Houses was Re: RE:... the "Prank" ? Reverse Psychology & Impulsiveness

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 100043

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...> 
wrote:
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> 
> Alla wrote previously: 
> > Oh, are we going back to my favourite little assumption 
> that "Snape 
> > was a Gryffindor." 
> 
> > 
> > Why Sirius phrased his little description of Snape's house 
> > association that strangely - "run with the gang of Slytherin"?
> > 
> > Why woud not he say something to the effect - he was one of those 
> > (bad, horrible, whatever) Slytherins?
> 
>
> Potioncat:
> I'll play along. I think the wording is "he was a part of a gang of 
> Slytherins."  Sorry, do not have my book with me.  It reminds me of 
> the phrase, in the same book I believe, that "Harry was reminded of 
> another Gryffindor player"  He was comparing Ron to James and it 
was 
> Jo's way of saying James was in Gryffindor, but a lot of readers 
> argued (until Jo said so) that it could be Harry's error, assuming 
> James was in Gryffindor.
> 
> So at any rate, I take the phrase to mean Snape was in Slytherin.  
> But I do see how you can read it as "he was part of that Slytherin 
> group, even though not a Slytherin."  
> 
> 
> How about this idea?  Several times we are told that McGonagall is 
> wearing green robes.  She managed to get Harry on the quidditch 
team 
> in year one.  She doesn't give homework to Gryffindors before a 
> quidditch match.  Doesn't she have some fine Slytherin qualities?  
I 
> wonder what House she was in! And wouldn't that make for some fun 
if 
> Gryffindor Snape, head of Slytherin is competing with Slytherin 
> McGonagall head of Gryffindor?
> Potioncat who is trying to work out a way to see PoA before it goes 
> to DVD!
> Potioncat


LOL! Potioncat, I do think it could be very amusing and I think it is 
absolutely possible, because I don't remember any signs in canon (as 
we discussed previously, of course) that House Heads were from that 
specific house.


I think that at least one surprise house revelation is bound to come 
in the next books and I think Snape is the best candidate. I 
mentioned earlier that I loved the theory that Sirius was in 
Slytherin too, but we all know what happened to that.

Take into consideration that more and more often JKR mentions her 
dislike of Slyhterin house and I find it more and more unlikely that 
she will put one of the characters who is working to be redeemed in 
that House.


Alla