[HPforGrownups] Movie uniforms - A Question and a suggestion

[Melanie Moore]

No: HPFGUIDX 3436


--- Firebolt <particle at urbanet.ch> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I saw the movie stills with the Hogwarts students in uniform the other
> day (thanks to whoever put them up in the Files section!), and I remember
> someone asking how they had the House-color sweater trim before they were
> Sorted - my suggestion is that maybe the trim is purple (which I'm
> guessing is the Hogwarts color, seeing as it's the color of the letter's
> seal) until they get Sorted, and the trim magically changes color?

Good point.  I was thinking something similar.



> Also, I'm wondering - does it really make sense to have variations in
> uniform for the different houses? Because I'm assuming that by the time
> we get up to CoS, Harry and Co. have thorough experience in identifying
> Houses, even if the colors might be really close (i.e. Ravenclaw and
> Slytherin) - so how come they mistook Penelope Clearwater, who would have
> Ravenclaw blue trim, for a Slytherin during the Polyjuice incident?


I'd always pictured the robes themselves as black for everyone, and the
same style.  With that assumption, you could identify members of other
houses as you get to know individuals.  Or you may just see them around
(what colors they carry at Quidditch games, where they sit in the dining
hall, etc), and get to know their house.  Since Penelope was a few years
ahead of Harry and Ron, and had no activities in common with either of them
them, they probably just didn't notice her enough to note what house she
was in (except that it wasn't Gryffindor).

Using the same assumption, "Crabbe" and "Goyle" couldn't be expected to
know Penelope's house any more than Ron and Harry. But they probably would
know that she wasn't a Slytherin, which is probably why she was suspicious.
 Or maybe it was because they were male and asking for directions (just
kidding).

Just my 2 knutes,
Melanie

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