houses/ snape's worst memory

[sarah_haining]

No: HPFGUIDX 76617

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ghinghapuss" 
<rredordead at a...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "abhamghp" <galadriel1 at m...> 
> wrote:
> > Forgive me if this has already been discussed; I try to stay up 
> with 
> > postings, but sometimes it's hard.  Anyway,the further I get 
into 
> > the series, I become more and more intrigued about Lily and 
James 
> > and occurrences before Harry was even around.  I'm listening to 
the 
> > cassette version of OotP, (the first time around, I read the 
book) 
> > and am noticing some subtleties and some items to think about.  
One 
> > of those continues to be what houses MMWP and Lily were in when 
> they 
> > were in school.  I'm almost convinced that the foursome were all 
in 
> > Slytherin, with Snape, and were all five in the same year.> 


> Me:
> I have often thought the same thing. Sirius and James seem like 
> Slytherins to me but the Lexicon states that James was in 
Gryfindor. 

Just to add, JK has stated that Lily was in Gryffindor, also.

>From http://www.the-leaky-
cauldron.org/quickquotes/articles/2000/1000-scholastic-chat.htm 

"Which house was Lily Potter in, and what is her maiden name?

Her maiden name was Evans, and she was in Gryffindor (naturally)."

>From this, the above quote, Lupin's statement to Harry in POA and 
Harry's 'assumption' in OOP I am 98% certain all the Marauder's plus 
Lily were in Gryffindor.

Sarah