OOP: SHIP: Re: Obvious! Or maybe not...?(side note)

[Martin]

No: HPFGUIDX 67224

Alon wrote:
> 
> > It's possible that there are no distinctions between House-
> > clothings, and that it's all movie-induced thinking. Somehow, 
> > though, I always imagined members of different houses to wear 
some 
> > form of distinction.

~Calimora responded:
> I don't think there is any distinction between the uniforms of the 
> houses. 
> 
> 1) All the students buy basic black robes in first year, and their 
is 
> no mention of adding a patch or marker. COnsidering how happy Harry 
> was to be in Gryffindor he probably would have mentioned it.
> 
> 2) Even more telling is that in CoS, Polyjuiced Harry and Ron ask 
> Penelope Clearwater, a Ravenclaw, how to get to 'their' (Slytherin) 
> common room. They may be a bit dense around girls, but you'd think 
> they'd notice the blue 'R' patch on her robes.

I am sure I have read many times that the scarves of each house are 
different (red/gold for Gryf and silver/green for Slyth). Perhaps 
other house distinctions are made in the uniform (e.g. Rons prefect 
badge is red and gold, another house colour themed accessory). I'm 
carefully avoiding the film uniforms although I feel sure that JKR 
would have at least had either some input or comment on these.

Martin
(who wonders how squibs communicate with cats if they have no magical 
powers)