Pride and Prejudice (regarding Hogwarts Houses)

[meboriqua at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 22542

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., anna_l_milton at h... wrote:

 >Let's face facts here: what are the 
> typical Slytherin personality traits? Ambition, cunning, wilfulness, 
> self-determination, a certain disrespect for established authority. 
> Now, are these traits *intrinsecally* bad? Not at all.>

You made some really excellent points here!  I snipped this because it 
made me think about something.  Why are Crabbe and Goyle in Slytherin?  
What little I know of them tells me they are, overall, exceedingly 
loyal to Draco.  Wouldn't that make them Hufflepuffian?

Maybe part of the reason Slytherin gets such a bad rep is because 
those qualities have to do specifically with the self.  Having 
ambition is not as generous as being brave or hardworking.  
Although we clever Ravenclaws aren't exactly rushing out to the aid of 
others either, which in reality is not me at all or I wouldn't teach.  
Does that make sense?  Either way, I find some of each House's traits 
in me.

I love what someone said about all 4 Houses coming together to help 
defeat Voldemort.  I, too would like to see some good Slytherins and 
to see the other Houses not hate them so much, even though it's fun to 
dislike them for now.

--jenny from ravenclaw**********************************