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Veneficus_Diligo
Apr 25 2006, 01:56 AM
Yay!! I'm a Gryffindor!! I'm stoked! I actually always sort of wondered what I would be...Now I know...Well, glad to be a part of the forums, and the Gryffindors! You'll see much more of me around here, as it's the only place I can go and talk HP with no shame! LOL!
Fleur
Apr 25 2006, 03:10 AM
yay!! hello fellow gryffindors
Hi, man its great being in Gryffindor i couldnt dream of being anywear else, i was nearly sorted into ravenclaw but they decided differntly,
please exuse me language sometimes its my Australian side that comes out in my writing. Im sort of mixed up between being more like hermione and Ron, I always read, and no all these complicated things that my friends dont know, and im very loyal, butim also like ron because, I crack jokes that sometimes arn't funny and i joke around alot, but yeah i love the weasleys they are a great family, i like fred and george the most becuse they are funny i suppose. of course i find ron the hottest
but anyway im glad i can talk about harry potter here because at school i get teased alot
. Thanx for listening to me guys.
HPgoldsnitch
Apr 25 2006, 03:14 AM
Cool, A Gryffindor thread!
Ok, well obviously I am in gryffindor...lol
I think the character I am most like is Hermione, with a bit of Ron. I guess Harry too. I get nervous when tests come around and have to have everything perfect, but the only problem is, is that I am like Ron. I procrastinate and I am sort of-to really lazy.
I wait till the last moment, well unless of course I am studying for finals then maybe I will start a couple of days or a week ahead of time... lol I still do well on the tests though. Also, I am sort of chicken like Ron and I don't like spiders. But if I am with friends and they are scared, then I will be brave.
To answer the question of why some of characters were sorted into the houses, here is my opinion:
Malfoy- well obviously because he is arrogent, his dad is a death eater(not that that has anything to do with it.), he wants to become a death eater (well until the end when he has to kill DD). But I think that if he wasn't so cocky and "superior"he could have been sorted into a different house.
Hermione: Because she is brave and is willing to help friends, but I still wonder sometimes why she was sorted into Gryffindor
Harry: Well he is the "chosen one" lol he's definetly brave! But I feel bad for him. It seems like he has the whole world on his shoulders.
Ron:He is brave in the face of danger...well most of the time...except spiders...lol but he helps his friends and has a strong personality
I always wondered as well why exactly Peter Pettigrew was sorted into Gryffindor? I would have thought that it would be either hufflepuff or slytherin.
Ok, I think I have rambled enough! lol
Gold
Apr 25 2006, 01:55 PM
Yay! A new Gryffindor.
I thought it would be hard to place me... And it was.
I don't know why, I seem to be quite varied... And strange.
Meh, I was hoping for Gryffindor anyway, so thumbs up to the Sorting Hat.
griffindor_girl
Apr 25 2006, 11:18 PM
I am so proud to be a Gryffindor!
I suppose the pasts of many Gryffindors are not relevant to the main plot as JK Rowling has mentioned. However because they possess these particular qualities, bravery and loyalty, I think it may be possible, as mentioned before, that the DA will resurface in the 7th book seeing as most of the members are Gryffindors. The DA finished so abruptly, maybe it was meant to end that way but then again it would give these characters a chance to conclude in a memorable way.If the DA does resurface, the characters that have been relativley unnoticed for their bravery and loyalty will have a chance to prove they belong in the Gryffindor house after all!
sTePhAnIe
rainyDay
Apr 27 2006, 07:26 PM
hey!
yeah! i'm a gryffindor!
i'm sorry, i think i'll have to read a bit more here to know what you're discussing...
so excuse if i'm repeating something you've already talked about
hmmm, griffindor_girl... i also think it would be great to have the DA again... but what if harry doesn't return to hogwarts... he has, after all, more important things to do, than to teach other students... or do you think they will help to fight?
i don't think anyone has to prove their bravery, if they are in gryffindor...do yu guys?.... like neville, maybe, you don't see that he's brave on the first sight, but he is quite brave... and i also don't think that all gryffindors are brave... there are other charactarisations, too, aren't there? or what do you think why wormtail came to gryffindor?
not bravery? i wondered about him being a gryffindor... but i don't know which other house would suit, either...
and it's the same with percy! i wouldn't wonder if he was in an other house...all the family in gryffindor and him in an other house... like sirius had been in gryffindor and the whole family in slytherin... do you think percy being in gryffindor means something more...? like he's going to be nice again? i really don't know what to think about him!
corijp
Apr 28 2006, 08:01 PM
| QUOTE |
| Why would Colin have such a hero-worshipping thing for Harry |
As ginny_loony said, he could have read about him.
