[HPforGrownups] Re: Why is Percy in Gryffindor?

[Bart Lidofsky]

No: HPFGUIDX 144670

montavilla47 wrote:
> Montavilla (Magical me!):
> 
> JKR has said that she based the Houses on the four elements: Fire
> (Gryffindor), Water (Slytherin), Air (Ravenclaw), and Earth 
> (Hufflepuff).
> 
> If you look at the elements instead of relying solely on the
> buzzwords of "brave" and "cunning," it might help explain a bit more
> what the Hat looks for in each student it sorts.  For this, it's good
> to look at a basic astrology book (as it also uses the four
> elements), or the Tarot (which bases its four suits on the four
> elements).

Bart:
	The major problem with this is that JKR has stated, numerous times, 
that her knowledge of the occult is limited to common knowledge (or at 
least was when she planned the books; she may have learned something in 
the meantime). Therefore, scholarly analysis of occultism is a great way 
of going in the wrong direction.

	Bart