OOP: James' House - DEFINITIVE! NEW! Hagrid

[nineve_laguna]

No: HPFGUIDX 67455

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "andromeda7_4" <75211.522 at c...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, lima <alima at t...> wrote:
> > on 7/4/03 3:43 AM, Alon van Dam at alanphoenix1 at h... wrote:
> > When rereading a few days back, I came to a definite answer to the
> > housing-question: James was in Gryffindor. Positive. Sure. My 
proof
> > is very simple, yet I managed to completely read over it the first
> > time round:
> > 
> > It appears in the beginning of the chapter following Grawp (I 
forget
> > the name), HRH are sitting outside on the grounds, and Ron is 
> telling
> > them about the match they missed the previous day. Ron ruffles up 
> his
> > hair to make the match seem more 'exciting' and Harry grins 
because
> > Ron "reminded him of another Gryffindor Quidditch player who 
ruffled
> > up his hair under that very tree". If that's not proof, I don't 
know
> > what is.
> > 
> > *wonders if anyone's going to refute this?*
> > 
> > My two knuts worth,
> > Alon
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> That passage only indicates that Harry BELIEVED that James was a 
> Gryffindor, not that he actually was.
>   *******************
Hi, all! Well I don't remember exactly which book, but as far as I 
can tell, once Hagrid told Harry that James and Lilly were "in 
Gryffindor, of course, jus' like yah parents, Harry". It may have 
been in PS/SS, but I really don't remember. Also Lupin (who was in 
the same house as James)has an affinity with all the Gryffindors, and 
he clearly says in PoA that he wants Gryffindor to win the Quidditch, 
he wouldn't support anything other than his house, wouldn't he? And 
again, all the rivalry between Griffindor and Slytherin would explain 
why James hated Snape, "just like yourself and Mr Malfoy, Harry" said 
DD.
About James being an arrogant school bully, well, Harry is different 
from James, who was young and care free, and Harry has so many more 
burdens, also he could be more like his mother in personality, 
therefore "having her eyes" (windows to the soul?). After James gets 
older he will became an Order member, mature and be able to work with 
Snape in the Order, just like Sirius and Lupin were doing now.
Cheers, Nineve.