Honestly, Goyle, if you were any slower, you'd be going backwards!"''
-->-- '''Draco'''

Draco's friends/underlings/bodyguards. They are nowhere near intelligent, and are both very large and brutish. They follow Draco everywhere, and when Draco joins the Death Eaters, they follow suit.

* {{Acrofatic}}: In [[spoiler:the last book, Crabbe, despite being described as overweight, is mentioned as outrunning everyone who is trying to flee the Fiendfyre in the Room of Requirement. It doesn't save him though.]]
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Starting from the ''Prisoner of Azkaban'', Goyle really isn't visibly heavy in any way (Josh Herdman, his actor, apparently lost a significant amount of weight after shooting for the second film wrapped). Crabbe, on the other hand, remains fat.
* AdaptationalComicRelief: Their stupidity is mostly played for laughs in the films, they're also given much more comedic moments, whereas in the books, they did little more than flank Draco.
* AdaptationalDumbass: Although Crabbe and Goyle aren't known for being smart in the books, they have one moment in the movies where they come off as even ''dumber''. ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' has Harry, Ron, and Hermione leave potion-laced cupcakes on a random banister for the duo to eat in the original book, while in the movie, Harry and Ron leave the cupcakes to ''randomly float around suspiciously in the air'' in front of Crabbe and Goyle. Ron even lampshades in the movie just how easily tricked the duo are when they eat the floating cupcakes without hesitation.
-->'''Ron''': How thick could you get?!
* AdaptationalHairstyleChange: Crabbe is described as having a bowl cut in the books, while his onscreen counterpart has closely-cropped black hair (Crabbe does have a bowl cut in the fifth movie, but has a shaved head in the sixth).
* AdaptationalIntelligence: While still not very smart, Goyle in the movies still shows more intelligence than his literature counterpart, who borders on being TooDumbToLive.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy:
** Crabbe in the movies, since he's portrayed as more dumb than evil, has many NotSoAboveItAll moments and his NotSoHarmlessVillain moment is given to Goyle. He is portrayed as giving in to his emotions, especially when everyone else around is doing it, for example clapping at Hagrid's return from Azkaban, singing the Hogwarts song, or dancing with Viktor Krum. Draco usually motions for him to stop and Crabbe looks disappointed.
** In the LEGO games, Crabbe is shown to be supportive of Harry during his duel against Draco in the dueling club and is the only student who claps for Harry after he wins Liquid Luck. Goyle meanwhile glares at Malfoy and Crabbe when they laugh at the petrified Mrs Norris.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Downplayed, as their personalities stay mostly the same, but in the books there are subtle moments that imply that Crabbe is more vicious then Goyle and Malfoy, whilst Goyle is simply dumb. The movies show Goyle to be more aggresive and slightly more intelligent whilst Crabbe is the dumber one.
* AlliterativeName: '''G'''regory '''G'''oyle.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:In ''Deathly Hallows'', Crabbe casts Fiendfyre in an attempt to kill Harry, Hermione, and Ron but he becomes its sole victim.]]
* AxCrazy: Crabbe is smiling like a kid in a candy store whilst attacking the trio.
* BaldOfEvil: In ''Deathly Hallows'', Goyle changes his hairstyle to a buzzcut, invoking the image of a neo-nazi skinhead.
* BigEater: Crabbe is mentioned to be one of the last to finish eating at feasts, and leaves the Great Hall with more sweets to eat. In Goyle's case his first notable action in the books was to attempt to steal Harry and Ron's food, only to get bitten by Scabbers.
* TheBrute: Malfoy uses them to do his dirty work whilst he bosses them around.
* BumblingHenchmenDuo: They're a pair of toadies that constantly follow Malfoy around and do his bidding. Both of them are dumb as a rock.
* ButtMonkey: In the films, Crabbe winds up on the receiving end of most humiliations regarding Slytherins, such as getting his pants pulled down by Harry in ''Prisoner of Azkaban'', getting ferret!Malfoy shoved in his pants in ''Goblet of Fire'', and getting ShotInTheAss by one of the Weasley's fireworks in ''Order of the Phoenix''.
** In the LEGO games, Goyle is ShotInTheAss by Ron in the Room of Requirement. As a nod to Goyle taking Crabbe's role from the books.
** In the films, Malfoy also treats Crabbe with even less respect than Goyle, which is opposite to the books.
** In the books, Goyle suffers the most misfortune and is most often mocked by the trio. He's described as being even dumber then Crabbe, which is saying something.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: By the end of the final book Crabbe has become adept at dark magic and is evil enough to try and kill Harry. Goyle also is described as doing well in Amycus Carrow's Dark Arts class.
* DeathByAdaptation: Due to Jamie Waylett's trouble with the law, Crabbe was written out of the last two films and Goyle [[spoiler:was killed off instead]].
