I have read pharnabazus's essay too and would like to second the recommendation.
Iirc, pharnabazus's essay also suggests that Slytherin's leaving the school was a sacrifice to avoid everything falling apart, and that sacrifice has made the house isolated ever since. I'd like to think it's the undoing of that sacrifice that would provide the answer. Because I just can't see a possibility for the more modern idea that some Slytherins would realize the Malfoy/Black attitude was morally wrong and so would join with Gryffindor.
We're back at this, again. ;-) I agree with you. It would be unreasonable to expect the Slytherins to join the Gryffindors, especially as the pure-blood attitude the Slytherins represent is partly very valid (Muggles being threat and all). Besides, at this point joining with the Gryffindors would essentially mean joining Dumbledore and entering his patronage, which is completely unquestionable for the pureblood families, as he is seen as a Muggle-lover.
Alliance between Dumbledore's patronage network and some of the pureblood families' networks would probably be the best solution. The beauty of such an idea is that it would deprive Voldemort of part of his network, and an evil overlord with no supporters isn't much of an overlord. Unfortunately it seems, imo, that it's quite unlikely that such an alliance would be reached, at least not when Dumbledore is leading. As someone said in that previous post of yours about Snape's worst memory, Dumbledore seems to surround himself with people who are dependent on him. Or like in the Weasleys' case, who are completely loyal to him personally.
Which is why I think that if the rift inside the Wizarding World is to be healed, some kind of mediator would be needed. The pureblood families won't follow Dumbledore, no matter what, and the people who believe in Dumbledore won't follow someone from the 'other side', even if they had one strong leader. People like the Weasleys, who are so Gryffindor that it hurts, would probably rather live as Muggles than follow 'some filthy Slytherin'.
And the question is, as he is the leader of Voldemort's opposition, would Dumbledore enter into an equal alliance with some Voldemort's former/potential followers? Would he concede to losing some of his power, which, imo, such an alliance would lead to? Or would the alliance start in the midst of the students of Hogwarts, so not actually being an alliance between the Order of the Phoenix and Voldemort's former/potential followers, but an alliance between students, who would then perhaps lead their families into the alliance. Basically, it would mean an alliance between Harry and the Slytherins, or possibly a patronage network that is lead by Harry, not Dumbledore.
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Iirc, pharnabazus's essay also suggests that Slytherin's leaving the school was a sacrifice to avoid everything falling apart, and that sacrifice has made the house isolated ever since. I'd like to think it's the undoing of that sacrifice that would provide the answer. Because I just can't see a possibility for the more modern idea that some Slytherins would realize the Malfoy/Black attitude was morally wrong and so would join with Gryffindor.
We're back at this, again. ;-) I agree with you. It would be unreasonable to expect the Slytherins to join the Gryffindors, especially as the pure-blood attitude the Slytherins represent is partly very valid (Muggles being threat and all). Besides, at this point joining with the Gryffindors would essentially mean joining Dumbledore and entering his patronage, which is completely unquestionable for the pureblood families, as he is seen as a Muggle-lover.
Alliance between Dumbledore's patronage network and some of the pureblood families' networks would probably be the best solution. The beauty of such an idea is that it would deprive Voldemort of part of his network, and an evil overlord with no supporters isn't much of an overlord. Unfortunately it seems, imo, that it's quite unlikely that such an alliance would be reached, at least not when Dumbledore is leading. As someone said in that previous post of yours about Snape's worst memory, Dumbledore seems to surround himself with people who are dependent on him. Or like in the Weasleys' case, who are completely loyal to him personally.
Which is why I think that if the rift inside the Wizarding World is to be healed, some kind of mediator would be needed. The pureblood families won't follow Dumbledore, no matter what, and the people who believe in Dumbledore won't follow someone from the 'other side', even if they had one strong leader. People like the Weasleys, who are so Gryffindor that it hurts, would probably rather live as Muggles than follow 'some filthy Slytherin'.
And the question is, as he is the leader of Voldemort's opposition, would Dumbledore enter into an equal alliance with some Voldemort's former/potential followers? Would he concede to losing some of his power, which, imo, such an alliance would lead to? Or would the alliance start in the midst of the students of Hogwarts, so not actually being an alliance between the Order of the Phoenix and Voldemort's former/potential followers, but an alliance between students, who would then perhaps lead their families into the alliance. Basically, it would mean an alliance between Harry and the Slytherins, or possibly a patronage network that is lead by Harry, not Dumbledore.