Horace excelled at school and became friends with Muggle-borns even though his parents didn't agree with it. He attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from the age of eleven and was immediately Sorted into Slytherin House. However, they were still loving parents and they only 'quietly' encouraged the belief. Although his parents never believed as strongly in the ideals pure-blood superiority as some others did, they nevertheless encouraged Horace to make friends with the 'the right sort' upon arriving at Hogwarts. Horace Eugene Flaccus Slughorn was born in the late 19th century or early 20th century, certainly between 18, into the wealthy and pure-blood Slughorn family. ' My father always said he was a good wizard in his day.' - Draco Malfoy talking about Professor Slughorn

He survived the battle and had retired a second time by 2016, having a portrait hung in the Slytherin Dungeon. ĭuring the Battle of Hogwarts, Slughorn sided with the defenders of Hogwarts, gathering reinforcements from Hogsmeade, and engaged his former pupil in a duel alongside Minerva McGonagall and Kingsley Shacklebolt. He continued to teach during the 1997–1998 school year under Voldemort's regime, and was surprised to learn that Voldemort meant to recruit him only to teach the young wizards that Voldemort would deem suitable to attend Hogwarts. Slughorn eventually divulged his true memory. In 1996, Dumbledore convinced Slughorn to return to Hogwarts by tempting him out of retirement with the prospect of 'collecting' Harry Potter as he had so many other students, with his true goal being to learn what Slughorn had told Riddle. He also served as Head of Slytherin House, before retiring in 1981 due to a fear that Albus Dumbledore would discover that he had told Tom Riddle about Horcruxes, though Dumbledore himself did not feel that Slughorn had done anything wrong.įollowing the return of Voldemort and the Death Eaters beginning to seek Slughorn out, the retired professor lived a life on the run, unsure if Voldemort intended to recruit him or kill him to keep his Horcruxes a secret. He attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as a member of Slytherin before returning in 1931 as Potions Master. 28 April, between 18) was a pure-blood or half-blood wizard. Professor Horace Eugene Flaccus Slughorn (b. He prefers the back-seat there is more room to spread out.' - Albus Dumbledore regarding Slughorn's preference for 'famous' friends He has never wanted to occupy the throne himself. He enjoys the feeling that he influences these people. He also likes the company of the famous, the successful, and the powerful.

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