House Prejudice, was Clue from JKR about Hagrid's House

[Sam Brown]

No: HPFGUIDX 22527

Steve Vander Ark wrote:
> JKR said in the Barnes and Noble chat that Hagrid was in 
Gryffindor. 

Does it annoy anyone else slightly that Gryffindor is *such* a 
prominent house in the canon? Most of the main characters are in this 
house - the Trio (of course), all of the Weasleys, Dumbledore, 
Hagrid, and the assumption is that the Marauders and Lily were (I 
just know I'm going to be nitpicked for writing that... <g>). JKR 
once said in a chat, IIRC, that she would be in Gryffindor, so it's 
fairly clear she favours that house.

Personally it irritates me that Gryffindor House is favoured above 
the rest in the canon, especially in the case of Hagrid. I don't see 
Hagrid as being a Gryffindor - he is, IMO, much more of a Hufflepuff 
personality: hard working and loyal. Hagrid and Gryffindor just don't 
match up for me, and I don't really like it that JKR is putting a lot 
of the 'heroes' into the one house, just because that house is 
the 'best'. It's as if, to be good and heroic, you must be a 
Gryffindor. Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs clearly aren't fit to save the 
world. And Slytherins... well, they're just evil, aren't they?

*gasps* Something I *don't* like about the HP series?! I'm going to 
end my rant here and wash my mouth out with soap!

Sam