House pride post-Hogwarts

[adellalaine]

No: HPFGUIDX 66295

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "David" <dfrankiswork at n...> 
wrote:
> I wrote:
> 
> >   IMO, the adult 
> >  characters who show strong house allegiance are those who have 
> not 
> >  experienced much of life away from the school.
> >  >snip<
> >  Sirius: spent most of his time in Azkaban 
> >  >snip<
> > Otherwise, there seems to be remarkably little reference to 
house 
> > allegiance in the adult world.  Only the Malfoys and Weasleys 
give 
> > any evidence, and what there is comes from the children.  
> > 
> Kirstini asked:
> 
> > Does Sirius ever show strong house allegiance? This would really 
> > help my argument...
> 
> What was in my mind is the disparagng way he refers to Snape's 
gang 
> of Slytherins - that is he still categorises them by house.  
> Admittedly that is looking back at schooldays, when you might slip 
> back into school modes of thought anyway.
> 
> Apart from that, I can't think of anything.  Interestingly, when 
he 
> describes how he was a disappointment to his family, he doesn't 
say 
> anything like "My mother nearly died of shame when I was sorted 
into 
> Gryffindor" or "My father disapproved of my having Gryffindor 
> friends despite being in Slytherin".
> 
> David


Of course, you also have to wonder whether or not Sirius WAS in 
Gryffindor. I'm sure this had been voiced before, but I've always 
wondered if each of the Marauders came from a different house. 

Laine