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it's in the stars
In addition to being Queen of the Universe (pending) due to Total Eclipse of the Heart Moon on my birthday, I get fun times with Harry Potter Astrology:

PISCES
(February 19 - March 20)
the Fish. Mutable, water, yin - planetary rulers: Jupiter and Neptune. Keywords: "I BELIEVE"

Pisces is the twelfth sign of the Zodiac, and governs the feet. Positive traits include idealism, wisdom, intuition, empathy, imagination, creativity, adaptability, compassion, and an uncanny connection to all that is spiritual and otherworldly (which makes for talent in magic); negative traits include being easily influenced by other people, gullibility, a lack of backbone, escapism, addictive personality, impracticality, emotional game-playing, delusion, and a total inability to say "no."

Slytherin in Pisces

This is not the most natural of sun signs for a Slytherin to be born into, but it's not unheard of, and when it happens, the results are usually interesting. These Slytherins dream big. Because of their romantic streak and their need for mystery and glamour, their dreams are often the most dazzling of all. To put them into fruition, they either need to develop a pragmatic streak, or partner up with a practical wizard who will help midwife the dreams and keep them going. These Slytherins are loners or followers rather than leaders, but don't assume that they are doormats - they wouldn't be Slytherin if they didn't have some backbone. They will accomodate people to the best of their limits, but if those limits are pushed or violated, they will get angry - and they will remember. A Pisces never forgets a cut or a kindness. Ever. Slytherin Pisceans often delve into mysteries involving death and afterlife, for Pisces is naturally placed in the house of endings; Pisces wizards in House Slytherin will also be brilliant seers and potion brewers. Because these wizards are good with people and human psychology, they understand everybody around them; and because they are so quiet and unassuming, nobody notices that they are there. The wise Pisces in House Slytherin of course is aware of this, and uses it to advantage.

I think something that the writer is missing here, too, is that Pisces are flexible. That "lack of backbone" and "adaptability" combine to form very tolerant, largely amiable, occasionally fickle folk who are able to slip into many disparate situations and get along. This is a trait that a Slytherin can use to advantage, allowing the normally spacey aspects of Pisces to get a nice grounding in practical networking and alliance-building. These people may not be "leaders" in the loudest and proudest sense, but they often lead from the back, using the webs they've built to quietly influence the course of events. They hint at this in the second-to-last sentence, but let's be real here.

Also, some Pisces (ahem) seriously don't mind tooting their own horn. We might be content to go unnoticed, but I think especially a Slytherin Pisces will have a deep and abiding need for recognition, and may go a bit overboard with the emotional response to said recognition when it comes.

I have to say that I am very grateful for my Ascendant Leo, giving me some backbone and boldness, even if it took me years to learn how to stand up.