Sirius Black

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 84380

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sbursztynski" 
<greatraven at h...> wrote:
 
> Sue B
> 
> You're quite right, Geoff - it's in GoF, where Parvati asks her 
> Ravenclaw sister, Padma, to go to the Yule Ball with Ron. And - I
> can't put my finger on it - there's actually a discussion on it, 
> probably in the same novel, where Hermione says siblings don't 
> necessarily end up in the same house, and cites the Patil sisters 
as 
> an example. The impression I got, too, even in PS, was that younger 
> siblings weren't sure where they were going to end up, but hoped 
> they'd be in the same one.

Thanks. You're right. Now that I'm looking at things at a sensible(?) 
hour, I've tracked the relevant bit down:

"'Hi,Colin," said Harry warily.
'Harry, guess what?... My brother's starting! My brother Dennis!'
'Er - good,' said Harry.
'He's really excited!' said Colin..... 'I just hope he's in 
Gryffindor!.....'
'Er - yeah, all right,' said Harry. He turned back to Hermione, Ron 
and Nearly Headless Nick. 'Brothers and sisters usually go in the 
same houses, don't they?' he said. He was judging by the Weasleys, 
all seven of whom had been put into Gryffindor.
'Oh, no, not necessarily,' said Hermione. 'Parvati Patil's twin's in 
Ravenclaw.....'"

It's at the Sorting Ceremony in GOF (p.154 UK edition). Daft thing 
is, I'm reading GOF again and went through that page about two days 
ago. My radar must have been switched off!

Geoff