* DemotedToExtra: Due to Josh Herdman receiving an arm injury shortly before filming, Goyle takes a temporary backseat for Malfoy's gang in the film version of ''Prisoner of Azkaban''. His part is filled by CanonForeigner Pike.
* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:In ''Deathly Hallows Part 2'', Goyle is killed when a chair he's climbing comes loose, causing him to fall into the Fiendfyre]].
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: They start out as their book counterparts with very little to no personality, but starting from the second movie we see them get some unique characteristics. Crabbe becomes a ButtMonkey who has his NotSoAboveItAll moments while Goyle becomes TheBigGuy with a HairTriggerTemper. Crabbe embodies the dumb part while Goyle embodies the muscle part. Also, in the books Malfoy prefers Crabbe since he's smarter than Goyle. In the movies it's the other way around.
* TheDividual: They are Malfoy's two thuggish henchmen who primarily act as a single unit.
* DumbJock: In their fifth year, they become Beaters for the Slytherin Quidditch team. Their (lack of) intelligence, of course, needs no mention.
* DumbMuscle: Basically their entire characterizations. For example, Snape mentions in ''Half-Blood Prince'' that they failed their Defence Against the Dark Arts [=OWLs=]. In the movies, Malfoy goes as far as to admit he thinks Goyle is illiterate.
* EvilerThanThou: Crabbe is willing to kill Hermione, whereas Malfoy will not kill. (Though it could be debated that he probably would if he wasn't a coward and less squeamish. Fear of Voldemort and a risk of failing could have played a factor.)
* EvilIsBurningHot: [[spoiler:Crabbe tries to kill Harry, Ron, and Hermione with Fiendfyre, an incredibly dangerous and uncontrollable cursed fire.]]
* EvilSoundsDeep: When Ron transforms into Crabbe using Polyjuice Potion, his voice is described as a deep grunt.
* FatBastard: Crabbe is short and round and in the books attempts to kill his classmates.
* FatIdiot: Crabbe in the films, although Goyle isn't exactly a genius. In the books, Crabbe is the smarter of the two.
* {{Fingore}}: In the book version of ''Philosopher's Stone'', Goyle is bitten on his finger by Scabbers when they and Malfoy try to steal Harry and Ron's sweets on the train.
* FlatCharacter: They're both very interchangeable, and have very little personality other than Draco Malfoy's dumb hench-bodyguards.
* {{Foil}}: Collectively, they can be considered a foil to Dudley Dursley. Setting aside the easy comparisons of physique, Crabbe and Goyle capably match Dudley in the field of being stupid, incurious, thuggish louts whose only interest is bullying others. (Whatever traits of Dudley's aren't reflected by Crabbe and Goyle, such as his spoiled, ungrateful attitude and his leader-among-bullies persona, are instead reflected by Malfoy; see {{Foil}} under his entry.) However, whereas Dudley eventually wises up and begins the process of bettering himself and mending his relationship with Harry, Crabbe and Goyle only get worse after Snape takes over Hogwarts. It's especially salient that, while Dudley has taken his share of magical needling from mischievous but well-meaning characters like Hagrid and the Weasley twins, what prompts his eventual HeelFaceTurn is his one and only brush with the horrific power of ''dark'' magic, embodied by the AlwaysChaoticEvil dementors. By contrast, the allure of the Dark Arts is precisely what brings out the worst in Malfoy's sidekicks, even leading one of them (Crabbe in the book, Goyle in the film) across the MoralEventHorizon when he casts Fiendfyre in an attempt to kill the trio.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Draco gets beaten to a bloody pulp by George and Harry in Order of the Phoenix, Harry notices that Crabbe is too busy cackling to help his friend. This foreshadows that Crabbe is a {{Sadist}} who couldn't care any less about his friends.
* GangOfBullies: The pair form one with Malfoy, acting as his personal henchmen when he picks on others.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: In the movies, Goyle tries to solve most problems using his fists instead of his wand or brain.
* HairTriggerTemper: Goyle is prone to violent outbursts in the films.
* HateSink: These two boneheads are Mr. Malfoy minus even the ''microscopic'' redeeming qualities that Draco himself possessed, or any kind of explanation for their actions beyond being obnoxious, brutish bullies. Having the same personality as Draco but being even dumber, uglier, and crueller, no one was remotely sorry when [[spoiler:Crabbe (Goyle in the movie) got himself killed in an unbelievably stupid way [[HoistByHisOwnPetard by his own misdirected spell]] in an attempt to kill Harry, Ron, and Hermione, making him the only person in the series dumb enough to [[EpicFail die in the Room of Requirement]]]].
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Goyle becomes a better person by the end of the seventh book.]]