As far as their Gryffindor traits, I suppose they are loyal in the same respect as Neville and others. They just seem too eager to me though.
For the whole muggle-born thing, well, I just think it served JKR's purpose for the second book, especially since he was attacked.
Anyhoo...
| QUOTE |
Now that the trio most likely won't be going to Hogwarts next year, do you think they'll ever feel a need to call on the D.A.(considering most of them are Gryffindors) for back-up?
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Good question. Other than possibly Neville and Ginny (as well as Luna, even though she's Ravenclaw), I don't think we'll see to much of the DA. I think that only those closest to Harry will potentially be called upon for assistance.
| QUOTE |
| do you think percy being in gryffindor means something more...? like he's going to be nice again? i really don't know what to think about him! |
I just think that Percy is a very proud, arrogant, and ambitious individual. I don't think it has too much to do with whether or not he'll be nice once again. (was he ever really nice though? polite, but with a distant air yes, but....)
| QUOTE |
| Ron:He is brave in the face of danger...well most of the time...except spiders...lol |
This is probably one of my favorite things about Ron. He's very much willing to face the unknown, or his fears, etc... in order to stand up next to his friends. Unless it's a giant spider, of course...
griffindor_girl
Apr 30 2006, 06:02 AM
Hi rainyDay! What I meant by the return of the DA was that the other students may be able to help Harry, not that he would continue to teach them at Hogwarts. Maybe they could act as students helping Harry by supplying him with information even if they are still attending Hogwarts. But you are right, I forgot that most of the DA probably won't leave Hogwarts as Harry is considering, making it hard for them to help him! Maybe after they leave school though.....
maybe?
You-Know-Who has his Death Eaters......Harry would have Dumbledore's Army. It is a nice thought I suppose!
Stephanie
The One
Apr 30 2006, 04:19 PM
Just got sorted into Gryffindor!
I doubt the fact that the D.A will be coming back since Harry wasnt really to keen to let them help him in the Ministry anyway but he got guilty because he was teaching them everything and then would never have gave them a chance to use it.
Also they would probably be finishing their years up at Hogwarts unless maybe Harry gives them the task of spying on the Slytherins to see if they have any clue where Snape or Malfoy are.
HPgoldsnitch
Apr 30 2006, 05:44 PM
hmm.. the DA. I think that if Harry goes back to school he should continue the DA. But in a way, it would sort of be like Voldemort. Harry as the ring leader, and the DA as his croonies if you will. Voldy as the ring leader and the death eaters as his croonies. The difference is that Voldy and the Death Eaters have no heart and don't care... (did any of that make sense?)
Plus, I don't think that Harry would allow anyone to come on his quest except Ron and Hermione. But I think that Harry should return to Hogwarts and finish school, but be allowed the freedom to leave when he needs too.
Welcome to all the new Gryffindor people!
luckyfish
May 1 2006, 03:27 PM
| QUOTE (HPgoldsnitch @ April 24, 2006 09:14 pm) |
Cool, A Gryffindor thread!
Ok, well obviously I am in gryffindor...lol
I think the character I am most like is Hermione, with a bit of Ron. I guess Harry too. I get nervous when tests come around and have to have everything perfect, but the only problem is, is that I am like Ron. I procrastinate and I am sort of-to really lazy. I wait till the last moment, well unless of course I am studying for finals then maybe I will start a couple of days or a week ahead of time... lol I still do well on the tests though. Also, I am sort of chicken like Ron and I don't like spiders. But if I am with friends and they are scared, then I will be brave.
