James Potter Bio Facts

[Debbie Roberson]

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<snip> James' House was confirmed by Harry 
  
Jen Reese:
> Here's the US version (chap. 31, p. 704): <snip>
> 
> I've read arguments that this quote doesn't *prove* James was in 
> Gryffindor, that Harry is just assuming he was in Gryffindor and 
> this is merely his POV. I'd like to find out the Marauders were in 
> Slytherin, but that's just me :)!

Maybe I am just over skeptical, but as far as I can tell, no one's 
ever TOLD Harry that his Dad was Gryffindor, he's always just assumed 
so -  probably based on the fact that the Weasley's are all 
Gryffindors and the Malfoys are, as far as we've seen, Slytherins.  
And then we have Sirius Black and his family - I don't believe it was 
stated, but I would be willing to hazard a guess about what house 
most of THEM belonged to!   It just makes me wonder, especially in 
light of the revelations about James' teenage attitudes along with 
his proclivity toward hexing people who annoyed him.  (That reminds 
me, would Bertha Jorkins have been in his age group?)   From what 
I've seen, I think that James and his fellow Marauders might well 
have fit just fine in Slytherin.  

I've always thought it a little odd that Harry hasn't asked more 
people more detailed questions about his family history - I know that 
I would have a whole notebook of questions at the ready just waiting 
for an opportunity to pounce someone with them.

One more bit of canon that lends me to think there is some merit to 
questioning overall assumptions about the Marauders' House is 
Hagrid's assertion in SS that (aproximate, don't have the book 
handy) - there's been no wizard what's gone bad that wasn't in
Slytherin. Now, we know that Characters have been know to make 
incorrect statement; but still - what does that say about Sirius? At 
the time he was in Azkaban and they thought that he was right up 
there with Voldemort. 

Debbie R.