Post by Dani on Aug 16, 2010 21:42:53 GMT -8
WHAT MAKES A ...
So as we all know from the seven books in the series, Hogwarts School has four Houses that divide up the students according to similar personality type:
So as we all know from the seven books in the series, Hogwarts School has four Houses that divide up the students according to similar personality type:
Gryffindor
Gryffindors are generally noted for their bravery/daring and a sense of honor| chivalry. Some are also instinctive in their actions. Their negative aspects are hotheadedness and recklessness. Some would go as far as say that they can be attention seeking. Some of the subtler traits would include having a reserve of inner strength and being able to persevere despite events and dedication to a cause. Like the Hufflepuffs, many are loyal, but not to the same degree. Gryffindors are also known for championing "lost causes" like elf rights or [anything set during or before the Potter era] active tolerance for muggles and Muggle-borns.
Hufflepuff
Alright, it would be really easy to say "whatever doesn't fit anywhere else." However this should NEVER be the case. I play a Hufflepuff on my own board and have found that she's a great character. Hufflepuffs are most noted for being patient, hardworking, fiercely loyal, fair play and are the most tolerant and mellow students in the school. People often look down on the House as a whole, thinking them to be unremarkable, but in reality, some may just be a jack of all trades [like Cedric Diggory]. You will not see a rude/disrespectful or mean Hufflepuff. Pompous yes, but that's usually how far they will go.
Ravenclaw
The house of intelligence. These students are generally the top students, unless you get one or two students from other houses who could have been Ravenclaws, but were pulled elsewhere. The students aren't just book smart either. Some, like Luna Lovegood, just have a different way of thinking that helps them consider a situation from a different perspective. They aren't usually crazy, most are too rational to consider doing any kind of "Gryffindor" stunt...unless they like to experiment... then don't let those ones get bored. In a pre-Potter board, you'll get a mix between muggle tolerant and muggle prejudiced.
Slytherin
In my experience, this house is the one where profiles are missorted. Slytherins are not the "cool, mean kids." They have reasons to be there. Slytherin's original and basic attributes are cunning, ambition, determination and a very healthy dose of self preservation. These students will think about how an action will benefit them before they do it. Because of the founder's attitudes, most members are pureblooded, though Half-bloods will make it in. If you are Potter Era or Pre-Potter, there should be NO muggleborn Slytherins, no matter how ambitious they are. They wouldn't last. Post Potter era may have a few, but they must be very ambitious and driven individuals. However it can be claimed that those whose families have firmly placed anti-muggle prejudice into their child's head, they are placed here for their own safety. In a post DH era, depending on your plot, muggle tolerance has increased, and Slytherin merely becomes a home to the ambitious.
Exceptions do happen. Peter Pettigrew is one of the big ones. However, the person claiming to be an exception had better have a spectacular application or very good reason for being so.
Credit goes to Ms SJ of RPGU.
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Credit goes to Ms SJ of RPGU.
Take without permission and the Admins' mentally unstable muses will hunt you down !