James/MWPP in Slytherin (was MWPP in all 4 Houses)

[Arya]

No: HPFGUIDX 83451


> In a message dated 10/23/03 10:01:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> delwynmarch at y... writes:
> 
> > Sorry, I don't have my book with me, but I think the only hint is 
> > Harry's thought upon seeing Ron under a tree, that he looks exactly 
> > like another Gryffindor, which we all agree means James.
> > 
> > BUT this is only Harry's opinion. I remember being surprised the 
> > first time I read that sentence, because I was wondering how ever 
> > Harry knew that James was in Gryffindor. It simply doesn't say so 
> > anywhere. It says that Harry thinks so, but it doesn't say why. Harry 
> > could be wrong.
> > 
Batchevra at a... wrote:
> When Harry is seeing his father in the Pensieve scene, his fifteen year old 
> father is wearing his robes, on those robes are markings that show he is in 
> Gryffindor. JKR didn't spell it out in the book, but we could assume that as 
> Harry's robes has the markings, so did James'.
> 
WARNING!!! This is movie contamination!!!  There is no evidence that robes in 
canon have any patches or markings on them to denote to which House a 
student belongs!!!  

>From PS: "Students require...three sets of plain work robes (black)"

But on the other hand, I really hate that JKR is so vaugue on what they wear 
at Hogwarts.  I mean it has always sounded like harry wears jeans and t-shirts 
or such and then his robe over it (maybe that's just Mary GrandPre 
contamination--but then again, she isn't that in tune with all the details).  But 
then we see Snape with nothing but his greying underpants beneath his 
robe...
I do find it unlikely that in a boarding school such as Hogwarts, that they 
would be allowed to wear such things as jeans or other "muggle" like *casual* 
clothing as a part of their uniforms.  I also would find it hard to believe that 
there isn't any distiguishing article they wear to denote House--how else 
could Harry see a "group of Hufflepuffs" of a "Slytherin boy he didn't know the 
name of".  

I do like the idea of the crests on the robes, but, it is important to remember 
that we don't have evidence that they are there.

Arya