the falling-out of the hogwarts four

[someoneofsomeplace]

No: HPFGUIDX 125951




I'm relatively new `round these parts, so pardon my ignorance if 
this has been discussed already


What exactly precipitated such a fall-out between the Hogwarts 
founders (namely SS and the others)? I get the impression, having 
gleaned from the books what little information is available on this 
subject, that we haven't quite been given the full picture here. The 
creation of different houses, one for each of the founders four, 
suggests that the four had already acknowledged their differences, 
found a solution and moved on. 

So why exactly did disagreement spring up, the like of which led to 
fighting and dueling and, ultimately, SS leaving (being banished 
from?) the school?? 

Enlighten me, oh wise ones!

John