Slughorn returned to Hogwarts between years — and helped to Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore with giving his memories about Tom Riddle and Horcruxes. Slughorn helped them to find out Horcruxes which has a great importance in battle against Lord Voldemort.
As a result of his heroic acts in Battle of Hogwarts her portrait was hanged in Slytherin room. Slughorn retired again and left the Hogwarts in Hi, geeks!
I am Michael Shaner and I am potterhead like you. Your email address will not be published. Contents 1. Life 2. Career 3. Wars and Battles 4. Slughorn was keen to make evermore connections, and in his post as teacher, made a habit of having regular meetings with students who were either famous Harry Potter , related to famous people Cormac McLaggen , or gifted or talented in one way or another i. Hermione Granger , Ginny Weasley. Known as "the Slug Club ," this group of students were constantly being invited to Slughorn's office for dinner and parties.
Students that he did not consider to be "high-fliers," such as Arthur Weasley , and later his son Ron , were simply ignored. However, those with negative affiliations, such as Draco Malfoy , due to his father being a Death Eater , were not invited to the club meetings either. Slughorn's personality, in many ways, contradicted the "evil Slytherin" stereotype held by many students of the other Houses, Gryffindors in particular.
He was not a bad person, and didn't seem to hold any real prejudice against Muggle-born witches and wizards. While he thought pure-bloods generally had more wizarding talent, he was always happy to meet and teach Muggle-borns and half-bloods who displayed great potential.
He was, however, self-serving enough to favour students of status or talent, largely for the purpose of benefiting from his connection to them in the future. He was horribly guilt-ridden about the information he gave to Tom Riddle about Horcruxes , and crudely edited his memory of the event to prevent anyone finding out what he had done, as much as to relieve his own guilty feelings.
Though Albus Dumbledore would undoubtedly have tried in earnest to convey the importance of the contents of the original memory, Slughorn stubbornly refused to give it up till He was also horrified at his accidental poisoning of Ron Weasley and later came to visit him in the hospital. Despite his ambition, Slughorn knew where to draw his personal boundaries. His tendency to ally himself with powerful, talented, and important people never blinded him to his moral values, and thus, he was never tempted to join forces with Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters.
Unlike Peter Pettigrew , Dolores Umbridge and others who were keen to surround themselves with big people, he was not one to side with whoever was winning. Slughorn knew where his loyalties lay, and he fought against Lord Voldemort head on during the final battle. During the final battle it was initially thought that Slughorn fled in cowardice with the other Slytherins , but he had actually only left to round up reinforcements and returned to the battle.
This, along with the fact that he fearlessly stood up to Voldemort himself, showed that he was a courageous man. He was also strong willed and was able to master Occlumency, a rare ability that required a strong mind. Horace Slughorn was a very powerful wizard, with a wide variety of skills.
Lucius Malfoy commended his son about Slughorn's competence and Albus Dumbledore , who was considered to be the most powerful wizard in the world, respected Slughorn's abilities, saying that he was an extremely able wizard.
Slughorn likely purchased his wand from Ollivanders Wand Shop at the age of eleven before starting his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry , like many other wizards in wizarding Great Britain. It is comprised of unknown wood and core materials.
The handle has two prongs extending out of the end, which might relate to his surname 'Slughorn'. Slughorn's hourglass is a clock made of two glass vessels connected with a narrow passage, with a green fluid flowing through inside and serpent design outside representing him as a Slytherin and Head of House. He owned it since before Tom Riddle began studying at Hogwarts. The sand runs accordingly to the quality of the conversation: if stimulating, the sand runs slowly, and vice versa.
Horace also owned a rather expensive briefcase made of prized Dragon-skin which he uses to hold his personal things, mainly documents related to the subject he teaches at school. This is where Slughorn stored his ready supply of potion ingredients. Horace pulled out several components inside it to mix up an antidote for Ron's love potion-induced lovesickness upon Harry's request to cure his friend. It is also from here where Slughorn placed a bezoar that Harry showed him in one of their lessons.
Horace Slughorn with Lily and other members of the Slug Club. During her time at Hogwarts, Lily Evans proved to be brilliant at Potions , becoming one of Slughorn's best students and a member of his Slug Club.
Slughorn considered her one of his favourite students, though he was surprised by her Muggle lineage. Slughorn believed Lily was a very kind girl, witty, and a very talented student, and he doubted that anyone who met her wouldn't like her. Lily also gave Slughorn a bowl with some water, and a petal from a lily that transformed into a fish, which he named Francis.
