Gryffindor's moral superiority (was Caught in the Act!)

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 12033

Neil, I can't speak for every Feminist for Harry Potter, but as one of 
them, I hereby offer you absolution.  You seem sincerely repentant.  
Just say 10 Hail Hermiones for the next seven days and light a candle 
at the altar of St. Minerva and your sin will be washed away.

I do think that the presence of girls on the Gryffindor team is meant 
to be another point in Gryffindor's favor, especially in contrast to 
Slytherin, which as JKR makes a point of telling us, has no girls on 
its team.  Clearly, any team that thus cuts its possible pool in half 
is shooting itself in the foot.  Both World Cup finalist teams have 
women on them.

JKR falls into sexist stereotyping now and then, but she should get 
lotsa kudos for dreaming up a coed team sport, something almost 
nonexistent in Muggle pro sports.

Amy Z

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"This is the weirdest thing we've ever
done," Harry said fervently.
       --HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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