[HPforGrownups] Question: House of James Potter

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No: HPFGUIDX 34303

In a message dated 30/01/02 12:27:31 GMT Standard Time, uncmark at yahoo.com 
writes:


> Having an argument with my sister and can't find it written in any of 
> the books. She says that James Potter was Slytherin since all 4 
> marauders were in the same house and Hagrid said in book 1 "There's 
> not a single witch or wizard who went bad who wasn't in Slytherin." 
> and Sirius Black went bad. 
> 
> I say that Hagrid was talking about Valdemort and Malfoy and over 
> generalizing. Opinions?
> 
> Uncmark
> 
> 

Over generalisation on Hagrid's part and misdirection on JKR's, I think. I 
get your sister's point, because at that point of the story, of course, 
Hagrid thinks that Sirius *did* go bad. We know, of course that he didn't. 
(Well, not properly, but I still haven't really forgiven him for trying to 
kill Snape!)

Didn't JKR say in interview that James was in Gryffidor? 

I've just realised, this is another of the questions Harry never asks.

Eloise


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