When he saw that Francis had disappeared one day, Slughorn realised that Lily Evans had died. He was very upset when he heard what happened to the Potters , and he continued to mourn Lily even many years after her death. Harry Potter used Slughorn's fondness for Lily to his advantage while under the effects of Felix Felicis , and successfully persuaded Slughorn to give him the true memory of Tom Riddle 's inquiry about Horcruxes , claiming that it would undo whatever wrong Slughorn had originally done.
Horace Slughorn first met Harry Potter in , when Harry and Albus Dumbledore tracked him down at the Muggle home he was borrowing at the time, to persuade him to return and teach at Hogwarts. Given Slughorn's tendency to "collect" famous, well-connected, or talented young minds, Slughorn gave in to Dumbledore's request upon meeting Harry. He became Potions master for the — school year , and wasted no time in inviting Harry to join his " Slug Club.
During one of their private lessons , Dumbledore showed Harry a memory of Slughorn's, in which a young Tom Riddle asked the Potions master about Horcruxes. However, as the memory was obviously and unconvincingly edited to make it seem as if Slughorn had refused to answer, it was impossible to discern exactly what it was Riddle had wanted to know about Horcruxes.
Dumbledore told Harry that the original memory would undoubtedly be essential in determining what ultimately defeating Voldemort would entail, and assigned Harry with the task of retrieving it. Slughorn sensed that Harry wanted to retrieve the memory, and subsequently tried to avoid him. He stopped Slug Club dinners, and would flee at the end of Potions. He felt very guilty for giving Tom Riddle information on Horcruxes.
After several failed attempts, Harry eventually finessed the memory from a very drunk Slughorn, with the help of Felix Felicis and the opportunity for Slughorn to collect a few vials of valuable Acromantula venom. The 'sluggish' memory is Slughorn's memory of what he said to the young Tom Riddle, which he himself tried to blot out. The word 'sluggish' suggest that the memory is slow, lethargic, and difficult to arouse.
The memory allowed for Dumbledore to confirm his suspicions that Voldemort had been planning to create seven Horcruxes, and for Harry to continue Dumbledore's mission of destroying them. As Head of Tom's House , and given his tendency to favour students who displayed remarkable talent, Slughorn became Riddle's mentor, and was likely the professor Tom liked most.
One day, Riddle asked Slughorn about Horcruxes , and Slughorn,-- after convincing himself Tom's intentions were "purely academic"--, reluctantly told him what it basically took to create one, though he refused to give Tom any details. Most significantly, when Tom asked if it were possible to create more than one Horcrux, Slughorn seemed appalled by the idea of it, but did not deny that it could be done. With that information in hand, Riddle managed to create seven Horcruxes and achieve something near immortality.
Horace was ashamed when he remembered what had happened, and he modified his own memory. It is unknown if Slughorn was involved when Voldemort rose to power during the First Wizarding War, however it is unlikely as he was appalled about Tom creating horcruxes and he was seen fighting him during the Battle of Hogwarts.
However, Harry Potter managed to take the original version of the memory with the help of Felix Felicis , in , and from it, he and Dumbledore gleaned crucial information about what Voldemort had done and what it would take to destroy him. Albus Dumbledore and Horace Slughorn were colleagues at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at least from until , when Slughorn retired and Severus Snape took his place as Potions master.
As Slughorn was equally disinclined to join the Order of the Phoenix as the Death Eaters , Dumbledore most likely accepted Slughorn for the fairly self-serving, but overall harmless and genuinely talented Wizard he was. Dumbledore asked Slughorn to resume his old position in , and Slughorn accepted after being enticed with the prospect of being able to teach Harry Potter. Dumbledore wanted to tread carefully with Slughorn and not force him to divulge the memory because it would ruin their friendship.
Dumbledore feared that if Slughorn felt betrayed, he may even leave the school and join the Dark Lord. Dumbledore suspected that Slughorn may have inadvertently given Tom Riddle some dangerous information; in order to determine exactly what Riddle had been planning to use it for, Dumbledore attempted to retrieve the memory of the specific discussion from Slughorn. Ashamed of what he'd allowed himself to be charmed into doing, Slughorn modified his own memory, and gave Dumbledore that version.
