[HPforGrownups] Hermione, Gilderoy, and What Makes a Gryffindor

[Taryn Kimel]

No: HPFGUIDX 55810

Audra:
A day or two ago, somebody brought up the question of what House Gilderoy Lockheart would have been in, assuming he went to Hogwarts.  Some of you were also discussing why Hermione wasn't sorted into Ravenclaw.  

I was thinking that, if anything, Gilderoy Lockheart would have been in Gryffindor, and for the same reason that Hermione is in Gryffindor.  The Sorting Hat gets into an individual's mind and finds out what qualities that individual *prizes* in a good wizard, and matches them with the Founder that prized the same qualities.

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Likewise, I think it's evident that Gilderoy Lockheart *prizes* bravery over cleverness, hard work, or power.  Even though he did not actually perform the brave acts he boasts of in his books, facing down all sorts of dangerous monsters, the image of the brave hero is wants he wants to proport for himself.  He wants to attain this brave, laughing-in-the-face-of-danger image over any other.  So clearly he indentifies most with the qualities prized by Godric Gryffindor.

Me:
I disagree entirely. Just because Gilderoy chooses to put on that particular image does /not/ mean he /prizes/ those characteristics. But what better way to gain fame than being a hero? He's loved, adored, and empowered, and that's what he wants.

--Taryn

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