Discriminatory admissions process (Re: OOP: Sorting hat's song)

[Milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 63604

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jenny_ravenclaw" 
<meboriqua at a...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Milz" <absinthe at m...> wrote:
> 
> > Imo, Hufflepuff distills the true quality of a teacher. Someone 
who 
> > is willing to teach any child, regardless of origin (Muggle born 
or 
> > pure blood), personality (brave or not), or intellect.>
> 
> Go, teachers!  It's official: I may call myself Jenny from 
Ravenclaw, 
> but I'm a Hufflepuff in reality.  This confirms it for me.    
> 
> Here's what I found a bit unsettling about the Sorting Hat's song: 
> Hufflepuff *was* the only one to say "Ah, who cares what each kid 
> brings?  Let's teach 'em all!  I don't care who I have in my 
house."  
> We can debate whether or not the other founders only wanted certain 
> kids to attend Hogwarts or simply certain kids in the Houses, but 
the 
> fact remains that they *did* want to separate kids based on 
> background/personality, not interests.  When people start 
establishing 
> groups based on things that are uncontrolled, bad things are bound 
to 
> happen, especially when it comes to education.
> 
> --jenny from ravenclaw ***********************************

THANK YOU Jenny. 

They segregated these children promoting more intra-collegiate (okay 
not the best word to use but it's the closet I can get without making 
one up) rivalry and dissent.

I think the Sorting Hat song followed one of the story threads: the 
road to Hell is paved with good intentions. Dumbledore thought 
withholding information from Harry was the best thing to do. Perhaps 
The 4 felt that having 4 separate Houses filled with students THEY 
wanted, would be best for Hogwarts? But note too, that this system 
was a failure. As the Sorting Hat says: "never since the Founders 
four were whittled down to three have tghe Houses been united AS THEY 
WERE MEANT TO BE" (emphasis mine).

~Milz