** A villainous version of the trope: while the two are so stupid Malfoy once wonders if Goyle can read, they are both adept at casting dark spells, including Fiendfyre and the Unforgivable Curses. They were also able to cast the difficult Disillusionment Charm well enough to hide from the trio.
** In the films Crabbe seems to enjoy singing the Hogwarts song, much to Draco's annoyance.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Crabbe tries to kill the trio with Fiendfyre in the last book, but [[spoiler:loses control of the spell and ends up being immolated himself]].
* JabbaTableManners: They were digging into those cupcakes weren't they?
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Crabbe (Goyle in the film) suffers one, killing himself with Fiendfyre.]]
* KillItWithFire: [[spoiler:Crabbe (Goyle in the film) dies when his uncontrolled Fiendfyre burns down the Room of Requirement with him in it.]]
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Both of their fathers are Death Eaters, and are described as being large and dim like their sons. Crabbe's father appears to be the more serious Death Eater, as he is seen in battle and unhesitatingly aims a Killing Curse at Hermione (something Vincent would also try to do). Goyle's father is only really seen once and never does anything noteworthy, much like how Gregory is less vocal and ambitious than Vincent.
* MoreDespicableMinion: [[spoiler:Crabbe turns out to be even worse than Malfoy; while Malfoy was unable to kill Dumbledore, Crabbe had no problem with trying to murder Harry, Ron and Hermione with Killing Curses and Fiendfyre.]]
* NotSoAboveItAll: Crabbe, frequently in the films.
** He claps for Hagrid and enjoys dancing with Krum, but deleted scenes show him enjoying Lupin's class and singing the Hogwarts' school song.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: [[spoiler:While not notably skilled or smart by any means, Crabbe (Goyle in the film) reveals himself to be considerably more ruthless than previously thought in the Battle of Hogwarts, where he is able to cast Killing Curses and Fiendfyre without hesitation]].
* PetTheDog: Crabbe has a few moments in the films, such as cheering with the rest of the school for Harry and enjoying Hogwarts' song.
* PsychopathicManChild: After first revealing himself to be a sadistic NotSoHarmlessVillain, Crabbe talks about being rewarded for capturing Harry "like a small child promised a large bag of sweets."
* PuttingOnTheReich: The casual outfits worn by Crabbe and Goyle are inspired by neo-Nazi clothing. Both boys shave their heads during the final two films, making the comparison even more obvious.
* RequiredSecondaryPower: Crabbe has no problem casting the powerful Fiendfyre curse. [[spoiler:Unfortunately he didn't bother to learn how to stop or control the flames which ended up killing him]].
* RoyallyScrewedUp: There are some implications that their lack of intelligence is due to RoyalInbreeding. Marrying one's own relatives is traditional among the more elitist pure-blood families to preserve blood purity, and wizards are by no means immune to the physical and mental birth defects this can cause, as shown by the Gaunts.
* RunningGag: Several in the films and games.
** Crabbe being NotSoAboveItAll and giving in to peer pressure.
** Crabbe and Goyle praising Harry, much to Draco's annoyance.
** Crabbe getting ShotInTheAss.
** Goyle losing his temper and trying to punch something that clearly can't or shouldn't be punched.
** [[SycophanticServant Crabbe trying (and failing) to mimic Draco.]]
* {{Sadist}}: Crabbe in the books takes great enjoyment out of the suffering of others, even his friends. Both also enjoy using the [[AgonyBeam Cruciatus curse]] on [[WouldHurtAChild first years.]]
* SoftSpokenSadist: When we finally hear them speak in the last book, Harry's narration noted that Crabbe's voice is far softer than he expected. In the films, Goyle speaks in a softer voice then usual whilst urging Draco to kill Harry.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Due to Jamie Waylett's trouble with the law, Crabbe was written out of the last two films and Goyle [[spoiler:was killed off instead]].