To answer the question of why some of characters were sorted into the houses, here is my opinion:
Malfoy- well obviously because he is arrogent, his dad is a death eater(not that that has anything to do with it.), he wants to become a death eater (well until the end when he has to kill DD). But I think that if he wasn't so cocky and "superior"he could have been sorted into a different house.
Hermione: Because she is brave and is willing to help friends, but I still wonder sometimes why she was sorted into Gryffindor
Harry: Well he is the "chosen one" lol he's definetly brave! But I feel bad for him. It seems like he has the whole world on his shoulders.
Ron:He is brave in the face of danger...well most of the time...except spiders...lol but he helps his friends and has a strong personality
I always wondered as well why exactly Peter Pettigrew was sorted into Gryffindor? I would have thought that it would be either hufflepuff or slytherin.
Ok, I think I have rambled enough! lol |
| QUOTE |
| To answer the question of why some of the characters were sorted into the houses |
Hi there all!
To just clarify something that you, HPgoldsnitch, said in a post earlier.You gave everyone reasons as to why the certain characters were placed in certain houses.I respect all that you have to say and I couldn't agree anymore!Malfoy is certainly arrogant and all that stuff...But I firmly believe that it was the students choice of which house they wanted to be...There gutt instinct told them where they wanted to be...
I just remember DD telling harry that he chose to be in gryffindor(YAY!
) and Voldy made his choice of being in slytherin...If you can remember that sirius wasn't placed into slytherin like his ancestors,he was placed in gryffindor.It is sort of obvious that the hat wouldn't place someone who is kind hearted and never thinks ill of people in slytherin, but if it can see some qualities that makes it see that you deserve to be in that house, then I am positive that it places you there!I just thought I would give my opinion on the matter!Even though I said before on this thread!
On the topic concerning harry and the da...
I think that harry will have to much on his plate to really have a da,but it would be extremely beneficial.Not only that,but remember that some or actually quite a few students won't be returning back to hogwarts due to the dark times that luie ahead,but I believe hogwarts is the only safe place...I also think that harry will be busy with the horcruxes and I honestly believe he doesn't want his friends to get involved.But as friends are and concidering that they are gryffindors they will definitely help him!
Thats true friends for you...
And don't worry HPgoldsnitch,I got what you were trying to say about how harry and voldy can relate when it comes to their cronies!
Oh and a huge lion roary welcome to the new gryffindors!Glad to have you here!
HPgoldsnitch
May 1 2006, 04:09 PM
I'll reply after you again luckyfish... lol
I agree with you on the sorting hat thing... It places you where you ask it to or where you think that you are going to be placed. Except I still don't understand the whole Pettigrew thing... did he think he was going to be in gryffindor or did he ask it too? hmm... *thinks*
On the DA...
I hope that if harry continues at school he does the DA. I think that it helped them feel more confident about the war, and it gave them something to think about. Plus it helped prepare them because honestly i think that harry taught them more about DADA then any of the teachers, well except maybe lupin.
luckyfish
May 1 2006, 04:24 PM
Well, I will post after you this time!(personal joke everyone!)
I got to agree with you when you say that harry did teach them more about dada as he has experienced it first hand and knows the ropes!Not only that but he was also on the same level as them and he wasn't trying to act superior, you know what I mean?
I think that Lupin has been the best, but if snape could have been more,what can I say,...kind.Then he would also have been a good teacher!He also has really been out there!
I also hope that harry will carry on with the DA if he were to return to hogwarts as he actually gives them all hope and courage.
Well, thats me!
HPgoldsnitch
May 3 2006, 02:16 PM
| QUOTE |
I also hope that harry will carry on with the DA if he were to return to hogwarts as he actually gives them all hope and courage.
Well, thats me! |
I think that harry should return to Hogwarts... and continue the DA. I think that he is being stupid not to. I know that he has a mission that he is set on, but I think that returning back to school and staying there would be the smartest and safest option. He could make a deal with McGonagall or something. But I think that he still should continue on learning because I think that it would help him in the long run...
Albus_Dumbledore
May 3 2006, 03:03 PM
hi, i'm new
I have an idea, why don't we have banners made to go in our signatures, and we might as well have some made for the other houses, I'll try and make them but others might as well try too.
