[HPforGrownups] House Prejudice, was Clue from JKR about Hagrid's House

[Ali Wildgoose]

No: HPFGUIDX 22530

Same wrote:
>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.

Yes...it's sort of irritating...however, I don't think the Gryffindor 
tunnel-vision will last much longer.

It's been established that for the most part, Hogwarts students spend the 
majority of their time with their own house.  You eat with them, sleep with 
them, go to class with them, and spend all your free time in the common room 
with them.  So it's not at all surprising that Harry's world is dominated by 
the big G.

It's also been established that although the books are written in the third 
person, we are seeing events unfold from Harry's POV.  Except for during a 
Quidditch match his first year, Harry is present in every scene of every 
book.  And so it makes sense that we don't see much of the other houses, and 
that what we DO see is somewhat biased.

However, as Harry begins to mature, so will his perspective.  Just as 
winning house points and beating Slytherin in quidditch will no longer seem 
as desperately important as they once did, so will Harry begin to pay more 
attention to the world beyond Gryffindor tower.  He'll see that not all 
Gryffindors are good, that not all Slytherin's are evil, and that maybe 
things aren't as simple as they seemed to be when he was 11-years-old.

at least...that's what I think... ^_-;;

Ali

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Harry Potter for Slightly Older Folk

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