[HPforGrownups] a character's character & house

[Fiat Incantatum]

No: HPFGUIDX 33936

On 21 Jan 2002 at 17:20, Katze wrote:

<snip of some really excellent stuff>

> Anyway...my point is simply that if we look hard enough, all of our
> characters will have traits of each house. I think the sorting hat
> assesses the qualities of each house in the person, and then looks deep
> in their mind to see what kind of choices the person has made, and
> that's what causes a house to be chosen.

I think this is the most important bit, right here.  The major difference 
between Slytherin and Gryffindor is not really courage but attitude.

A Gryffindor says "OK, this action is the absolute last one that any sane being 
would contemplate taking, but it needs doing.  Where do I sign up?"

A Slytherin asks "What's in it for me?"

It would not surprise me at all to learn that Gryffindor students generally 
have shorter-than-average lifespans.  Glorious Destinies get you Glorious 
Funerals.

  
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