[HPforGrownups] Harry the Slytherin, Silly thoughs

[Sherry Gomes]

No: HPFGUIDX 131159

Unicorn-72 wrote

Okay, we must all remember, the Sorting Hat was going to place Harry 
in Slytherin, I think, Harry has his own Slytherin qualities, I 
don't think its just from Tom Riddle either.

Sherry now:

Actually, we don't know that.  The sorting hat didn't say anything either
way, till Harry said, "not Slytherin."  Then the hat began to question him
about it.  Harry assumes that the hat would have put him there, if he hadn't
asked not to be, but I wonder if it really would have.  Before Harry said
his first "not Slytherin" the hat was pointing out how he had
characteristics from all the houses.  It would have been interesting to see
where the hat would have sorted him, if he hadn't been so adamant about not
going to Slytherin.  But There's no reason to think it would necessarily
have ended up being Slytherin.  Harry does have many Slytherin qualities,
but he also has qualities of all the houses, as I suppose most people do.
As his character has developed, I think he is still essentially Gryffindor.


Sherry