MOD EDIT: Hello. Welcome. Please review the rules of the forums. double posting, one right after another is agianst the rules. Use the edit button please. This was your last post, I deleted it and copied it here:ok guys, try and put these in your signatures please, I'll deliver the other badges to the other houses, anyway
Here is ours! Enjoy!:
Badge
tuni
May 4 2006, 04:36 PM
Well i also belonged to Gryfindor!!!!!really a cool place in Hp movies.I like Hermione the most,because she is such a nice girl with cool behavior with every one.Then i like Harry and Ron,both of them are really Hardworking students.
HPgoldsnitch
May 5 2006, 03:34 AM
Well, welcome to Albus_Dumbledore! The banner idea was excellent in my opinion!!!
Does anyone have any ideas as to why Peter Pettigrew was sorted into Gryffindor? My idea, and I think luckyfish too, was that he asked it to....
Albus_Dumbledore
May 5 2006, 09:44 PM
Well thank you so much HPgoldsnitch, it was only an idea I thought up of.
The One
May 8 2006, 09:16 PM
El Barto
May 9 2006, 06:55 PM
Yes, that was my opinion too, that Peter asked the hat to be sorted into Gryffindor. I think something similar happened that happened to Harry, Harry met Draco and Ron, and figured one was bad and one was good and bound to be his friend. So, maybe Peter thought James, Sirius, or Lupin would be good friends or help him. Some people have been saying that he was brave to betray his friends...that Percy was brave to turn his back on most of his family...in theory, wouldn't everyone who did anything a certain way be brave like a Gryffindor? Wouldn't Draco be brave for attempting to kill Dumbledore? Wouldn't Cho...never mind
Get what I'm saying?
What do you guys think drove Salazar Slytherin away from the others? Was there a major 'thing' between Godric and he...or was it everyone?
The One
May 9 2006, 08:42 PM
I always thought Salazar was against the others because they didnt believe in a pure-blood school of wizards
HPgoldsnitch
May 10 2006, 08:23 PM
QUOTE
Yes, that was my opinion too, that Peter asked the hat to be sorted into Gryffindor. I think something similar happened that happened to Harry, Harry met Draco and Ron, and figured one was bad and one was good and bound to be his friend. So, maybe Peter thought James, Sirius, or Lupin would be good friends or help him. Some people have been saying that he was brave to betray his friends...that Percy was brave to turn his back on most of his family...in theory, wouldn't everyone who did anything a certain way be brave like a Gryffindor? Wouldn't Draco be brave for attempting to kill Dumbledore? Wouldn't Cho...never mind
Hmm.... interesting thought El Barto. I like it!
I mean, it makes sense what you said about the bravery thing. But obviously malfoy was put in slytherin for being a malfoy. and he was a pure blood.
I think that Salazar chose to seperate from the other three simply because he thought he was greater than the others and that the world should be rid of all but purebloods. He seemed like a very greedy man... maybe he thought that the other three would just give up and the school could be a place for only pureboolds or something...
What about Voldy though? Do all of his followers know that he isn't a pure blood? Because then wouldnt Lucius be furious and do something? He might be a little scared to, but he is all for the pureification thing. Same with LV though to, but I don't understand why seeing as he isn't a pure blood...
rainyDay
May 11 2006, 05:58 PM
QUOTE
What about Voldy though? Do all of his followers know that he isn't a pure blood? Because then wouldnt Lucius be furious and do something? He might be a little scared to, but he is all for the pureification thing. Same with LV though to, but I don't understand why seeing as he isn't a pure blood... huh.gif
well, i think in HBP harry somewhere says that there is a certain connection between snape and LV, both are half-bloods, both wanted to be respected and to be feared and that's why they pretended to be purebloods and got themselves those names... LV wants to be feared... nevertheless i don't get why LV is all for the pureblood-thing... you don't have think that way about blood to be evil and feared...
about the da, i think it would be great if harry did continue, but i seriously doubt it... he has to much to do and i think they would do much more DADA at school, anyway, if it reopened...
as to peter pettigrew... in which other house would you put him? he's neither sly enough for slytherin in my opinoin, clever (rawenclaw) nor loyal (hufflepuff)... or do you think he'd be smart and all that because all his friends didn't notice he was bad? well, i agree, with you all, he also said that he wanted to be in gryffindor... so the desicion for the hat wasn't too difficult
luckyfish
May 12 2006, 07:48 AM
Hey everyone!
