Four Elements/Houses, was Raven vs. Eagle

[Celeste Chang]

No: HPFGUIDX 14013

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...> wrote:
> 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
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

*blinks*

I always rated them the same way- in fact, I did so in my fanfic- but 
yes, serpents are often creatures of water in mythology... and the 
rubies that represent Gryffindor suggest fire.

- Celeste