ghosts, magicians and babies - Minor Point

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 119061


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Vivamus" <Vivamus at T...> wrote:

> Vivamus:
>
>...edited...
> 
> (In fact, I'll go even farther and say that I think that Neville is 
> by far the best candidate I've seen in the books for the HBP, even 
> though he is a pure blood wizard.  ...
> 

bboyminn:

I like this idea; I've always been a big Neville fan, and have been
saying for long long time that Neville is an extremely important
character and a powerful wizard. I also like to think that there are
wizards in some of the minor branches of the Royal family. 

I think Neville has been groomed in the background for the entire
series so far. JKR is dropping signs the Neville is someone to keep
your eye on, and when we finally see him at his best, I think we will
all be suitably impressed. So, Neville as HBP, I'd like that. I guess
maybe it's because I alway root for the underdog. 


> Vivamus:
> ...why, exactly, the Sorting Hat puts students in different houses.
> Do they go to Gryffindor because they ARE brave, or because they 
> WANT to be brave? The SH put Harry in Gryffindor because that was 
> Harry's choice. ...
> ...edited...
> 
> I am hoping we'll find out more about the sorting and the houses in 
> the next couple of books.
> 
> ...edited...
> 
> Vivamus

bboyminn:
 
This is a common misstatement, Harry didn't choose Gryffindor, he
chose NOT Slytherin. I'm guessing based on statements by Ron, Hagrid,
and Hermoine, Harry probably has a preference for Gryffindor, but he
never had a chance to actually state that preference. Therefore the
Hat could have placed him in Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Gryffindor, and
while the Hat saw aspects of all those houses, it put him in
Gryffindor. I think Harry has demostrated in every book, and on more
than one occassion per book, that he truly has the Gryffindor spirit. 

Setve/bboyminn (was bboy_mn)