As Dumbledore had predicted, Harry had been in the perfect position to convince Slughorn to allow the truth to be uncovered, and together, Harry and Dumbledore set about the task of destroying Voldemort's Horcruxes. Slughorn prefers to associate with well-connected students or those with promising future careers. The coterie of students that he has collected around himself is known as the 'Slug Club', from the first part of his surname. Slughorn believed all of his favourites had the potential to become highly successful, and hoped to benefit in the future from fostering connections with them early on.
Some of his former students who had already met or exceeded his expectations by the time he resumed teaching at Hogwarts in , were Ambrosius Flume , Dirk Cresswell , Barnabas Cuffe , Eldred Worple , Gwenog Jones , and Wendy Slinkhard. However, there were other of his former pupils who achieved some degree of fame or more accurately, notoriety with whom he didn't maintain contact, nor did he approach their children in , as he had no desire to be associated with Death Eaters -- these former pupils included Lucius Malfoy , Avery , the Lestranges , Nott , and Goyle.
All of them possibly had connections with someone famous, except for Hermione and Ginny, who were chosen because of their magical abilities. Slughorn especially appeared to like Hermione, who was arguably the all-around top student of her year. There were other students who were invited for an interview, but didn't make the cut, such as Neville Longbottom , who appeared to lack the talent his parents had displayed as great Aurors, and Marcus Belby , whose family was not particularly close to his famous Potioneer uncle.
Ron Weasley was not invited to join the club, much to Ron's frustration, considering both of his best friends were members. Slughorn didn't seem to think much of him at first, and often forgot his name, calling him "Ralph" or "Rupert" Possibly a reference to Rupert Grint.
However, Slughorn appeared to grow to like him as a person, as he wished Ron a "happy birthday" and visited him at the hospital wing after Ron was poisoned. Horace Slughorn had a good relationship with most members of the Hogwarts staff.
In addition to having been an old friend and long-time colleague of Headmaster Albus Dumbledore , Slughorn was quite friendly with the other members of the Hogwarts staff. He was quite familiar with Severus Snape , the former Potions professor, and one of his former students. Slughorn possibly considered Snape to be a very intelligent and talented student, and invited him to join his Slug Club.
They appeared to have a good relationship even during their later years as professors, until the school year , after Snape apparently murdered Albus Dumbledore and usurped his position as Headmaster of Hogwarts.
However, Slughorn later learned that Snape was, in fact, a loyal member of the Order of the Phoenix. He was also a friend of Minerva McGonagall , the Transfiguration professor; though the two were heads of rival Houses, that was not a factor likely to affect their relationship, as, like Minerva, Slughorn did not give preferential treatment to the students of his own House. However, the fact that he did give preferential treatment to students based on other things may not have sat terribly well the Transfiguration professor.
Slughorn's professional relationships with his fellow professors often worked to mutual benefit, often working with his fellow instructors to maximise their benefit to the students, such as ensuring that his students had plenty of spare ingredients from Pomona Sprout's greenhouses while offering his own expertise within her field in exchange for the favour. Slughorn generally displayed the more positive traits of Slytherin , such as ambition.
By his own admittance, he revered magical creatures such as Acromantulas , and thought Aragog was a magnificent specimen. This revelation disquieted Harry, as it showed that Slughorn saw nothing wrong with risking a house-elf's life to protect his own. Although, there is the very strong possibility Slughorn possessed an antidote to give the house-elf if poison was present in the drink. The aforementioned possibility is extremely likely due to Slughorn's knowledge of antidotes and generally kind and caring nature, and due to his general determination not to repeat dangerous past mistakes.
Slughorn was shown to be easily forgiving, like when Harry brought a Love Potion-intoxicated Ron to his office to be cured and saying their misunderstanding about retrieving Slughorn's memory as "water under the bridge".
Slughorn was keen to make ever more connections, and in his post as teacher, made a habit of having regular meetings with students who were either famous, related to famous people, or talented in one way or another. Known as the " Slug Club ", this group of students were constantly being invited to Slughorn's office for dinner and parties. Students that he did not consider to be "high-fliers", such as Arthur Weasley , and later his son Ron , were simply ignored.
However, those with proven negative affiliations, such as Draco Malfoy , due to his father being a Death Eater and imprisoned in Azkaban , were not invited to the club meetings either.
And while he invited Marcus Belby for his affiliation with the famous Damocles Belby , Horace turned to ignoring Belby once discovering that he has no contact with the man. Slughorn's personality, in many ways, contradicted the "evil Slytherin" stereotype held by many students of the other Houses, Gryffindors in particular.
