ok but i thought of a thing: you know the common fan theory that Slytherin is originally from Ireland bc four founders = four countries and the Sorting Hat’s song and green etc? makes sense. except that Slytherin’s emblem/pet/mascot is a snake. and as we all know, there are no snakes in Ireland. so i posit the theory that St Patrick did exactly fuck all, and that it was all good old Salazar instead. when he heard he had to move to fucking Scotland to help found a wizarding school, he went “okay fine i guess but i’m taking all the snakes with me and you can’t stop me NO SNEK LEFT BEHIND.” hence why ireland doesn’t have any snakes.
#imagine slytherin crossing the irish sea with a FLOTILLA OF BOATS FILLED WITH SNAKES #a snake armada #a snarmada if you will