Hogwarts Theory

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 172113

---  "sneeboy2" <sneeboy2 at ...> wrote:
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> ...
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> Sneeboy2: 
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> My own theory is that Hogwarts will not be reopened 
> until LV is vanquished, and that when it does reopen, 
> the separate houses will be abolished. ...
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> Anyway, I think the sorting hat will be destroyed 
> somehow, making it impossible to keep the houses 
> separate. 
> 


bboyminn:

The rivalry between Houses is very common though, and has
nothing to do with Sorting. At the college I went to, we
has several Residence Halls where students lived on campus.
These Residence Halls had their strong rivalries. Our Hall
had the best parties, the coolest guys, the prettiest 
girls, the best inner-school teams, while the other 
Houses were just...well...lame.

The same is true of the Fraternities and Sororities on
campus, the one you belong to was always the best, and
the others were losers. 

So, even without Sorting, Hogwarts will still have four
Residence Halls, and these Halls will still create their
own Quidditch teams, which is the source of much rivalry 
and conflict on campus. 

I don't think that what we are seeing is so much an 
aspect of Sorting or Houses, as it is an aspect of 
human nature that will always be there. People will
always divide themselves into US and THEM. 

Plus, being Sorted into a specific House doesn't 
completely define you. Harry could have been Slytherin
or Gryffindor, Hermione could have been Ravenclaw or
Gryffindor, and many fans suspect that Neville could
have been either Hufflepuff or Gryffindor. So, there
is a danger to assume the House characteristics are one
dimensional. That all Slytherins are [insert Slytherin
characteristic here]. Yet, there is nothing to prevent
Slytherins from being highly intelligent or dumb as a 
rock. They can be brave or cowardly. They can be hard
working or lazy. They can be immensely loyal or 
completely selfish. 

Look at Peter Petigrew, he was a Gryffindor, yet, he
doesn't seem to be that brave. Yet, bravery doesn't
necessarily translate to honorable and heroic. Bravery
can manifest itself in many subtle ways. I suspect that
in his own twisted way, Peter has shown great bravery,
he has just done it in a very negative way. 

These House characteristics are a very complex matter,
and I don't think we can define someone completely by
what House they were in, as human nature is far more
complex than a set of defined characteristics.

So, let me say, that it is possible that the Sorting
will come to an end. But, if it does, then students
will likely be arbitrarily assigned to a 'residence' 
house and likely those Houses will still retain their
same names for historical and traditional reasons,
and likely the same fierce House rivalries will 
continue.

> "jelly92784" wrote:
> > 
> > As many people have stated, I think that Viktor Krum 
> > will be the new DADA teacher.  ...
> 
> Sneeboy2:
> I like the idea that Krum will have knowledge of the 
> dark arts that will help Harry. I expect he's too young
> to be made a professor, though.
>

bboyminn:

Viktor may be young, but these are extraordinary times,
and willing DADA teachers are as scarce as Hen's Teeth.
In these extraordinary circumstances, I think Krum could
be DADA teacher if he was willing to take the position.

The only other alternative is for the Ministry to assign
one of the Aurors to the task. In a sense, the implication
would be, be the DADA teacher or you're fired.

Just a few thoughts.

Steve/bboyminn