House Pride (wasRe: Sorting Hat (was: muggle baiting...)/Arthur is right or not?

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No: HPFGUIDX 155909

 
> Alla:
> 
> I agree - the story **is** very likely to end with all four houses 
> beating Voldemort together, but that does not IMO change the fact 
> that Gryffindor **is** JKR's favorite house, that she values 
courage 
> per her words more than any **other** virtue, therefore she put the 
> most of **good** guys (as I see it) in Gryffindor.


Potioncat:
I agree with Alla, but with a twist. I think the four Houses "should" 
be valued equally. All of them have virtues and qualities that are 
important. It could be hoped that every student has qualities of each 
house. 

But even though McGonagall says, "Each house has its own noble 
history and each has produced outstanding witches and wizards." I 
don't think she means it. I'm pretty sure that JKR doesn't mean it. 
Or rather, she silently adds, "but Gryffindor has the best and the 
most." 

This is a case where I disagree with the author. Not so much that I 
don't enjoy the story, and that I don't cheer for courage. I think 
every student must think his house is the best one of the four. I 
think every student must cherish her own house qualities.