He was a good person, and did not seem to hold any real prejudice against Muggle-born witches and wizards. While he thought pure-bloods generally had more wizarding talent, he was always happy to meet and teach Muggle-borns and half-bloods who displayed great potential. He was, however, self-serving enough to favour students of status or talent, largely for the purpose of benefiting from his connection to them in the future.
He was horribly guilt-ridden about the information he gave to Tom Riddle about Horcruxes , and crudely edited his memory of the event to prevent anyone finding out what he had done, as much as to relieve his own guilty feelings. Though Albus Dumbledore would undoubtedly have tried in earnest to convey the importance of the contents of the original memory, Slughorn stubbornly refused to give it up till He was also horrified at his accidental poisoning of Ron Weasley and later came to visit him in the Hospital Wing.
Despite his ambition, Slughorn knew where to draw his personal boundaries. His tendency to ally himself with powerful, talented, and important people never blinded him to his moral values, and thus, he was never tempted to join forces with Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters.
Unlike Peter Pettigrew , Dolores Umbridge and others who were keen to surround themselves with powerful people, he was not one to side with whoever was winning.
Slughorn knew where his loyalties lay, and he fought against Lord Voldemort head on during the final battle. Although Slughorn initially attempted to hide and avoid getting himself into any danger or conflict, he was willing to defend himself and other people when his loyalties were questioned, when backed to a corner and when it was necessary to defend those he cared about.
This was especially shown during the final battle as while it initially seemed that Slughorn fled in cowardice with the other Slytherins , he had actually only left to round up reinforcements and returned to the battle.
This, along with the fact that he fearlessly stood up to Voldemort himself, showed that he was a courageous man. He was also strong willed and was able to master Occlumency , a rare ability that requires a strong mind. Slughorn possessed a great ability to feel shame and regret for his mistakes, many of which he often tried to cover up, hide from, or when it came down to it, fight with all of his magical power. His determination not repeat past mistakes or to lay them to rest was rather evident in his handing of the Horcrux memory to Harry and his duel with Voldemort.
He clearly regarded his giving of information about the possibility of multiple Horcruxes to young Tom Riddle to be his greatest mistake. Slughorn was also a rather analytical and calculating individual, able to see great potential in students, but also had his blind spots as well, such his overlooking of Ron Weasley's latent talents and being vulnerable to Tom Riddle's flattery.
His analytical abilities and mindset allowed him to deduce Harry's early attempts to coax the Horcrux memory from him. In many ways, not only did Slughorn possess an inordinately strong moral compass, but was also the consummate strategist, such as when he fetched necessary reinforcements from Hogsmeade to aid in the Battle of Hogwarts.
This propensity towards strategy and making powerful alliances is compliant with the Slytherin traits of cunning and fraternity, as Slytherins will take calculated risks and always have a backup plan, usually relying on staunch and stalwart allies, something that Slughorn was a certifiable genius at.
In a great many ways, Horace Slughorn embodied the best traits that Slytherin House has to offer: camaraderie, strong social intuition, cunning, and strategy. However, Slughorn was also difficult in taking surprises, as when Ron was accidentally poisoned by a mead, he became too shocked to do anything to help, until Harry saved the situation with a bezoar. Horace Slughorn was a highly powerful and accomplished wizard, with a wide variety of magical skills and talents.
Lucius Malfoy commended his son about Slughorn's competence and even Albus Dumbledore , quite possibly the greatest wizard of all time, openly respected Slughorn's abilities, saying that he was an extremely able wizard and calling his talents considerable.
Voldemort himself also acknowledged the considerable magical abilities of his former teacher, so much so that he strongly desired to recruit Horace to his side. Slughorn's impressive magical abilities allowed him to survive the Battle of Hogwarts and even stand up against Voldemort himself with aid and survive the duel.
Lily Evans , one of his favourite students. During her time at Hogwarts , Lily Evans proved to be very talented at Potions , becoming one of Slughorn's best students and a member of his Slug Club. Slughorn considered her one of his favourite students, though he was surprised by her Muggle lineage. Slughorn believed Lily to be a kind, witty, and charming student, and he doubted that anyone who met her wouldn't like her.
Lily also gave Slughorn a bowl with some water, and a petal from a lily that transformed into a fish, which he named Francis. When he saw that Francis had disappeared one day, Slughorn realised that Lily Evans had died. He was very upset when he heard what happened to the Potters , and he continued to mourn Lily even many years after her death. Harry Potter used Slughorn's fondness for Lily to his advantage while under the effects of Felix Felicis , and successfully persuaded Slughorn to give him the true memory of Tom Riddle 's inquiry about Horcruxes , claiming that it would undo whatever wrong Slughorn had originally done.
