sorting and family influences

[waters_law]

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(Valky):
Checking my COS Uk edition printed in Australia, I couldn't find any 
reference to what Riddle was wearing in the Chamber of Secrets or The 
Diary memory. It mentions only that he is "taller than Harry" and 
has "jet black" hair. 
So......... apart form him having been "THe Heir of Slytherin" ,which 
I concede is quite significant, all we can do IS assume which house 
he was sorted to. 
The reason I believe this is because, to me, the canon is unclear on 
whether sorting is *dependent* on genealogical inheritance. THough it 
certainly defines a strong relationship between the two. 
IMO, it is far from incorrect to assume that Riddle was a Slyth, but 
it seems the series is left open for a possible revelation in that 
department.
 
Munchkin sez:

As I recall (as usual, don't have books beside me), when Dennis 
Creavy was being sorted didn't Hermione point out that family doesn't 
influence the sorting?  She referred to the Patil twins who are in 
separate houses despite being identical.  Thus, the whole merry 
Weasley clan being Gryffindor may be a red herring, and Hermione's 
comment may in fact be a clue.  
Could LV (and possibly HP) be heir to both Slytherin and Gryffindor?  
Say, one on Lily's side and one on James'?  This might tie in with 
the whole "Harry is the living philosopher's stone" theory -- in 
him/LV both ends of the spectrum come together, or something.  (Maybe 
I'm babbling . . .)

Munchkin 
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