Glad to be back!I missed you all....
I tried to get on the site on the weekend but as luck will have it...I couldn't get on!
Well...Back to the topic...I have definitely got to agree with you rainyday,about LV and Snape having some type of connection!
On the other hand,I don't think peter would really fit into any house as such.Probably slytherin cos he is no where near any of the other houses!He has some slyness about him and conceited deceit...
But I just hope that harry goes back to hogwarts
Got to go!
HPgoldsnitch
May 12 2006, 02:58 PM
That makes sense with the Snape and LV connection.... I still don't get why voldy wants to purify to all purebloods. Maybe because he is jealous that he isn't one. I guess we will never find out how the evil mind works. lol
As for Peter, I think that the only other house that he could have been placed in was hufflepuff... thats the house that taked all the rest right? He was loyal up to a certain point. He was loyal first to the marauders, then to voldy. But hufflepuff takes the students that are neither sly, brave, or smart... and peter doesn't seem to be in any of those. oh well. maybe JKR will enlighten us to the whole marauder life in the next book.
daniel_walter
May 13 2006, 09:57 PM
hello everyone
i'm dan and i'm 9 next month.
and i'm in gryffindor too!
i always hoped to be sorted into gryffindor and now my dream has come true.
Cute_MudBlood06
May 14 2006, 04:40 PM
Hey fellow mates! Iv just been sorted into gryffindor and I just wanted to say hi.
tuni
May 14 2006, 04:52 PM
Well a very very big hi to every new comer.Hope you enjoy all things here.When i was first sorted to Gryfindor i am very happy ,so i want all of you to happy here.Best of luck.
HPgoldsnitch
May 14 2006, 06:06 PM
Hello daniel_walter and Cute_MudBlood06! i guess I am one of the first besides tuni to welcome you to gryffindor...
So, welcome!!!!
Ginevra_Molly
May 15 2006, 06:27 AM
Hey!!
i just got sorted into Gryffindor and im sooooo happy!! i alway wanted to be in Gryffindor YAY!!
I was reading the other pages and they were all saying who they relate to and stuff like that so I'll do that to...
I reckon I'm a Hermione/Lavender/Ron. If there was a character in Harry Potter like them mixed together I'd be it! I'm a pretty smart when it comes to all that intellectual stuff and once I hear about something or if I hear something and I forget what it means I won't rest until I know what it is!! (if that made sense to anyone..congrats). I'm also like Lavender because she's like a girly girl and thats me!! and here's my favourite part...Ron's an idiot heaps funny and sometimes I don't mean to me but some things go right over my head *swoosh* and
aparently i make people laugh a fair bit
I reckon its so cool how everything in HP is just so in depth and layered. If JK never had got into detail about the houses and founderes do you think we would be here today writing this?? (somehow that doesn't make as much sense written down as it did in my head...
) Oh and I also reckon Hogwarts/Magical History should be taught in schools hehe itd be so much more interesting (and easy to learn) than Australian History (i had to do an exam on it today argh!!
)!
That's it from me for now TTFN
HPgoldsnitch
May 15 2006, 03:44 PM
Hey Ginervra_Molly,
Cool name!! Welcome to Gryffindor.
I think it is the best house by far.
QUOTE
and here's my favourite part...Ron's an idiot heaps funny and sometimes I don't mean to me but some things go right over my head *swoosh* and aparently i make people laugh a fair bit
lol.
I get what you mean by the swoosh part.
anyways, welcome to gryffindor~
Ginevra_Molly
May 17 2006, 07:03 AM
thanks!! people on this forum are so nice
It must be all the HP we read!! heehee!!
Chelsey_princess
May 19 2006, 01:52 PM
Hiya Gryffindors!!!
I just got sorted and thought I would say hello to my fellow Gryffindors!SO what's up at this thread?Do you guys just go on about Harry or give justice to his fellas too??
