extra! extra! "Sorting Hat, never wrong" (wasRe: Sorting Hat as Horcrux?

[sistermagpie]

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> a_svirn:
> 
> Could one, though? Which qualities do you have in mind? Chivalry 
or 
> bravery?  I have never seen him being particularly chivalrous; as 
for 
> bravery, well, he might have *considered* reaching for it but it 
> didn't look like he succeeded.

Magpie:

I think he probably had to screw up his courage plenty of times 
during the year, and probably saw himself as having to protect his 
family.  It may be inverted in that he's dedicating himself to the 
wrong power, but I still see plenty of similarities in what he sees 
himself as doing, especially early in the year.  A lot of his story 
in HBP is a twisted, shadow version of plenty of Gryffindor values, 
imo.  Though in the end in his case refraining from killing was the 
right thing to do instead of killing.

-m