Chapter 5 / Evanesco / House System

[rhkennerly]

No: HPFGUIDX 187944

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at ...>
> Potioncat:
> Who are you and how did you know what I deleted from my post?
> I actually made a reference to Brave New World, but decided it muddied the point I was making. So I took it out before I hit send.
>

Sent my house elf to watch you, I did.  She says you're mirrors need work, too.  And when's the last time you cleaned your glass or inside your oven?

> I don't remember what the other groups were told. Heck, when I last read BNW, 1984 was still the future.

Me too, about a decade before 1984, actually.


> In the case of Hogwarts, the members of a House are chosen according to the trait they value or possess. House placement doesn't limit their future or determine their lot in life.
>

That's only partially correct. There is a strong legacy component to the sorting, particularly for Slytherins.  Malfoy's family has always been in S.  As well as with they Griffs.  The Weasley's were all Griffs as was Potter's father.  Certainly S. seems to turn out a long stream of snot over the years--sorry, allergies acting up.

Of course, it's a plotting point for JKR; having all the main characters in one house made for easier plotting and writing.  Otherwise they'd all spend their time sending signals to arrange meetings and sneaking out to the owlery to get together to meet and have a smoke.

Granger was clearly more Ravenclaw material than Griff, I think.  But that would have been to difficult to manage.

Rick