So do lat me know what is on right now...
Chels aka proud to be Harry's fella Gryffindor.
pauk
May 19 2006, 02:22 PM
Hello, I'm also a freshly sorted Gryffindor. Frankly, I was preparing for the Slyths, but here I am, and thanks the Hat. I'm with mr. Black, Sirius, and just as fiercely brave, if you'd lack that quality here in the house. Otherwise just the representative for the rest of Harry's fellow gryffindors, left in the margins. Peace with you
HPgoldsnitch
May 19 2006, 04:17 PM
Cool. Two new Gryffindors!!
Welcome.
Chelsey_princess, I don't think that we talk all that much about Harry himself. More about the Horacruxs and Voldy I guess. A little bit about the Marauders too!
rainyDay
May 19 2006, 06:12 PM
yes, welcome, new gryffindors!
well, i'd like you to give your opinion on this: what if you are sorted into a house, but you completely change during some years and don't want to be in that house any more... could you be re-sorted?
and what if harry had been sorted into slytherin and not gryffindor...do you think he really would have been happy there?
i don't think so... gryffindor is perfect for him, why did the hat consider putting him into slytherin?
and about percy... i think he would have been a good hufflepuff... he is hard working and he is loyal...first to his family then to the ministry... but is he brave? he won't even face his family!
pauk
May 19 2006, 06:43 PM
At the moment I think it is very probable that the school will be set on pause and then reopened. There's no need for the DA classes anymore, because they have learned from him as much as they could, and, what's the most important, they got sort of out of the school system, learned that the authorities, the adults are not everything. In the coming war it is very possible that backing up Harry's fight would not have the form of standing besides him, but that of everybody fighting their little fight, helping in various spheres.
About the little brothers, so they could be a very simple example of how one turns from blind adoration to doing something himself, that's very much on the surface, but anyway quite possible for characters of their scale.
I agree with those who say that the Hat makes the choice at that very moment it's put on one's head and deals with the stuff it sees. And all the further changes in one's attitudes are up to oneself, they are only affected by the Hat's choice for example as much the fellow students affect one.
While talking about Harry, so he has a part of Voldemort inprinted on him, thus the possibility of Slytherin. Moreover, the Hat could really see more than anyone else, and who knows what thoughts you could be brewing growing up in such a home as he did. Also, various feelings can be treated differently depending on the situation. Let's say revenge. We see a desire of revenge in the positive characters. You can translate that as a wish for justice, or absolutely the other way round, that one's bloodthirsty, to say it sharp. That's a great difference, but it can also be very slight, and still a difference.
*pretty in punk*
May 20 2006, 02:19 AM
Hi everybody!!!
I'm Gryffindor and proud of it!
So, what's up on this thread? Can someone tell, because I'm kinda lost.
Chelsey_princess
May 20 2006, 02:56 PM
hiya Gryffindors!
Hey prettyin punk!Now I can proudly welcome all new comers...gee..I just joined a couple of days ago you see!
I think it's the resorting that is on right now,if I am not wrong.
I don't think resorting would be a good idea,,I don't think that can be done!You can't just turn up and say I'm bored with Gryffindor..put me in Hufflepuff!
I think Percy is not fit to be a Gryffindor,too.He's not AT ALL brave.He's just sneaky!!
Wonder which house Scrimgeour and Fudge were in......
Chels aka proud to be Harry's fella Gryffindors.
HPgoldsnitch
May 20 2006, 04:36 PM
I think I am going to have to agree with Chelsey_princess on this one. I mean, you can't just decided that you don't want to be in a certain house anymore. But... you do sort of choose what house you want to be in. Because remember what happened to harry? He asked the hat to put him in any house but slytherin, and the other two houses didnt suite him. Malfoy for example knew he was going to be in Slytherin so the house put him in it, and he was the sort for that house. I think that the sorting is part the persons and part the hats choice.
if that makes sense.
I definetly agree about Percy. I think the he would have been much more suited in either Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff.
Fleur
May 21 2006, 09:11 AM
hiaz new gryffindors,cool names everyone i havnt been here as long as others so yeah.
yes i agree HPgoldsnitch, i rekon maybe hermione shoyld have been in ravenclaw but shes got bravery so yeah i think she was sorted right.
