[HPforGrownups] Re: Character Summary: Hermione Granger

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 15238

Amy Z wrote:

> Caius Marcius wrote:
>
> > One of the things a well-rounded education should provide is make
> you
> > aware of and allow you to develop those aspects of your character
> > which have gone hitherto unnoticed (or under-noticed) by you.
>

Amy now:

> In general, I think the Sorting encourages readers to look for aspects
> of the characters that we don't see at first glance.

Which is a very good argument for the "all Slytherins aren't bad" case.
Perhaps Slytherin also has people with a latent desire to achieve, but
current bad self-images? Other forms of ambition? Those who have not yet
realized their ambition? If Hermione is in Gryffindor because her
intellect was not the part that needed "bringing out," what sorts of
students could be in Slytherin whose primary attribute is not
*currently* ambition?

--Amanda, slightly incoherent but I think the point got made


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