Post by Nira Dolph Mistress of Magic on Mar 14, 2009 21:46:49 GMT -5
Welcome to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
What house suits you?
The Slytherin House was founded by Salazar Slytherin and is the house that values, ambition, cunning and slyness as
characteristics possessed by its students. Within the Harry Potter
Series, the Slytherins are viewed as the villains as they are cruel and
disrespectful to anyone who is not from their house. Unlike the
Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws, the Slytherins are definitively evil because they do nothing unless it benefits them or hurts someone else, and therefore they obviously lack any sense of morality. This is also apparent as virtually all of the Dark Witches and Wizards have come from Slytherin. Traditionally, the Slytherins have been arch rivals with the Gryffindors, who are the complete opposite from Slytherin, as they never act to harm anyone and always act to help. It is this rivalry that puts Gryffindor and Slytherin at opposite ends of the good vs. evil
struggle. Also opposite of Gryffindor, Slytherin's house animal is a
snake, which is a symbol of sin and the Devil.
The Gryffindor House was founded by Godric Gryffindor and is the house that values courage, chivalry and boldness as
characteristics possessed by its students. Within the Harry Potter
Series, the Gryffindors are the most prevalent characters, as this is
Harry's house, and they seem to be portrayed as Syltherin's official
opposition, making them the "good guys". Unlike the Hufflepuffs and
Ravenclaws, the Gryffindors are definitely good, as they are Harry's
house and, although they are sometimes mischievous, they are
always the students who face down Slytherin and stand up for what is
right. Like Ravenclaw, their house animal, the lion, is a symbol of
Christ.
The Hufflepuff house was founded by
Helga Hufflepuff and is one that values loyalty, patience, hard work
and justice as characteristics possessed by its students. Within the
Harry Potter Series, the Hufflepuffs are viewed as being kind and
slightly passive, though they are neither definitively good nor
definitively evil. Although they generally get along well with the
students from Gryffindor and Ravenclaw, there are numerous points
within the novels where they outcast Harry based on jealously or
prejudice. Such examples would be when Harry was suspected as
being the Heir of Slytherin and when Harry was selected as the second
Hogwarts champion by the Goblet of Fire. By no means does such
treatment make them evil, but it does show that they, like most
characters, are not definitively good.
The Ravenclaw house was founded by Rowena Ravenclaw and is the house that values intelligence, knowledge and wit as characteristcs possessed by its students. Within the Harry Potter Series, the Ravenclaws are viewed as being smart and are not underestimated by other houses like Hufflepuff often is. Like Hufflepuff, the Ravenclaws and neither definitively good nor definitively evil, as they too showed prejudice and distain for Harry when he was thought the Slytherin's heir and when he was selected as the Hogwarts champion. Despite this, religious symbolism aids in portraying Ravenclaw as a "good" house, as its house animal is an eagle, which is symbolic of Christ.
Everything These Days Is A Riot. Are You A Riot?
[/font]What house suits you?
The Slytherin House was founded by Salazar Slytherin and is the house that values, ambition, cunning and slyness as
characteristics possessed by its students. Within the Harry Potter
Series, the Slytherins are viewed as the villains as they are cruel and
disrespectful to anyone who is not from their house. Unlike the
Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws, the Slytherins are definitively evil because they do nothing unless it benefits them or hurts someone else, and therefore they obviously lack any sense of morality. This is also apparent as virtually all of the Dark Witches and Wizards have come from Slytherin. Traditionally, the Slytherins have been arch rivals with the Gryffindors, who are the complete opposite from Slytherin, as they never act to harm anyone and always act to help. It is this rivalry that puts Gryffindor and Slytherin at opposite ends of the good vs. evil
struggle. Also opposite of Gryffindor, Slytherin's house animal is a
snake, which is a symbol of sin and the Devil.
The Gryffindor House was founded by Godric Gryffindor and is the house that values courage, chivalry and boldness as
characteristics possessed by its students. Within the Harry Potter
Series, the Gryffindors are the most prevalent characters, as this is
Harry's house, and they seem to be portrayed as Syltherin's official
opposition, making them the "good guys". Unlike the Hufflepuffs and
Ravenclaws, the Gryffindors are definitely good, as they are Harry's
house and, although they are sometimes mischievous, they are
always the students who face down Slytherin and stand up for what is
right. Like Ravenclaw, their house animal, the lion, is a symbol of
Christ.
The Hufflepuff house was founded by
Helga Hufflepuff and is one that values loyalty, patience, hard work
and justice as characteristics possessed by its students. Within the
Harry Potter Series, the Hufflepuffs are viewed as being kind and
slightly passive, though they are neither definitively good nor
definitively evil. Although they generally get along well with the
students from Gryffindor and Ravenclaw, there are numerous points
within the novels where they outcast Harry based on jealously or
prejudice. Such examples would be when Harry was suspected as
being the Heir of Slytherin and when Harry was selected as the second
Hogwarts champion by the Goblet of Fire. By no means does such
treatment make them evil, but it does show that they, like most
characters, are not definitively good.
The Ravenclaw house was founded by Rowena Ravenclaw and is the house that values intelligence, knowledge and wit as characteristcs possessed by its students. Within the Harry Potter Series, the Ravenclaws are viewed as being smart and are not underestimated by other houses like Hufflepuff often is. Like Hufflepuff, the Ravenclaws and neither definitively good nor definitively evil, as they too showed prejudice and distain for Harry when he was thought the Slytherin's heir and when he was selected as the Hogwarts champion. Despite this, religious symbolism aids in portraying Ravenclaw as a "good" house, as its house animal is an eagle, which is symbolic of Christ.
Everything These Days Is A Riot. Are You A Riot?