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[hermowninny719]

No: HPFGUIDX 84590

> > Hermowninny:
> > I don't think JKR ever said James was in Gryffindor in an 
> interview.  
> > The closest thing I can find is when she was asked "Whiat 
position 
> > did James play on the Gryffindor Quidditch team?" She 
> > responded, "James was a chaser."  That is neither confirmation or 
> > denial of his house association.
> 
> 
Yolanda said:
True.  Now we have to ask ourselves would/should JKR have corrected 
> the interviewer about James's house if the interview had said the 
> wrong one.
> 
> Also, why did the interview think James was in Gryffindor?  Was 
this 
> because of an answer to a previous question?


Hermowninny:
Here's a link to the whole interview.  http://www.the-leaky-
cauldron.org/quickquotes/articles/2000/1000-scholastic-chat.htm

I didn't see anything that would make the intrviewer assume James was 
in Gryffindor.  
If the house James was in plays a role in an upcoming book, then she 
would not have told.  As secretive as she is, I can't see her ruining 
a plot device.  She told the truth, but perhaps not the whole truth.

Yolanda:
<snip>Incidentally, this still isn't canon, but wouldn't Harry know 
what 
> house his Dad was in.  In PS/SS McGonagall said Harry's dad was "an 
> excellent Quidditch player".  This part is speculation, but I would 
> imagine that Harry would have at some point gone in to the trophy 
> room and seen his Dad's name on a trophy or two.
> 
> More speculation, what about the photo album Hagid gave Harry?.  
The 
> book doesn't describe all the photos in the album.  Since his 
parents 
> died fairly young, some pictures could have been from their 
Hogwarts' 
> days.  There could have been photos of James in the Gryffindor 
common 
> room.  Also, if his Dad was in his quidditch robes, then his house 
> will be obvious.  Sportting attire always marks the teams.  I'm 
sure 
> their quidditch robes have the house colors and/or mascots.  
> 
> Although, it isn't canon and I realize we have to be wary of 
Harry's 
> POV, I think JKR was telling us James's house in that statement.
> 

Hermowninny:
I don't necessarily think Harry would know.  He may have assumed, but 
there is no canon to say he knows for sure.  In COS (sorry, don't 
have my book) he thinks he could perhaps be the heir of Slytherin, he 
admits not know anything about his father or his family.  But then, 
he doesn't do anything to find out--doesn't ask questions, doesn't 
surf the internet for his family tree:)  *Why* won't Harry ask these 
questions?!  I for one would really like the answers.

I believe it's *possible* JKR is leading us to believe James was in 
Gryffindor, when he may not have been.  If he was in fact in 
Gryffindor, wouldn't she just come out and say it?  Why does all the 
evidence skirt around the subject?

-Hermowninny