Good and bad expression of house traits (Was Nice vs. Good)

[houyhnhnm102]

No: HPFGUIDX 153108

Magpie:

> I thought Zach was great.:-)
 
Julie:

> I don't think he's the *worst* kind of Hufflepuff.

houyhnhnm:

Who would have guessed that Zacharias had such a following. :-D I
don't really have anything against him. (Honest I don't.)  I was just
grasping at straws to find an example. (And he seemed like such a safe
target.)
 
Julie:

> It does make me wonder what would lead a person in each 
> given house to become a Death Eater?
 
> I think with the Hufflepuffs it could be their trait of 
> loyalness that  would be their downfall. 

> With Ravenclaws, loyalty to Voldemort would most 
> likely be  ascertained by promises of intellectual 
> freedom that some might feel is denied  
  
> Slytherins obviously would be most driven by their ambition, 

> A Gryffindor who is recklessly brave, who craves risk, 
> might well join Voldemort simply for the challenge of 
> the fight, for the chance to take on the best of the WW, 
> the Aurors. 

> Obviously any turn to evil and/or Voldemort's side has 
> to involve  more than just a particular trait taken to an extreme.

houyhnhnm:

You're right, but I'm a little disappointed that Rowling hasn't
developed the house characteristics more than she has.  I like your
motivations for the DE!Ravenclaws and DE!Hufflepuffs.  I hope we'll
see one or two characters like that. It would be great if Umbridge
turned out to be a Hufflepuff.

Julie:

Or perhaps you meant two good Slytherins? ;-)

houyhnhnm:

Yeah , two would be fine, but the one will be good enough. ;-)