Wherefore Gryffindor? (was: On Behalf of Lavender and Parvati)

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No: HPFGUIDX 27034

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Rowena Grunnion-Ffitch 
<rowena_grunnion_ffitch at y...> wrote:
>    Yes they giggle, yes they are taken in by Professor
> Trelawney *but* when the blast ended Skrewts are
> rampaging out of control in GF Lavender is one of the
> students who stays outside to help corral them. Her
> robes are badly singed and since she and Parvati are
> usually partners I'd guess Parvati was burned badly
> enough to have to retreat into Hagrid's hut. 
>    Giggly adolescents or not it would seem Lavender at
> least, (and probably Parvati) has her share of
> Gryffindor guts. 
> 
I'm glad you mentioned that, because I have been unable to justify in 
my mind the reason for many of the other Gryffindors to BE 
Gryffindors.  We've had the Neville apologists (and I'm one of 
them ;) ) explaining why Neville should be a Gryffindor, and there's 
still, evidently, an ongoing debate about why Hermione is not in 
Ravenclaw (I think she's where she belongs), but I could not recall 
something that supported Lavender or Parvati being in Gryffindor 
until you mentioned the Blast-Ended Skrewts.  (Which is still 
somewhat tenuous, IMHO.)

Other Gryffindors seem even less likely: Lee Jordan, Seamus Finnigan, 
Dean Thomas.  I was going to say the Quidditch Chasers, but I suppose 
a certain amount of physical bravery is required to play this sport 
(although there are players in all four houses, remember).  Seamus, 
on the other hand, thinks Parvati and her sister are the best-looking 
girls in his year, but doesn't have the nerve to ask one of them to 
the ball...

Are there any Lee (who I think is hysterical, BTW), Seamus or Dean 
apologists out there?  Why should they be Gryffindors?  Is there an 
even more complelling reason than the Skrewts for Lavender and 
Parvati being Gryffindors?  A reason for the Gryffindor Chasers to be 
in this house, other than being Chasers?  And then there's the 
Creevey brothers!  I'm willing to give most of them the benefit of 
the doubt if they aren't in Harry's year, because we don't see as 
much of them. But the others in Harry's year...Okay, convince me...

--Barb