On Quiddich, Houses and False Fealty

[3potionproblem]

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.

Comments

[snjoland]

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.

[3potionproblem]

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.

[snjoland]

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.

[3potionproblem]

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.

[snjoland]

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.

[3potionproblem]

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

[snjoland]

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.

[3potionproblem]

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

Do keep up.

/needs to learn how to read

[snjoland]

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.

[3potionproblem]

Very handy, just not often appreciated.

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

[snjoland]

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.

[3potionproblem]

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