Visitation Rights (InterHouse socializing)

[Jim Ferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 26243

Rose:"Please forgive me if this has been discussed before."

Don't worry about it. Everybody has something new to contribute; just 
read the VFAQ file. You'll know what's gone before and maybe inspire 
new thoughts on the topic. Besides, I don't think this has been 
discussed before, at least not much!

Rose:"Are the students ever permitted to visit each other in their 
common rooms?  I ask this question for several reasons.  My first 
thought was no as it was mentioned in GoF that those students 
escorting those from other houses to the Yule Ball would meet them in 
the entrance hall..."

It would seem strange if they couldn't, but there's no evidence that 
they do.  Harry and Ron don't seem to know where other Houses' 
entrances are. They had a hard time finding the Slytherin common room 
in CoS, and when Cedric is going off towards his House it's kept 
vague.

If it's the case that there's little inter-house visiting, then it 
would make sense there's someplace at Hogwarts where students in 
various Houses can socialize at least a little, some sort of Student 
Union. There's absolutely no evidence for it, though.  Except for 
dating at the Yule Ball, the kids all seem to keep to their House.  


That doesn't seem to fit in with Dumbledore's vision for the school, 
but traditions are hard to change. As the Second Voldemort War heats 
up, will Dumbledore act to unify the school more?  I hope this unity 
doesn't happen because Death Eaters crash something into Hogwarts.

I agree that MWPP were all the same house, so they would be 
Gryffindors.  Pettigrew is the only one I have a hard time believing 
is a Gryffindor. Could he be an exception?