CHAPTER DISCUSSION PS/SS 10, THE HALLOWEEN

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 188368

Alla:
> And also when I read this about the character, that character feels that he has no choice but has to do it anyway, that could mean a really bad thing too, right? This phrase could mean that character is forced to do something horrible, to mug, to murder somebody for whatever reason. So I just thought that it was interesting that if this sentence was out of context it could have meant the exact opposite of what it means.
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Pippin:
This points up what I see as a difference between the Slytherin and Gryffindor temperaments. The Slytherin might feel, with equal bravery, sincerity and desire to help, that he does not want to leave Hermione to face the troll alone while he fetches help for her, but what choice does he have? 


Both Gryffindors and Slytherins will fight a losing battle if necessary, but Gryffindors tend to disregard the odds, while Slytherins try to change them. There are occasions in canon where a Slytherin would have died if a Gryffindor had not rushed bravely in to save them, but there are also places where a Gryffindor rushes bravely in and might have died if a Slytherin had not sent for help instead of rushing to be with them. 

Pippin