Slughorn was very close to Lily, whom he found to be an extremely caring and love-driven young woman, a trait that resonated with Slughorn long after her death. In a way, he felt responsible for her death along with many others for giving Tom Riddle the knowledge of Horcruxes he sought out in his schoolboy days.
His desire to see her murderer stopped was enough to overcome his shame, which allowed Harry to obtain the horcrux memory and eventually avenge his mother and Slughorn's beloved student.
Harry Potter , one of his favourite students. Horace Slughorn first met Harry Potter in , when Harry and Albus Dumbledore tracked him down at the Muggle home he was borrowing at the time, to persuade him to return and teach at Hogwarts. Given Slughorn's tendency to "collect" famous, well-connected, or talented young minds, Slughorn gave in to Dumbledore's request upon meeting Harry.
He became Potions Master for the — school year , and wasted no time in inviting Harry to join his ' Slug Club '. With the help of the Half-Blood Prince's Potions textbook , Harry appeared to be following in his mother's footsteps as a great potioneer, which further earned Slughorn's favour.
During one of their private lessons , Dumbledore showed Harry a memory of Slughorn's, in which a young Tom Riddle asked the Potions master about Horcruxes. However, as the memory was obviously and unconvincingly edited to make it seem as if Slughorn had refused to answer, it was impossible to discern exactly what it was Riddle had wanted to know about Horcruxes.
Dumbledore told Harry that the original memory would undoubtedly be essential in determining what ultimately defeating Voldemort would entail, and assigned Harry with the task of retrieving it. Slughorn sensed that Harry wanted to retrieve the memory, and subsequently tried to avoid him.
He stopped Slug Club dinners, and would flee at the end of Potions. He felt very guilty for giving Tom Riddle information on Horcruxes. After several failed attempts, Harry eventually finessed the memory from a very drunk Slughorn, with the help of Felix Felicis and the opportunity for Slughorn to collect a few vials of valuable Acromantula venom.
The 'sluggish' memory is Slughorn's memory of what he said to the young Tom Riddle, which he himself tried to blot out. The word 'sluggish' suggests that the memory is slow, lethargic, and difficult to arouse. The memory allowed for Dumbledore to confirm his suspicions that Voldemort had been planning to create seven Horcruxes, and for Harry to continue Dumbledore's mission of destroying them.
Although Harry initially seemed Slughorn's " crowning jewel " as Dumbledore put it, Slughorn felt genuine care for the boy and fearlessly battled the Dark Lord head on in a gallant attempt to avenge Harry's presumed death and end the evil warmonger forever.
Suffice it to say, Harry was among the many students that Slughorn came to be fond of beyond just the parameters of social climbing.
Tom Riddle , his former favourite pupil and enemy. As Head of Tom's House , and given his tendency to favour students who displayed talent of some sort, Slughorn became Riddle's mentor, and was likely the professor Tom liked most. Riddle became a favourite of Slughorn's which Tom knew, and so he often manipulated Slughorn by flattering him. One day, Riddle asked Slughorn about Horcruxes , and Slughorn, — after convincing himself Tom's intentions were "purely academic" —, reluctantly told him what it basically took to create one, though he refused to give Tom any details.
Most significantly, when Tom asked if it were possible to create more than one Horcrux, Slughorn seemed appalled by the idea of it, but did not deny that it could be done in theory. Riddle did keep his promise to Slughorn about never disclosing the contents of their discussion that night, thus never implicating Slughorn's contribution to what would become Lord Voldemort. Though this was undoubtedly because Voldemort would never admit to needing help to achieve immortality and to keep his ultimate secret just that.
Regardless, Slughorn still had faith in Tom and ignored Albus Dumbledore when he tried to warn him that Tom was only using him. However, this changed when Tom left Hogwarts and disappeared, having refused many great offers of employment.
He severed ties with Slughorn, which upset him most possibly because he loved to keep in touch with his old students that he had considered talented in the hope of being given things in return. With the information from Slughorn in hand, Riddle managed to create seven Horcruxes and achieve something near immortality.
When Riddle had returned to Hogwarts many years later to seek employment at Hogwarts, Slughorn was terrified and hid away in his office so that he didn't have to talk to him. When Tom reappeared as Voldemort and rumours began during the First Wizarding War that Voldemort had indeed achieved immortality, Slughorn felt incredibly guilty about telling Tom how to achieve it.
