Heirs of Ravenclaw & Hufflepuff was Re: Why the Potters?

[rachelbeth007]

No: HPFGUIDX 58420

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Odile Falaise <odilefalaise at y...> 
wrote:
> David Burgess went out on a limb and wrote:
> <<<Has anyone but me noticed that Hermione and Ron
> seem to be in the wrong
> houses?  Clearly, these two should have been sorted
> into Hufflepuff and
> Ravenclaw (respectively? I don't have my books handy).
> 
> <snippity snip>
> 
> <<<Yes, I am suggesting that Ron (who comes from a
> pureblood family that
> could easily go back to a certain Miss Ravenclaw) is
> the heir of that
> bloodline.
> 

I agree with Odile that it seems well, wrong, to think that Ron and Hermion=
e 
are:
1) Shouldn't be in Gryffndor
2) The heirs of other houses

There seems to be no evidence to support these claims as far as I can see. =
 
Many people point to the fact that Hermione's superior intellect would make=
 
her a perfect fit for Ravenclaw, but I don't agree with that assesment.  

We must not unjustly belittle the courage of Ron and Hermione just because =

their actions aren't at Harry level.  Harry personifies Gryffndor, which ma=
kes 
him a huge measuring stick to, well, measure up to.  Very few (none really)=
 
Gryffndors have the bravery and daring that he has, but that does not mean =

they are not courageous in their own right.  Even Neville, who shows levels=
 of 
cowardice, has proven his placement in Gryffndor has merit (PS/SS).  

Hermione has few intellectual peers in her class (or at Hogwarts even), but=
 
that does not mean she does not have the courage to be sorted into Grffndor=
.  
She has shown throughout the first 4 books that she does not like to break =
the 
rules, but she never backs down to help her friends and the wizarding world=
.

Ron has constantly proven his bravery as well.  He's undeniably loyal, yes,=
 
but he undenaibly courageous as well.  In SS he sacrificed himself so that =
the 
others could go on.  He's put his life on the line time and again.  What's =
not 
courageous about that?

As far as the heirs of Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff are concerned, I think JKR =

has given us no reason to be concerned with them.  We know few students in =

these houses; unless JKR gives us something more to go on, I see little 
reason to wonder who the heirs of these houses are.  

On that note, do we have cannon evidence that there is an heir of Gryffndor=
 
(I'm really asking, I don't know)?  JKR has emphasized that fate/destiny ta=
kes 
one only so far.  It is our choices that make the future, not the past.  Th=
us, 
Harry could be the heir, he could not.  It might not even matter.  

I think we should accept that HRH are in Gryffndor and are in the right hou=
se.  
Yes Harry would have done well in Slytherin, but he had a choice and made 
it.  

Rachel