[HPforGrownups] Sirius a Slytherin? Convince me!

[Becky Day]

No: HPFGUIDX 75499

 

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From: jwcpgh [mailto:jwcpgh at yahoo.com] 

I've seen a number of posts suggesting that each of the Marauders 
belonged to a different house.  There seems to be general agreement 
that James was a Gryffindor (this is canon)and Remus would have been 
a Ravenclaw.  I can see Peter being a Hufflepuff, but Sirius a 
Slytherin?. 

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If you look at how separated the Houses seem to be in Harry's time, it
seems unlikely to me that James, Sirius, Remus & Peter could have formed
such close ties and done so much mischief if they were in separate
houses.  I don't recall kids from different houses hanging out in each
other's common rooms or dormitories, and they don't always have classes
together, so when would the Marauders have had time to practice the
animagus transformation, or write the Marauder's Map or plan their
pranks? The only Marauder who doesn't seem to have that famous
Gryffindor courage is Peter, and I'm betting that JKR surprises us on
that one.  (Remember that Wormtail owes Harry a debt for not letting
Sirius and Remus kill him in PoA - I think he'll pay it off by the end
of the series).
 
BTW, as this is my first post, I'll briefly introduce myself.  I'm 40
years old, female, live in Virginia in the US, and am a librarian and
former teacher.
 
Becky
 
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