He was so ashamed, he even modified his own memory so he did not have to remember. He stayed at Hogwarts until the end of the war, believing it was the safest place to be. When Voldemort apparently died in , he was pleased. The guilt still continued in a smaller way though, as he was scared that someone would still find out what he said and it was what made him retire from Hogwarts shortly after the war ended.
When Voldemort returned in , Slughorn knew without a doubt that Tom had created Horcruxes. He was scared that Voldemort may seek him out, to either recruit him or kill him to keep their secret safe.
Voldemort did soon try to find Slughorn, which he did not understand at the time. Slughorn escaped and hid from Voldemort for over a year, and even returned to Hogwarts. However, even though Slughorn had managed to modify his memory to hide what he told Tom, Harry Potter managed to take the original version of the memory with the help of Felix Felicis , in , and from it, he and Dumbledore gleaned crucial information about what Voldemort had done and what it would take to destroy him.
When Voldemort managed to take over Hogwarts in , Slughorn finally found out what Tom wanted from him. He was surprised to find that it was only to teach at Hogwarts, showing that perhaps Tom respected Slughorn, his status and his teaching enough to keep him around. His duel with him likely allowed him to come full circle for his contribution to his former student's rise to power and all of the deaths that transpired in his wake.
In this regard, Slughorn redeemed himself in his own eyes, fighting for everyone who had ever been harmed by Voldemort. Albus Dumbledore , his good friend and colleague.
As Slughorn was equally disinclined to join the Order of the Phoenix as the Death Eaters , Dumbledore most likely accepted Slughorn for the fairly self-serving, but overall harmless and genuinely talented Wizard he was. Dumbledore asked Slughorn to resume his old position in , and Slughorn accepted after being enticed with the prospect of being able to teach Harry Potter. Dumbledore wanted to tread carefully with Slughorn and not force him to divulge the memory because it would ruin their friendship.
Dumbledore feared that if Slughorn felt betrayed, he may even leave the school and join the Dark Lord. Dumbledore suspected that Slughorn may have inadvertently given Tom Riddle some dangerous information; in order to determine exactly what Riddle had been planning to use it for, Dumbledore attempted to retrieve the memory of the specific discussion from Slughorn.
Ashamed of what he'd allowed himself to be charmed into doing, Slughorn modified his own memory and gave Dumbledore that version. As Dumbledore had predicted, Harry had been in the perfect position to convince Slughorn to allow the truth to be uncovered, and together, Harry and Dumbledore set about the task of destroying Voldemort's Horcruxes. Horace was highly shocked by Dumbledore's death and attended his funeral. During the Battle of Hogwarts , Horace fought the Dark Lord head on in honour of his friend's death and to protect his former students and school.
Slughorn prefers to associate with well-connected students or those with promising future careers. The coterie of students that he has collected around himself is nicknamed the 'Slug Club', from the first part of his surname. Horace believed all of his favourites had the potential to become highly successful, and hoped to benefit in the future from fostering connections with them early on. Some of his former students who had already met or exceeded his expectations by the time he resumed teaching at Hogwarts in , were Ambrosius Flume , Dirk Cresswell , Barnabas Cuffe , Eldred Worple , Gwenog Jones , and Wendy Slinkhard.
However, there were other of his former pupils who achieved some degree of fame or more accurately, notoriety with whom he didn't maintain contact, nor did he approach their children in , as he had no desire to be associated with Death Eaters — these former pupils included Lucius Malfoy , Avery , the Lestranges , Nott , and Goyle. All of them possibly had connections with someone famous, except for Hermione and Ginny, who were chosen because of their magical abilities.
Slughorn especially appeared to like Hermione, who was arguably the all-around top student of her year. There were other students who were invited for an interview, but didn't make the cut, such as Neville Longbottom , who appeared to lack the talent his parents had displayed as great Aurors, and Marcus Belby , whose family was not particularly close to his famous potioneer uncle. Ron Weasley was not invited to join the club, much to Ron's frustration, considering both of his best friends were members.
Horace didn't seem to think much of him at first, and often forgot his name, calling him "Ralph" or "Rupert". However, Horace appeared to grow to like him as a person, as he wished Ron a "happy birthday" and visited him at the Hospital Wing after Ron was poisoned.
It is unknown whether any of the Slug Club members apart from the ones who were still Hogwarts students fought alongside the reinforcements which Slughorn rallied during the Battle of Hogwarts against Voldemort's forces.
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