Badger, Eagle, Snake and the Lion

[Sherry]

No: HPFGUIDX 139791

Gonca Izmirli wrote:

> I think that the hiding places of the horcruxes will be related to
the owners' houses. [snip] Also I think that HP will need the help of
someone from those houses to get each horcrux. 

Amontillada:

That's an intriguing idea! The last couple of books, at least, suggest
that all four Houses will be important in some way to winning the
conflict with Voldemort.

In OotF, the Sorting Hat's song said:

   Oh, know the perils, read the signs,
   the warning history shows,
   for our Hogwarts is in danger
   from external, deadly foes
   and we must unite inside her
   or we'll crumble from within. (Ch. 11)

I believe that in HBP, Hermione said something about seeing it as
important for all four Houses to interact. (I'm not at home and don't
have the book at hand to check, but I seem to recall that she said
this in one of the chapters that took place earlier in the school
year. If anyone can give more detail, I'd appreciate it.

Gryffindor and Slytherin have been the houses at the center of the
entire series, of course, but the last three books have paid more
attention to and interaction among all four--Cho Chang and Luna
Lovegood from Ravenclaw, Cedric Diggory from Hufflepuff, and the
members of the various Houses in the DA in OotP.

Gonca:

> So I think that; lion, badger, eagle and snakelike qualities will
come in handy in the last book.

Amontillada:

I hadn't thought of the respective Houses being important specifically
in relation to the Horcruxes, but it's an intriguing idea. At any
rate, I do see the four of them all playing significant parts in the
final book. Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw aren't going to stay on the
sidelines!

Amontillada