[HPforGrownups] House assumptions

[Richelle Votaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 45251

>
> Richelle wrote:
> >>>My theory has James in Gryffindor, Lupin in Ravenclaw (though the two
could be switched, but I doubt it), Sirius in Slytherin, and Peter in
Hufflepuff. (You know, the loyal one, "logical" choice for a secret keeper,
the one both Sirius and James would agree could be the safest).<<<

Barb writes:

> I'm baffled.  I have no clue as to why folks regularly bring up the
possibility that Lily or any of the Marauders might not have been in
Gryffindor.  Where are you getting this idea?  From the books we see that
cross-house friendships are extremely rare.  (The only one we really see is
Percy's relationship with Penelope, and that seemed to develop out of their
both being prefects and presumably having contact--no pun intended--because
of their duties or possibly compulsory meetings.)  The likelihood of four
students spread across all of the houses bonding in friendship to the point
where they are working on becoming illegal Animagi together for the sake of
one of the friends and then regularly sneaking out of four different houses
to accompany Remus during the full moon just strikes me as patently absurd.

Well, first of all Ing and Sherry have done fine jobs of defending my theory
of the four Marauders equaling the four houses.  Anyway, the point I'm
making is it IS unusal for students to have close friends in other houses.
Which is what makes it so remarkable for the Marauders to have done it.
Both Flitwick and McGonagall remarked on the closeness of James and Sirius.
If they were in the same house, what would be the big deal?  Ron and Harry
are always together.  Malfoy, Crabbe & Goyle are together, etc.  But then
there's this group of four who have seemingly nothing in common (as far as
their houses) but become friends.

Also, I can't find canon for the Marauder's Map showing house common
rooms/dormitories.  But it does say that the map showed ALL of Hogwarts, and
common rooms, etc. are part of Hogwarts.  This would also be how Sirius knew
where the Gryffindor common room was.  The way I see it all four Marauders
knew about all four common rooms.  Partially from making the map, partially
from having copies (I think each one had a copy, myself) to look at.

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Susan Snow <snowwy54 at y...>
wrote:
> If I am not mistaken when Lupin had Harry in his
> office he said something about the next quidditch
> match.  Although he was not supposed to take sides.
> This to me indicated that Lupin is a former Gryffindor.

Not necessarily.  Lupin just drank to a Gryffindor victory.  As Ing said,
he's taking these anti dementor lessons for Quidditch anyway.  What's Lupin
going to do, say he wants him to lose anyway?  Nah, I think Lupin is another
one with a soft spot for "Little Harry Potter, the boy who lived."  He would
want Harry to win over his own house.  What a great guy. :)

Richelle