* TheStarscream: [[spoiler:In the last book, Crabbe openly defies Draco's orders and mocks him, realising that he and his father have fallen out of favour with Voldemort and attempts to get directly into the Dark Lord's good graces by killing Harry.]]
* StoutStrength: Both of them are described as thickset and strong at the same time.
* TerribleTrio: When partnered with Malfoy, they act as a {{Foil}} to Harry, Ron and Hermione. Since Ron and Hermione are loyal, kind and helpful, whereas Crabbe and Goyle are treacherous, rude and generally useless to Malfoy's plans.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Whilst every Slytherin student is a major {{Jerkass}} and bully, Crabbe takes the cake when he tries to outright MURDER his own classmates.
* TooDumbToLive: Crabbe casting Fiendfyre, a jinx so deadly and unpredictable that even Hermione was afraid to try it. For most of the series, they were portrayed as too stupid to think without Malfoy. In [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets the second book]], they choose to eat ''cakes left in a random location'' without showing the slightest suspicion. [[Film/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets The film]] makes it even more jarring when the cakes in question are '''''floating in midair.'''''
-->'''Ron:''' [[LampshadeHanging How thick can you get?]]
* TookALevelInJerkass: Vincent Crabbe in ''Deathly Hallows'' goes from a quiet thug to an arrogant fool who eagerly uses Dark Magic in order to torture eleven year olds and kill his classmates. In the film, since Crabbe is not present, Goyle is the one who becomes this evil.
* TortureTechnician: Said to have become quite adept at the Cruciatus Curse under the Carrows' tutelage in ''Deathly Hallows''.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: Downplayed. But in the final film, instead of Draco calling the shots, Goyle takes the lead and eggs Draco to kill Harry in a similar manner to Bellatrix egging him to kill Dumbledore.
* UnskilledButStrong: They're thicker than brick walls, but during the seventh book, they get good at casting Dark curses, including the Cruciatus Curse. [[spoiler:Crabbe also learned to conjure Fiendfyre, which creates enchanted flames so powerful they can destroy nearly anything, including Horcruxes. But the idiot forgot the vital part of the lesson, actually learning how to control or turn off the spell]].
* VocalDissonance: Crabbe, a large and brutish looking boy, has an unusually high-pitched voice.
* TheVoiceless:
** They don't have a single line of dialogue for the whole first six books. Crabbe's NotSoHarmlessVillain moment in ''Deathly Hallows'' is all the more shocking by the fact that he [[SuddenlySpeaking actually gets to talk]]. Although it is clear that the Trio has heard them speak before, as Harry goes out of his way to correct Ron's speaking voice to sound more like Goyle's during the Polyjuice scene in Chamber of Secrets. Also, in the book, where they do get the voices of Crabbe and Goyle after their transformation, Harry/Goyle's voice is described as being a low rasp, while Ron/Crabbe's voice is described as being a deep grunt.
** The films avert this, as Crabbe is often heard talking in the third film and Goyle speaks for the first time in the fourth film. The second film has them remarking in an amused manner at the floating cakes, considering them cool.
* VillainousGlutton: Their first meeting with Harry, Ron, and Hermione involves the two boys trying to steal some of their sweets, only to be driven off when Scabbers bites Goyle's finger.
* WouldHurtAChild: They enjoy beating up kids younger then them. Taken to a whole new level of sadism when they use the [[AgonyBeam Cruciatus curse]] on first years.
* YouthIsWastedOnTheDumb: They're a pair of brainless {{Delinquents}} who enjoy making others' lives miserable. In the final battle, Crabbe (Goyle in the films) gets himself killed by throwing deadly curses at everyone, eventually losing control and killing himself instead.

