OOP: MWPP and their houses

[iana_abadi]

No: HPFGUIDX 65070

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, michelle.pagan at c... wrote:
> This has been snipped a bit to allow for shorter reading
> 
> Putting James into Gryffindor (the only one we KNOW was in 
Gryffindor) Sirius 
> in Slytherin, Remus in Ravenclaw, and Peter in Hufflepuff is the 
way I was 
> imagining it too.  My biggest problem with that is Peter in 
Hufflepuff though, 
> because I feel like JKR has gone through a lot of trouble to show 
us that 
> though Hufflepuff never gets the spotlight, it's a good, solid 
group of kids. 
> I definitely don't consider them rejects.   I kind of like the
idea 
that they 
> all belonged to different houses for the same reason that the hat 
tells us
in 
> a way, until Peter broke rank, the houses then could be considered 
united.  
> Malini wrote: (about them all being in Slytherin)
> 
> >1. We know that at least Sirius and James were pure-blood.
> 
> I just love the UNITED Hogwarts that comes around with this
and 
that it all 
> fell to pieces when the unity broke with Peter Pettigrew.
> 
> If you have read this post, you are amazing.
> 
> -Polaris
 
Now me (Jordan):
First of all, where is it canon that James was in Gryffindor?  I know 
it's in the movie, and it could be in the book, but I don't remember 
it.
Second, there is no way Peter could be in Ravenclaw, he was acting 
all stupid about the DADA OWL.  So that's out for sure.  Remember, 
Gryffindorism is about bravery, not necessarily about niceness.  If 
you want someone nice, go to Hufflepuff.  (As a side note, I think it 
would be hysterical if someone like Dumbledore ended up having been a 
Hufflepuff).  Therefore, I don't know if Peter could be in Hufflepuff 
either - if the SH could see that Neville was brave enough to be in 
Gryffindor despite his shyness, surely it would see Peter's nastiness 
and lack of loyalty.  Peter is ambitious - he wants to be as close to 
whatever power is possible, eg. LV.  So, if we're continuing with the 
theory that all four were in different houses (which I like but think 
is implausible) then Peter would be in Slytherin (but ambitiously 
kissing up to the "height of cool" (didn't Lupin call James and 
Sirius this?) James and Sirius), Sirius in Hufflepuff (incredibly 
loyal to James and his family), Lupin in Ravenclaw (no clue where 
this came from), and James in Gryffindor, just for sanity's sake.  
Third, about James's purebloodedness - I don't know if this is 
coincidence or not (though nothing seems to be w/ JKR), but all of 
the pureblood guys (except the Weasleys, who love Muggles) have names 
ending in -us.  Remus, Severus, Albus, Sirius . . . would that make 
James halfblood, or quarterblood, or however many generations not 
totally pureblood?  Just a thought.

Jordan