I think you've generalised we Slytherins very greatly--we are in fact capable of being very protective of people and loving them very deeply, it is just in much fewer numbers than your average Gryffindor or Hufflepuff.
Anyway, this was another factor that contributed to my vote for Gryffindor. You are an activist for the underdog, want to live your own life according to your high principles, and you're a self-described idealist. You also quoted Gandhi, and the quote itself was a very Gryffindor one.
Re: Gryffindor.hermione_angelJanuary 20 2008, 22:02:50 UTC
I didn't mean to come across as so anti-Slytherin, but it's just that I can't really relate to them. I think of Snape loving Lily but in the end, he couldn't give up the Dark Arts for her and possibly save their relationship so I still think most Slytherins only decide to do something in order to milk the benefits for themselves (such as gaining a good reputation, immunity from threats, etc). The only two "good" Slytherins (Snape and Regulus) left other characters wondering whether they were sorted into the right house at all, so I don't really think I was off the mark about canon Slytherins. I don't think being loving or devoted to others for honorable reasons is a Slytherin trait. Slytherins are cunning and brave, but they care more about their own survival, I think (unless we're talking about Regulus who changed his mind, and the Malfoys who were scared out of their wits by DH
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Re: Gryffindor.ed1nburghJanuary 20 2008, 23:40:03 UTC
I do think that Snape and Regulus were sorted into the right house. Yes, we Slytherins are highly Machiavellian. We will do what we have to achieve our ends. But that does not mean all of are like Draco Malfoy. Even Malfoy couldn't kill Dumbledore. What does that say about him? Did he have absolutely no decency, was he absolutely inhuman? No. He was a dick, obviously, but so was James Potter, who was just as much of a stuck-up bully as Draco was. The canon traits of Slytherins are ambitious, determined, inclined to power. Regulus was ambitious and determined. So was Snape. Just because they cared for other people does not mean they are not Slytherin. The difference is that we Slytherins have one or two people that we care about, and when it comes to those people, we are very devoted and care about them incredibly. For example, Regulus with Kreacher, or Bellatrix with Voldemort. Bellatrix gives Voldemort absolutely EVERYTHING, because she loves him and needs him. Her reasons for caring for him do not spring from a need for personal
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Re: Gryffindor.hermione_angelJanuary 21 2008, 00:53:15 UTC
In Snape's case Dumbledore himself gave an indication that he did not feel that Snape was sorted into the right house. In 'The Prince's Tale', Snape says that he is a brave man and Dumbledore replies with "You know, I sometimes think we Sort too soon ..." Of course, bravery is the canon house trait of Gryffindor. However, I think Slytherin suits Snape just fine
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You're definitely a lion. While you are certainly intelligent and studious enough to be in Ravenclaw, as you said, there are things you value more than knowledge. You are extremely passionate, daring, brave, and...well, all of the Gryffindor qualities really. You remind me quite a lot of Hermione.
And who says Slytherins only think of themselves? Sure, we are mostly self serving, but a lot of us do have one or two people we care about a lot. We have Bellatrix, who is in my mind the most devoted character in the book. We have Snape, we have Regulus, and we have Narcissa.
But anyway. You're Godric's man, through and through.
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Anyway, this was another factor that contributed to my vote for Gryffindor. You are an activist for the underdog, want to live your own life according to your high principles, and you're a self-described idealist. You also quoted Gandhi, and the quote itself was a very Gryffindor one.
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And who says Slytherins only think of themselves? Sure, we are mostly self serving, but a lot of us do have one or two people we care about a lot. We have Bellatrix, who is in my mind the most devoted character in the book. We have Snape, we have Regulus, and we have Narcissa.
But anyway. You're Godric's man, through and through.
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