[[folder:Pansy Parkinson]]
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-->'''Portrayed by:''' Genevieve Gaunt, Lauren Shotton, and Creator/ScarlettByrne
-->'''Voiced by:''' Marisol Romero (Latin American Spanish), Flávia Fontenelle (Brazilian Portuguese)

->''"Ooh, sticking up for Longbottom. Never thought you'd like fat little crybabies, Parvati."''

Pansy Parkinson is a Slytherin in Harry's year, described as arrogant and always insulting anyone she pleases to. She is Draco Malfoy's girlfriend for most of the series, and is in many ways the female version of Draco. But just before the battle of Hogwarts, she suggests the Hogwarts students betray Harry Potter to Voldemort, so she is the first student to be evacuated.

* PrettyBoy: Takes after his famously beautiful mother. What's interesting is that fandom had already pegged him as this even before they knew what he actually looked like.

'''[[Characters/HarryPotterTheTrio The Trio]]''' ([[Characters/HarryPotterHarryJamesPotter Harry James Potter]] | [[Characters/HarryPotterRonBiliusWeasley Ron Bilius Weasley]] | [[Characters/HarryPotterHermioneJeanGranger Hermione Jean Granger]])\\

** The only other (comparatively) good Slytherins are bit characters that barely show up in-story. Regulus Black, Sirius's brother, was originally a Death Eater that got the heck out of Dodge once he realized just how evil Voldemort really was and subsequently [[spoiler: stole and attempted to destroy one of Voldemort's Horcruxes]], but he's long dead by the time the story begins. Andromeda Tonks is a genuinely good person who married a Muggle-born wizard despite being a member of the Noble House of Black, causing her to be disowned and burnt off the Black family tree -- and she gets exactly one brief scene in the last book before being mostly forgotten about, her house being AllThereInTheManual.

* AristocratTeam: The Slytherin House of Hogwarts was founded to house magical students that held the characteristics that Salazar Slytherin valued: cunning, resourcefulness, and ambition. However, due to Salazar's belief that only those of the esteemed wizard families and those of pureblood should be allowed within the halls of Hogwarts, Slytherin House would soon garner a reputation of creating more dark wizards and witches than the other houses. Most of its student body would be from the families of corrupt politicians and aristocrats, harbouring a fanatical Anti-Muggle, Wizard Supremacist ideology that eventually led to the [[spoiler: creation of Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters]].

* DysfunctionJunction: Slytherins, especially during Harry's school time, are frequently the children of [[LonelyRichKid snooty high society types]], Death Eaters, psychos, murderers, and/or all of the above and many of them seem to have inherited their parents' prejudices and then you get the occasional half-blood in the house like Millicent and [[spoiler: Tom Riddle]]--it's like blood in the water.

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: In ''Deathly Hallows'', Crabbe casts Fiendfyre in an attempt to kill Harry, Hermione, and Ron but he becomes its sole victim.]]

* YoureNotMyFather: Albus comes to resent Harry over the course of his first years at Hogwarts and eventually comes to think Harry wishes he [[IHaveNoSon wasn't born]]. [[spoiler: They mend their relationship by the end.]]

* UndyingLoyalty: To Albus, following his hare-brained plans and [[spoiler: even resetting the timeline - where he had a much easier and more comfortable life - to get Albus back.]]
* VillainousLegacy: Rumours abound that Scorpius is actually the son of Voldemort. [[spoiler: It's a bunch of baloney, given that Scorpius looks ''identical'' to Draco.]]

* NeutralNoLonger: It's implied that the majority of Slytherin simply didn't pick sides in the war, probably due to their house's enmity with the other three leaving them no safe haven if they sided against Voldemort and the children of his supporters decided to get revenge. But when push came to shove and it was clear that Voldemort was going to take or lose everything, the Slytherins spread out across Britain to gather up just ''everyone'' they could find to help fight, and then returned with [[ZergRush an army that could win purely through virtue of numbers]] -- or so Rowling [[InformedAttribute claimed in a interview later,]] the actual book has Slytherian House evacuated ''en masse'' after one of their number tries to turn Harry in to Voldemort. They're never spoken of again afterwards.

* DumbJock and DumbMuscle: Described as troll-like. He’s the Captain of the Slytherin Quidditch team and gets HeldBackInSchool.

* GutturalGrowler: When Harry speaks in Goyle's voice after taking Polyjuice, it's said to be low and raspy.