House Qualities (Was: Re: Slytherin Purebloods?)

[drjuliehoward]

No: HPFGUIDX 88209

> Geoff:
> Yes, but this is an echo of the schools in the UK. It is very 
common, 
> in both public and state schools, for there to be a house system 
of 
> some sort which is used as a basis for competitions (usually 
> sporting) within the organisation. It may carry more weight in a 
> residential situation but it is still used almost universally to 
> promote healthy rivalry.
> <snip>

Julie:
Is it in canon or just assumed that the heads of the houses were 
once sorted into those houses as students?  What about the 
possibility of a teacher who went to another wizarding school?  
Would they qualify to be the head of a house?