House Qualities (Was: Re: Slytherin Purebloods?)

[tiger_queen429]

No: HPFGUIDX 88399


> Ali argues:  
> 
> > Besides, the kids have already shown that, when they so desire, 
> they are
> > able to reach across houses to form a united front against their 
> foes.
> > Umbridge & the DA comes to mind.  I think they'll be fine 
> regardless of the
> > house system.

> Meri again: 
>>  Yes, the Gryffindors, Hufflepuffs and 
> Ravenclaws have shown that they can unite against their foes, but 
> the Slytherins are excluded from that union. Now admitedly the 
> Slytheri1ns were the Inquisitorial Squad that the DA found them up 
> against and many of the Slytherin's families appear to be DEs,
Me:
Notice how no Slytherins are invited to join the DA, after Herminone 
selects most of the people to join the DA. At the same time no member 
of Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, or Ravenclaw joined the IS. at the end of 
OoP, IMO only the Slytherins have gems, which goes not show that they 
do not have sympathy for a house that is not their own.
Meri:
 but 
> there should be, IMHO, at least an attempt to make the whole of the 
> four houses unified. We have seen before the willingness of the 
> other three houses to be very anti-Slytherin, and again IMHO, this 
> is the divisiveness that must be stopped. Assuming that just 
because 
> someone is sorted into Slytherin house makes them evil is too one-
> sided for JKR, and I personally hope that she does explore more 
both 
> the good and bad qualities of all the houses. Afer all, Harry could 
> have easily been a Slytherin, and it was a Ravenclaw (Marietta 
> Edgecombe) who betrayed the DA to Umbridge. 
> Meri (who would be sorted into Hufflepuff should she ever get 
> accepted to Hogwarts)
Me:
I agree that the house system needs revision. From the fall of 
Slytherin(well in Hogwarts anyways), it seems that there has been 
some biased unity in Hogwarts. The Hufflepuffs, Ravenclaws and 
Gryffindors all seem to have some house unity. Maybe this comes from 
Harry's prespective, but the only time that relations were strained 
between these three houses was during GoF. Not before a qudditch 
match or about the house Cup. But there is also a lack of huge 
amounts of animosity between slytherin and Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw 
(which may also come from Harry's prespective). Before Harry comes to 
Hogwarts, its said that Griffindor has not has not one the House Cup 
since the days of Charlie Weasley. During this time, it is Slytherin 
which has won the House Cup, not Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw. Hufflepuff 
and Ravenclaw are both celebrating the downfall of Slytherin, not 
being upset that another house not their own has won the much coveted 
house cup.

Harry and Ron both show no signs of wanting House unity when Ron says 
that he won't "get matey with the Slytherins"( i don't have my book 
with me now). Hermione does the same with her baised selection for 
the DA (which I admit could come from fears that someone in the same 
house as Draco might be dangerous if he saw that person(s) leave for 
illegal meetings). In my opinion nothing has changed since Slytherin 
left Hogwarts: Gryffindor, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff are united, but 
Slytherin is left in the cold. Maybe this is the cause for so many 
evil Slytherin (I know that not all of them are). Slytherin's 
departure from Hogwarts would have left a bitter taste in the mouths 
of the remaining three teachers that could have very well be passed 
down through the generations.

tigerqueen