Not every Slytherin is a total git. second reason:- his father, who was a muggle abandoned voldemorts mother, who died giving birth to him. On the other hand, muggleborns were also accepted into Slytherin House but they are incrdibly rare since Salazar Slytherin did hate muggleborns and muggles so the muggleborn pupil accepted into Slytherin would have to have all of the Slytherin qualities to be a part of this house. He passed those beliefs down and though it's been hard to separate them from the house, Slytherins are finally unlearning harmful attitudes against muggles and muggleborn wizards. that is why he hated muggles and muggle-borns. Determined. The house was created by Salazar Slytherin, who promoted blood purity to the max. It’s a common misconception that Slytherin house is host to every dark wizard imaginable. I know that they have been rivals since forever . In CoS we find out that Salazar Slytherin valued Pure-blooded students. I would hate them too, if they were trying to kill me for being magical as well as my kids. It was basically a power struggle and this is where the Slytherin hatred of muggles originated. Slytherin was influenced by prejudice too; he just wasn't willing to look at it in himself. Salazar Slytherin is the posthumous overarching antagonist of the Harry Potter book and film franchise. And more importantly, where did he go after that argument with Godric Gryffindor? Cunning. Harry Potter -- Why Slytherin and Gryffindor are rivals? ... whereas Slytherin only wanted purebloods. Slytherin growth is most obvious when you view the culture as a whole. However, these words are not true for us all. voldemort grew up in an orphange. So I don't think that was Salazars intention for the basilisk was to kill muggleborns. Mean. If Salazar Slytherin based his hatred of Muggles and Muggle-borns on their shittiness and prejudice, then that was rather hypocritical -- which is entirely in character for him. Cruel. Evil. voldemort was the heir of Slytherin and all Slytherins hate muggles and muggle-borns. He is one of the four founders of Hogwarts who founded the House of Slytherin and the ancestor of Lord Voldemort. Why did Salazar Slytherin hate Muggleborns and Muggles? Middle ages, witches and wizards were burned at the stake. From fen he came, but he did not always journey alone. Where did his traits of resourcefulness and self-preservation come from? its in their blood. Ambitious. All words that have been used to describe the Slytherin house. she didnot hav any support from her husband and she got sick and died. Muggle haters. He did hate muggles and mistrusted muggleborns deeply, probably because of the time period he lived in.