[HPforGrownups] Four Elements/Houses, was Raven vs. Eagle

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 13848

Margaret Dean wrote:

> Just off the top of my head and without doing any research, I'd peg
> them:
>
> Lion/Gryffindor/fire
> Eagle/Ravenclaw/air
> Badger/Hufflepuff/earth
> Snake/Slytherin/water

Well, yeah, that's how I'd ranked them, but the lion and snake's
associations seem a bit shaky to me, and I'd wanted to shore them up
with something. Any bells ringing for anyone out there? Because a snake
is a creature of the earth, too, when you think about it, although JKR
did have the entrance to the Chamber through a bathroom, via the pipes.
And bravery as a main characteristic sits well with fire, yes? Other
thoughts? Had this been discussed before and done to death before I
joined and started my chart-topping voluminous posting?

--Amanda


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