sortinghat_rp | On Quiddich, Houses and False Fealty

Something I’ve wondered about for quite some time now: do students always align their preference in Quiddich teams based on their house? Would it be a breach of fealty to root for another house even if they are superior in skill? We wear our house colors to matches so in order to root for another house, would we have to go and find robes of their colors so as to show preference?

I really don’t understand the houses anyway. Seems like an intentionally antagonistic means of categorizing people by their basic personality types. Smart students can be in any house just as students with poor marks can be in Ravenclaw and not everyone outside of Gryffindor is a coward. We’re sort of dealt with imposed prejudice by being grouped with people “like us” who are in fact no more our kin than any other student in any other house.

Did you know that statistically, women do not work well together? There is constant completion in the ranks because they share enough similarities just in their gender that the need to stand apart becomes the driving force rather than working together. I would imagine this would be the same for the houses. Outside of Quiddich, the competition exist inside the houses between each student in an attempt to not just be a Ravenclaw, let’s say, but the Ravenclaw.

There are no studies where Hogwarts was not segregated to compare to but it seems a flawed system. If we were to remove Quiddich alone, and forgo that major source for commonality and community, would the houses tear themselves apart rather than engage in different cross-house hostility?

I wasn’t actually paying attention but I hear Slytherin did well. As Ravenclaw and Slytherin are currently locked in a house points war, I suppose I should be disappointed? I’m not.

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I do not understand the 'house' system at all. It is suggested that we all act as one huge thing and yet it is as though we need to beat each other in something. Without Quidditch, there is still the matter of the house cup. Even so, I am still attending so the only thing to do is ignore it and pay matter to yourself. But it seems that one person can 'ruin' things for the 'rest of us' and make 'us' look bad when we are all supposed to be the same. So it is all rather backwards.

Someone once told me if was to give students a sense of community. I think being wizards in training at Hogwarts is enough--dividing that into fourths to make smaller allegiances seems overcomplicated and foolish.

Good to see I'm not the only one with a brain.

Precisely. It is simply some childish to feel the need to set up squalling because one person is a 'Slyherin' and another is a 'Gryffindor' or whatever nonsense. Are you truly going to be proud for that later for your behaviour to make your house 'victorious' in whatever you are invested in? I imagine that this whole house system is supposed to encourage people to do their work but if they really need that to get a few assignments done then I am not sure why they are here. I figured that the offer of going up a year would be enticing enough.

Well, certainly doesn’t inspire me to work harder. And thus far my housemates have not threatened me for my less than satisfactory levels of scholastic performance which is what I imagine is supposed to happen should I be impeding on their dire need to accumulate imaginary points to win a cup that they can’t actually obtain personally.

And a cup that will 'belong' to possibly someone by that time next year. But there is no sense in complaining, I suppose. The system will not change and then, once again, these things won't matter later on in real life. Not that it isn't real life but it's...not getting us to work together. And it is not as though all of us work. Some people have to pull the weight if they want those precious points so badly. I suppose I do not care. As long as I graduate.

I hardly see the point in ignoring things just because they’re too stupid to be changed. It’s the squeaky wheel that gets the oil, is that not the saying? Point out how ridiculous something is enough times and eventually something will be done. And at least there’s the temporary satisfaction of giving it a good burn in the meantime.

Hn, I see. So you want something to truly be done about it. Something like a protest or whatnot, is that what you are implying? That sort of thing would bring attention. But you are pleased enough with this sort of talk for the time being, apparently.

Hogwarts is a temporary annoyance that I will gladly grow out of. But as I have a few more years here, might as well point out all its flaws.

It won't matter in a few years, anyway, unless...hn, I dunno.

Pointing out its flaws versus ignoring it altogether. May as well make some sort of sense, here.

There's more to consider than just oneself. I may be the only one who find it worth mentioning but I'm hardly the only one who thinks this way.

Simply because you believe you are the only one who has that thought doesn't make it wrong. Pointing such things out could give others a different view on things.

I don't believe that. As the amount of responce I've gotten in agreement has proven.

It feels like you keep changing what you are saying or something. I suppose because you did not have the same feedback, before. But, yes, you aren't one with the lone opinion of things on the matter.

[Sherlock goes back and circles "I'm hardly the only one who thinks this way." from several comments earlier]

Do keep up.

How handy is that.

[Now he is no longer a smart guy on the block, anymore! But that's okay, there will be other times.]

I suppose I will try harder.

Very handy, just not often appreciated.

Don’t worry, I don’t think less of you. Not by much.

No matter what you think of me, I'll live well enough. I suspect you would not decide to call me up in ten years to remind me.

I should hope I have more important things to be doing at that point.

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/needs to learn how to read

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