pronunciation, teachers' houses

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No: HPFGUIDX 44434

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Tim" <tmarends at y...> wrote:

> 
> I've always pronounced it Sy-rus, although I do see where you 
could 
> pronounce it Sy-ree-us.  But then, I'm from California.

The correct pronunciation is SEE-ree-us, since it's clearly a 
reference to the star, which is pronounced that way. Some names are 
not so clear, but this one is. 

For what it's worth, the movie got the pronunciation of Voldemort 
wrong. Rowling pronounced it VOL-de-more in her interview with Diane 
Rheem on NPR, so voicing that final 't' is not correct.


As for which house various ex-Hogwarts folks belonged to, here's my 
guesses:

Dumbledore: Gryffindor
Hermione said so, although she was just repeating what she'd heard. 
I consider the evidence that the sword of Gryffindor was in his 
office and that his door knocker is shaped like a griffon to be also 
suggestive, if not proof. Since I agree with the theory that Fawkes 
once belonged to Gryffindor, that also to me suggests that 
Dumbledore is associated with that house.

McGonagall: Gryffindor
I agree with whomever said that the heads of houses were in those 
particular houses themselves. There is no canon proof of this, 
however.

Snape: Sytherin
See above for McGonagall, with the added note that he is mentioned 
as hanging around with a gang of Slytherins who all became Death 
Eaters. Sure, that doesn't prove it, but it seems by far the most 
likely.

Flitwick: Ravenclaw
Head of that house, but also clearly brilliant.

Sprout: Hufflepuff
Head of that house.

Hagrid: Gryffindor
Because JKR said so.

Lily Evans: Gryffindor
Because JKR said so.

James Potter: Gryffindor
Because JKR as much as said so, although it isn't for certain. The 
fact that Rowling is clearly telling the saga of Gryffindor in these 
books, ("Gryffindor, of course!" she writes in an interview), this 
seems all the more certain.

Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew, Remus Lupin: Gryffindor
I agree that all the friends (not the "Marauders," since that term 
is singular on the map and therefore didn't refer to the creators of 
that map) were in Gryffindor. Sirius knows far too much about 
Gryffindor Tower to be anything other than a Gryffindor. 

Molly (now Weasley): Gryffindor
She sneaks back into Gryffindor Tower after a late night stroll with 
Arthur, mentioned in GF.

Arthur Weasley: Gryffindor
This isn't mentioned anywhere specifically, but it seems clear to me 
that all the Weasleys were in Gryffindor. True, Molly was sneaking 
back into Gryffindor Tower alone that night, but that was because 
Arthur had been caught by the caretaker. He is a close ally of 
Dumbledore as well.

Lucius Malfoy and Narcissa: Slytherin
Malfoy states that his whole family was in Slytherin. SOme have 
suggested that Narcissa might not have been, but I think it's highly 
unlikely that a Malfoy would marry someone who wasn't in 
the "correct" house.

Pomfrey: Hufflepuff
This is a complete guess on my part. Just seems likely. Her 
personality--serving others--seems Hufflepuffian.

Hooch: no idea

Quirrell: no idea, but not Gryffindor, I don't think

Moody: Gryffindor
Part of Dumbledore's group of allies, it seems, possibly a 
comtemporary of his

Fudge: no idea
He certainly has some Slytherin traits, though. More than any other, 
I would even say. 

Trelawney: no idea

Steve Vander Ark
The Harry Potter Lexicon