Fawkes09
May 22 2006, 08:19 PM
Hello! I'm Jacky, a new Gryffindor! It's nice to see everything is in order in this house thread...I hate it when house threads are random and unorganized. Anyway, I'm glad to be here, and can't wait to start some discussions with you all!
TheatreNerd0048
May 22 2006, 08:30 PM
QUOTE
definetly agree about Percy. I think the he would have been much more suited in either Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff.
i'm not sure if we've seen all Percy can do yet. i think J.K. has been careful at developing his character just enough . . and i think he might show his true colors in the 7th book.
But from what he's done so far in the series, i would agree that he isn't a true Gryffindor at all.
*pretty in punk*
May 22 2006, 11:35 PM
Hi Gryffindors!
Hi Jacky! I guess I'm the first one to welcome you.
I think Percy should't have not been put in Gryffindor, but this isn't the first time the sorting hat has done this. What about Peter Petigrew(sp?)? He shouldn't even be in Gryffindor at all because he joined Voldermort and is a coward. Do you think Percy might be the new Peter?
Fawkes09
May 22 2006, 11:56 PM
Thanks very much for the welcome!
About Percy...I think he may have started out alright, and that he was just another grades-concerned student. But then, when he got the Head Boy/Prefect priviledges, he got a big head ("H.B. for Humungous Bighead"
) and took it too far. And after he graduated, when he got a position at the Ministry and got ahead of his father, he just went power crazy. So, I suppose Percy's case is a little circumstantial.
But I agree that he might have done well in Ravenclaw instead of Gryffindor, and I am in no way trying to stand up for his awful behavior and attitude toward his family.
HPgoldsnitch
May 22 2006, 11:59 PM
Hey Jacky, Welcome to Gryffindor!!
QUOTE
Do you think Percy might be the new Peter?
I don't think that Percy is going to be the Peter persay. Yes, he did betray his family and join the ministry, like Peter betrayed his friends and joined Voldy. But I think that Peter and Percy are different. Percy still is on the good side... And he isn't a coward like Peter was, he could stand up for himself, and he was smart. Remember, he was a prefect.
But as TheatreNerd0048 said, I think he might show his true colors in the 7th book seeing as now that Voldy is out in the open, and the ministry is trying to get harry to be a rep for them. There is definetly something more to Percy than is played out, but I guess we will just have to wait and see.
corijp
May 24 2006, 04:13 PM
First, I want an opportunity to welcome all the new Gryffindors out there!
Well done on your sorting!
I might be a voice of opposition, but I think that Percy was correctly placed in Gryffindor. Yes, we have yet to see further development of his character, but at the time of his sorting, he did not betray his family. He was an intelligent kid, full of determination. As he grew up, we saw him stand up for his convictions, whether we agree with them or not, he still did. He stuck to his guns, so-to-speak, and did not sway. If it's a matter of bravery, well, it's often more couragous to stand your ground than not.
Otaku_Punk_Who_Does_Nothing
May 26 2006, 01:57 AM
Hiya People!
I'm new to Veritaserum, and a sorted Gryffindor. I was giving the House Thread a quick read, and came to the Percy conversation. Now, personally, I never really liked Percy that much.
Since book one, he's been down as pompous, self-centered, and too ambitious in my book. I think this ambition has led him to become too loyal to his line of duty, to the point where he doesn't feel remorse about turning people in for the sake of more power, regardless of who they are.
I think that the turning point of the whole Percy (I guess you could call it) "side conflict" will come in the 7th book. Percy has been nothing but cruel and cold-hearted since his graduation from Hogwarts, but I think that the 7th book will bring an oppertunity for him to ultimatley redeem himself.
That's my two cents!
--- Otaku_Punk_Who_Does_Nothing
LilyPotter
May 26 2006, 02:03 AM
For anyone that has read JK's interviews/bio, she planned all of HP out from the start... So Percy has been acting this way for a reason. I believe that we will see a turn in him in the end. I think he has a vital part to play. I hope he starts to behave himself... or he is gonna get a firebolt up his bum
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