Sorting and House System

[Milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 173029

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "fitzchivalryhk" 
<fitzchivalryhk at ...> wrote:
>
> One of the most unsatisfying point in Deathly Hallows for many
> HPfGUers is the continual/approval of the Sorting system after the
> Voldemort war. In DH, by showing that none of the current Slytherin
> students was good enough to join the other Houses to fight against
> Voldemort, and discounting other Slytherins as "Griffindor at heart"
> (i.e. Snape), the book seems to send a message to people that as 
long
> as you are categorized as one type of people (namely, Slytherin) at
> the age of 11, you are a coward or villain for life.
> 
> I find this type of message disturbing, and am surprised that, even
> though the Sorting Hat's song in previous years seem to disapprove
> this type of segregation, the epilogue shows that the system is
> allowed to remain unchanged at least for the next 19 years.
> 
> For those who share the point of view that the Sorting and House
> System of Hogwarts is not beneficial for the wizarding society and 
its
> children, what do you think can be done to change it?
> Abolishing the House system all together?
> Eliminate the Slytherin House?
> Abolish Sorting by the Sorting Hat and put the students randomly 
into
> each house?
> Change the ideological implication that permeates the house system?
> Put a pro-equality teacher as the Head of Slytherin to change the
> pro-pure-blood atmosphere of the House?
> Other suggestions? :)
> 
> fitz
>

I just have to say that waaaay back on message # 63263, I posted the 
first thread on this Group about the discriminatory practices of 
the "Segregation Hat" and got flamed. So, it's good to see that there 
are others who think the Sorting Hat does more harm to the wizarding 
world than good.

I was surprized that the Sorting system still existed at 
Hogswarts "19 years later". I think Dumbledore's lament about sorting 
too early is spot on because people can change as they grow 
(physically and mentally). 

Milz