CHAPTER DISCUSSION PS/SS 10, THE HALLOWEEN

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No: HPFGUIDX 188388


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> Joey:
> Was Hagrid making *his* opinion regarding Hufflepuff? I think he only said that Hufflepuffs are generally considered as duffers by everyone and by "everyone" I think he only meant to say "many people." He did say that it is better to be in Slytherin than Hufflepuff and that, IMO, was only to say how wicked he thought Slytherins were rather than saying that Hufflepuff is better only than Slytherin.

Potioncat:
Hagrid was commenting on Harry's statement that he (Harry) would probably end up in Hufflepuff, quoting Malfoy's statement. Hagrid was countering with Hufflepuff being better than Slytherin, but that many did think Hufflepuff were duffers. I think he was interrupted before he could continue. It seems he agrees, but I'm not sure.


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> Joey;
By the by, Hermione (and probably many other people) also seems to sport a similar view about Hufflepuffs and Slytherins as she tells Harry and Ron that Gryffindor is the best according to what she heard while she thinks being in Ravenclaw should be okay. 

Potioncat:
Hermione had read all about the houses. She thought Gryffindor would be the best and stated that DD came from there. I suspect she wanted to be in the house that the greatest wizard of the age had been in. She's also very clever in a bookish way, so Ravenclaw would be a good choice for her. She has her top two choices and Hufflepuff would automatically become third. She would know to avoid Slytherin based on blood status whether or not she thought Dark Wizards were bred there.

If you took out the blood status, Hermione would fit well in any of the houses. All four qualities--courage, cleverness, loyalty and ambition are strong in her.


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> Joey:
I think the author herself sports this opinion to a certain extent. Even the way she has plotted Quidditch match results, I think she ended up recording her view: 1. Gryffindor, 2. Ravenclaw, 3. Hufflepuff, 4 (or none). Slytherin.

Potioncat:
I read her differently. I saw very strong indications that she ranked them Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. With the last two trailing the first two. She's shown academic success often leads to bad ends (Barty, Percy, Tom Riddle) and that Hufflepuff stands by Harry.

However, I don't think that's really the case. I think McGonagall's speech was correct, all four houses have produced outstanding witches and wizards and has it's own noble history---(or something like that.)

Potioncat--back home and hoping to catch up with these thought provoking threads.